What is the origin of the Grand Turismo Sport in the industry at large and at Porsche? We’ll explore where the GTS started and how it has evolved over time.
Porsche M491 Turbo-Look: The Wide Body 911 and the Tangle of M-Codes
I’d been tracking Porsche’s M-codes for years, but it wasn’t until I discovered the M491 Turbo-Look wide body 911 that I really started digging in. The M491 option transformed a standard Carrera into what looked like a 930 Turbo: flared fenders, wide wheels, Turbo brakes and suspension, but with the naturally aspirated engine. In many […]
The Evolution of the Porsche 911 GTS: A Turbo-Lite is Born
The 992.2 Carrera GTS is a Turbo-Lite 911 Since its introduction to the 997 generation in 2010, the Porsche 911 GTS has shared a strong resemblance to the 911 Turbo. The models shared the same wide-body design, wheel size, centerlock rims, and the liberal use of Alcantara in the interior. To some enthusiasts, the GTS […]
Air Cooled 911 GTS?
Is the M491 really a 911 GTS? The essence of a GTS. It’s the focus here at GTSence. I’ve written about models like the 991 GTS and 997 GTS, and plan to explore both in more depth. Porsche offers the GTS as a model across their range, as do other manufacturers. Though the first 911 GTS […]
What Makes a 991 Carrera GTS?
what makes a 911 GTS Porsche The 991 was a completely new platform for Porsche, and only the third since the 911 was introduced. The 901 was first, followed by the 996, and then the 991. It was also the first platform introduced after Porsche had become part of VAG, though the design work was […]
The History of Wide Body and Why It Matters
History of the wide body 911 Porsche & why it matters One of the defining features of the GTS is the wide body design. With both the 997.2 and 991.1 generation cars, the GTS is one of the few possible paths to buying a naturally aspirated, two-wheel drive wide body 911 Porsche. For both GTS […]
What Makes a 997 Carrera GTS?
what makes a 911 GTS Porsche It’s a Carrera S with a few extra boxes checked on the options sheet. That’s the answer you’ll often hear when the question is what’s a GTS? For those in the know, that response sells it short a bit since it isn’t possible to transform a Carrera S into […]
History of the GTS
The history of the GTS and Porsche For me, the GTS feels like a spec created for the 911, perfectly bridging the road-focused Carrera S and the track-focused GT3. Representing the best of both worlds, the Grand Turismo Sport delivers it all in a single model. Though in my opinion the 911 GTS is arguably […]