INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH
Porsche’s fresh trio good sports on the open road
Porsche has added the sporty GTS models to its 911 Carrera range and Lerato Matebese drove these in Cape Town
Almost a year after Porsche held the international launch of the updated 911 Carrera range in Johannesburg, the company launched three sportier GTS models to the world’s motoring media in the Western Cape. These come in coupe, cabriolet and Targa body variants in rear-wheel or four-wheel drive configurations. The GTS range offers the sportiest models in the Carrera family and the vehicles come with a number of model-specific design elements. These include a more pronounced front valance and a wider rear track, measuring 1,544mm, which is said to provide lower roll resistance around corners and better stability on straight roads. In addition, the models feature the wide Carrera 4 body and fatter rear footwear measuring 305/30/20. These wrap around black-finished alloy wheels with centre locking hubs, similar to those fitted to the 911 Turbo models. Moving inwards, the sporting theme carries on with a three-spoke steering wheel wrapped in Alcantara, while the seats have red stitching ...
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