Wow...so impressed! (GTS content)
Yesterday I attended a Porsche Track Experience event at Leipzig, which was organized by my dealership. We were staying for two nights in the hotel "The Westin" in Leipzig. This hotel has a Two-Michelin-starred restaurant on the 27th floor called "Falco". The food and wine were truely sublime and I highly recommend the hotel.
But what was even more outstanding, was the driving experience in the 911 GTS.
We were divided into 3 groups with 4 cars each. All were "2-GTS" cars (not all-wheel-drives) of the newest generation, fully optioned. We had plenty of seat time during the whole day and at the end, I was very tired but totally blown away. That GTS...what a car! It's the perfect 911 with the widest range of useability (if that makes sense). In german it would be called an "eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (google it ). It's really really quick, and it has tremendous grip through the corners, even on street tires. We drove the cars like mad throughout the whole afternoon, lap after lap, and they still held up without a sweat. It was fantastic. The sound of the GTS was very good IMO. Obviously it's not as nice as a N/A engine. For example, the instructor's GT3 totally outplayed all four GTS' that were following it at full throttle, but the exhaust note of the GTS is still loud, sporty and to be honest, more than enough. I was pleasantly surprised. I found the steering much easier going than in my GT3, and also the brakes didn't feel as if they had the same bite. But other than that, I can't flaw the GTS, it would be my 911 of choice, if I had to pick another one. The power is almost instant, I couldn't feel any turbo lag and if there was, it was barely noticeable. And the car pulls very strongly when you give it full beans, it really goes. My GTS had full carbon trim, also the steering wheel, which I didn't like at all. It was a very hot day, 30 degrees (and yet the turbos were pulling strongly) and the carbon on the steering wheel got very hot, and also slippery once my hands started to get a little sweaty...like when I missed a braking point before Mobil 1 S curve By the way, that Laguna Seca cork-screw section is a blast, so much fun. The whole circuit is, in fact. Very technical. At the dinner in the evening, someone, who had just taken delivery of his GTS, told me that there is also a button that gives you a boost for 20 seconds... too bad I didn't know about it on the circuit. It must be like having DRS like in Formula 1. Now I really envy everyone that has one in the garage. Bravo guys
However, best part of the day was of course the pax lap with our instructor in the GT3. Simply AMAZING!
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2018 White 911 GT3