The 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé and Cabriolet
Porsche is widening the top end of its Carrera model line and pairing up the 911 Carrera GTS with an all-wheel drive twin, with the first deliveries expected in Qatar in August this year.
The 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupé and Cabriolet will combine the 408hp top of the range engine of the Carrera GTS family with the intelligent, all-wheel drive Porsche traction management (PTM).
The Porsche ‘intelligent performance’ allows the new all-wheel 911s to consume no more than the equivalent Carrera 4S version, the Coupé remains at 11l/100 km and the Cabriolet at 11.2l/100 km respectively based on the New European Driving Cycle.
Both boast an even more comprehensive standard equipment package compared with the Carrera 4S models.
The 911 Carrera 4 GTS power unit has its origins in the 3.8-litre, six-cylinder Carrera S engine. A revamping of the intake duct added 23hp, taking the power output to 408hp at 7,300rpm.
The special aspiration system not only improves peak power output but flexibility and power development as well thanks to a more generous torque curve in the lower and middle engine speed range.
As much as 320 Newton metres kick in from as low as 1,500rpm; the six-cylinder engine delivers its rated torque of 420 Nm in the broad engine speed range from 4,200 rpm and 5,600 rpm.
At full power, the Carrera 4 GTS Coupé sprints to 100kph in 4.6 seconds and the Cabriolet reaches that speed in 4.8 seconds.
The Carrera 4 GTS is fitted as standard with a six-speed manual transmission but the Porsche-Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK) seven-speed is available as an option. The PDK shaves an additional 0.2 seconds respectively off the acceleration times from 0 to 100kph.
In the Carrera 4 GTS as well, PTM all-wheel drive offers even more driving stability, traction and agile handling. The PTM directs the optimal proportion of the engine torque to the front wheels via a multiple-plate clutch.
The standard limited-slip mechanical rear differential lock contributes to the driving dynamics of the electronically controlled all-wheel drive system.
Visually, the new Carrera 4 GTS models with all-wheel drive differ in points of detail from earlier variants with rear-wheel drive.
In addition to the type name on the doors and rear lid, the distinguishing characteristic of all models with all-wheel drive is the additional reflective stripe between the taillights.
What the Carrera GTS models have in common is the 911’s wide body, otherwise reserved for the all-wheel version of the 911s, and the rear axle track width that goes with it.
In numerous other details as well the GTS models differ both visually and technically from the other Carrera models.
For example, they run on 19 inch RS Spyder wheels in black with central locking and gloss-lathed rim flanges fitted with 305/30 ZR 19 tyres on the rear axle.
Additional visual features include the Sport-Design front apron with black painted spoiler lip and special side skirts, also in black.
Driver and passenger are accommodated on sports seats.
Sporty black Alcantara covering on centre panels, steering wheel rim, gearshift and handbrake lever, door handles and door storage box lid and extension are offered as standard in addition to a range of leather upholstery options.
Both 911 Carrera 4 GTS models can be ordered as of now with a basic retail price for the Coupé of $114,543 whilst the Cabriolet starts at $124,970 in the GCC markets.
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