Really disappointed by the new GTS..
Hybridization was inevitable but I'm a bit surprised they did it with the GTS. The tech sounds super impressive but it's not for me. I'd take a T or an S manual.
Yea, that's my problem.
Hybrid as power adder is a great idea!
But GTS has typically been among the "purest" sports offerings from Porsche.
All this additional tech and complexity seems to fly in the face of that purity IMO.
But the idea itself I like...Just not for the GTS.
I dunno about purity – the GTS has alway basically been an S with a bit more power, some of the performance options as standard, and some unique design details inside and/or out. The GTS has never been lighter or simpler than the S and has offered mostly all of the same amenities as options. I should note that more recently they did offer a lightweight package that deleted the rear seat and some sound deadening, had thinner glass, etc.
More recently some of the GTS models have had a larger engine – flat six in the 718 vs the four cylinder S and a V8 in the Panamera and Cayenne while the S models had a V6. The new 911 GTS seems a bit more in line with that, offering an engine in a GTS that is fundamentally quite different.
I do think this could open up the prospect of a new GTS-like model with a manual though. Maybe that's the next T – based on the S with a little extra power in the vein of the current GTS.