Car India – May 2019

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OSURPRISE,I JUMPED

intothenew 718 CaymanGTS

thefirstchanceI got.TheMiami

Blueexamplenotonlylookslikenothing

else,butfeelslikea propercompact

Porschesportscoupé.Thehard-top 718

GTSisloadedwithkitandthere’s

nothinganyonewillreallymissoncethey

getin.Thecabinfeelstop-notchand,asI

gotinandclosedthedoor,theexcitement

seemedtowrapitselfaroundme.

TheGTSmodelsaretuned-upversions

oftheS models,whicharen’tavailable

here;yet.Thatmeans 15 moreponies

fromthe2.5-litreboxer-four,turbo-petrol

engine,andsomeincredibleacceleration

times.Porscheclaim0-100km/hinjust

4.1secondsanda topspeedofmorethan

whatthebackstraightoftheBuddh

InternationalCircuitwouldpermit.

718 CaymanGTS

been meticulouslycateredtoforevokinga feelingofhighquality.
Drive comesfroma significantlyrevisedpowertrain,withthe
3.0-litre boxer-sixgettinglargerturboswithoptimizedair-flowfor
improvedresponse.Italsouseselectricallycontrolledwastegates
to blow offsomesteamandeasethepressure.Foremission
control, there’salsoa GPF,orgasolineparticulatefilter,that
makes it Euro6d-Tempcompliant.Thesechangesgiveit 450PS
and 530 Nm.Handlingthatisa neweight-speedPorsche
doppelkupplung(PDK)ordualclutchautomatictransmissionthat
drives therearwheels.Porscheclaimit willdo0 to 100 km/hin3.5
seconds withtheoptionalSportChronopack.
Get goingandthegrowlfromthemotorismusictomanyears.
The 911 feelsplanted,sharp,agile,andreadyforattackingthe
bends. TheBuddhInternationalCircuithadbeensegregatedfor
this “exercise”andasweleftthepit-laneandturnedintothefirst
corner, pilingona bitmorespeedatthesecondandbrakinghard

intoTurnThreethatwouldleadtothebackstraight,wewere

greetedbya chicaneofconesaimedatcontrollingtopwhackand

demonstratingtheagilityonoffer.Theprecisiontoolit is,the 911

zigzaggedthrougheffortlesslyandcontinuedonwards.The

remainderofthesectionshighlighteditssweetsteeringfeeland

responsivechassisandsuspensionset-up.

ThefirstlapwasdoneinSportmode.ThenextwasinSport

Plus.Thewilderexhaustnote,thecogsclingingontohigherrevs,

andthebarkoneachup-shiftweremesmerizing;firmlyreiterating

thatthe 992 stillhaseverythingit needstobea proper 911 and

thensome.Sure,it’slarger,butthat’sa giventhesedays,isn’tit?

Allinall,thenew 911 isasexcitingascanbeandcantrulybe

thefantasticall-round,everydaycarit hasthereputationofbeing.

Aquickbrowsethroughtheoptionslistisallthatit needs.Front

noselift?Yes,please.Andthoseseat-beltsandcentredialin

GuardsRed?Check.

The next sections were Launch Control, Braking, and Slalom,

located on the starting grid of the cordoned-off main straight, and

they were an apt demonstration of Porsche prowess.

The old 991.II 911 was the subject of the test and showed just

how quick it can be from zero to 100 km/h and back to zero. The

718 Boxster GTS on the slalom was a hoot to drive, too,

meandering through the strategically placed cones, highlighting its

nimble nature and how agile a package it truly is.

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718 CAYMANGTS

Yellow car is

the 4S; not

coming to India

One of the most

fun cars there is

globally. Period

Fret not. The one

you buy will

have the wheel

on the other side

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