The new 911 GTS is equipped with LED headlights featuring Porsche Dynamic Light System PlusPorsche AG

Porsche unveils the new 911 GTS, adds more variants to the 911 range

The new 911 GTS gets a performance upgrade and some new features

Porsche unveiled the new 911 GTS just days after revealing the 911 GT3 Touring Package and setting a new lap record. The 911 GTS makes its debut two years after the launch of the 992 series.

Porsche 911 GTS Engine and Performance

The new 911 GTS is available in coupe and cabriolet (pictured behind) formsPorsche AG

The new 911 GTS has gone through an extensive upgrade, making it faster and more powerful than the outgoing model. It gets a 3-litre flat-six engine producing a mammoth 473bhp and 570Nm of torque, which is 29bhp more than the outgoing 911 GTS and the current-generation Carrera S. Porsche also offers the new 911 GTS with either a eight-speed dual clutch automatic or a seven-speed manual transmission, with the option of a ‘short throw lever’ available as well. The 911 GTS Carrera 4 Coupe in particular, will reach the triple-digit mark in a lightning quick 3.3 seconds when equipped with the PDK transmission! The new 911 GTS will be offered in five different variants; the 911 Carrera GTS Coupe/Cabriolet with RWD, the 911 Carrera 4 GTS Coupe/Cabriolet with AWD, and lastly the 911 Targa 4 GTS exclusively with AWD.

Porsche 911 GTS Exterior

The cabriolet calls for 'cool wind in the hair' timesPorsche AG

These stunning dark alloys wear 20-inch Pirelli PZeros on the frontPorsche AG

Rear tail lamp is exclusive to the 911 GTSPorsche AG

Dark-finished elements like the alloy wheels, headlamps and the spoiler-lip to differentiate the GTS from standard 911sPorsche AG

Talking about the exteriors, the new 911 GTS gets black, or dark treatment on areas such as the alloy wheels, spoiler-lip, headlamps, tail lamps and the GTS badging on the doors and the rear. The 911 GTS is equipped with 20-inch wheels on the front and 21-inch wheels on the rear, and it will also receive a Sports Design package.

Porsche 911 GTS Features and Interiors

GT Sport steering wheel standard on the new 911 GTSPorsche AG

7-speed manual available with a short-throw-lever as an optionPorsche AG

Targa nameplate traces its lineage back to the 1966 Porsche 911 Porsche AG

Regular sports seats will be swapped out for lighter CFRP buckets if you opt for the Lightweight Design PackagePorsche AG

Porsche will be offering a Lightweight Design package on the new 911 GTS from November 2021 onwards. What it means is that the 911 GTS will shed weight upto 25 kilos by swapping out the standard Sport seats with carbonfibre reinforced plastic bucket seats, the addition of lightweight glass and battery and the removal of rear seats. The new 911 GTS gets a host of features as standard, such as four-way electronically adjustable seats, GT Sport steering wheel, a Sports chrono package with different riding modes, voice assistant, Porsche Track Precision, touch screen infotainment system with Porsche Communication Management, and a tyre temperature display among many other features.

Porsche 911 GTS Price

The 911 is an iconic nametag even today Porsche AG

As far as pricing is concerned, we expect the Porsche 911 GTS to launch at Rs 2.4 crore should it make its way to India. There’s no official confirmation on when it may come to India, but we sure hope to see them on Indian roads soon.

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