New Porsche 911 GTS review | Could it be better than a turbo? How about a GT3? | Autocar

This is the new 2022 model year Porsche 911 GTS, tested both on a road and at a race track.

You can have a GTS as a coupe, cabriolet or with Targa body style. It can be had in two or four wheel drive and with either a seven-speed manual or an eight-speed PDK automatic gearbox.

The new GTS has more power than a regular Carrera S, with its 3.0-litre flat six turbocharged engine making 473bhp, up by 30bhp over a Carrera S.

But it's in the suspension department where the GTS gets the most attention. Its ride height is dropped by 10mm over a Carrera S and it has Turbo-style wheels, brakes and suspension.

Exterior identifying features are largely limited to black badges and wheels and 'dark chrome' styling elements. Inside there's lots of suede-like upholstery and new decor, but also the option of a Lightweight package that cuts 25kg from the GTS's kerbweight.

This all sounds quite compelling. So join Autocar's Road Test Editor Matt Saunders as he tests a Cabriolet on the road and a Coupe on track.

Technical Specs
Porsche 911 GTS Coupe PDK
Price: £108,920
Engine: 6cyls, 2981cc horizontally opposed twin-turbo
Powre 473bhp at 6500rpm
Torque 420lb ft at 2300-500rpm
0-62mph 3.4sec
Top speed 193mph
Kerbweight 1545kg (coupe without Lightweight pack
Fuel economy 24.8-26.4mpg
CO2 244-258g/km



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[mickmoorhouse]

I've just taken delivery of my 992 GTS and find it hard to imagine anything appreciably better...it's such a sorted brilliant machine !!

[KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Anyone notice that it appears that he is driving a Guards Red GTS on his in car camera, yet the external pics, we get the yellow.

[longtailgt]

As a nerd who loves to get into technical details, I enjoyed this review a lot! Thanks Autocar and Matt for still continuing to cater to the niche group of people who enjoy serious videos and don't always want to see shouting and explosions in car reviews.

[boonie]

Younger me would be all about 911 Turbos and GT3's but older me has learned to love the smooth lines of the Carrera models.

GTS would be perfect for me for back road drives

[davidpate]

GTS targa, with manual...that would be nice.

[simonward]

Excellent review, Matt. I’d have liked to have seen them fit the 992 GT3 double wishbone front suspension, but I guess they have to keep a few things exclusive.

[bobgees]

Interesting comment about the Turbo S being less comfortable. I had a 991.2 GTS then last year swapped it for a 991.2 Turbo S. The turbo is more comfortable, seats have more padding (I had numb bum after 3hrs in my GTS), and suspension is softer in normal modes.
The Turbo S is more of a GT but a complete animal when ‘on it’. The GTS was the best all rounder (I’ve had 997.2 GT3 too).

I have briefly driven a 992 Turbo S and it felt sharper, less grand tourer and more like a GTS with a sprinkle of GT3 so I guess the 992 gen cars have been shuffled somewhat in their setups.

[JorgeFrancoVilla]

Best 992 GTS review in YouTube so far? The tech part of it sets it apart.

[johnedds]

My Lottery Winning car was going to be a Turbo S; this has just changed my mind.Thanks Matt for a no nonsense video.

[alangoh]

I don’t get how a boxster or cayman GTS gets a 4 ltr NA engine whilst the 992 is stuck with the 3.0 turbo! Missed opportunity for the 992 GTS

[ourtvchannel]

What option do you have to select to get a Red GTS when you are inside it driving up a mountain and a yellow one when viewed from outside?

[bikemike]

A GTS with a manual over a 911 Turbo ?? …. Any day of the week!

[luigirigattoni]

The first review on a GTS with the right information i need, talking about weight (pdk, 4wd, ceramic breaks and cabrio)! I made my choice for the 2wd manual coupe😄 Thanks mate and greetings from Switzerland.

[jryalls]

This is the best that 3L TT engine has sounded.

[michaelgenias]

Thank you great review I have a Carrera s 991.1 and this is the first review that has wet my appetite to upgrading. Mmmmm thank you

[RobinSingh-lfiq]

Great review! Thanks a lot. I have ordered mine without the light weight package and without the leather options.

[KRJoye]

Great review on an awesome GTS! Nice GT3 drive also, curious was pasm engaged?

[melbguy]

The Carerra 4 GTS could be a good all round track day/tarmac rally car with all the performance options, aero kit, carbon bucket seats + full roll cage, extinguisher etc from the Porsche Motorsport Division...4WD, twin-turbo and decent aero. Then to take it to the next level, i'd get DeMan Motorsport to bore/stroke the engine to 4.0 litres, add German competition suspension, a titanium sports exhaust and stickier tyres.

[jryalls]

You state that the Carrera has a narrower body than the Turbo. I thought all models were the same width in the 992 generation?

[richardohaletse]

Really needed the 4.0 to make it bit more special