Porsche's rear-engined icon gets electric assistance for the first time - how is it?
Modest 911 updates don’t tend to happen anymore. Even everyone’s favourite modern classic Porsche, the second generation of 997 - raved about for its compact dimensions, hydraulic steering and sweet flat-six - saw the introduction of direct fuel injection and the dual-clutch PDK. The 991 facelift went even further, banishing natural aspiration for the Carrera models. However much the looks remain fairly familiar, the tech doesn’t stand still for long in Porsche's world.
Perhaps the most notable immediate change for the new GTS is just how much progress can be made at very few revs. Even at less than 2,000rpm it’s accelerating meaningfully, that electric turbo proving its worth from the off. The PDK was always very good at masking any lag with its shift strategy, though there was always a little delay in the twin-turbo cars if you went looking for it .
It’s a very, very persuasive road car. The Targa GTS doesn’t exactly shrink around its driver, though never does it feel preposterously heavy, always keen to change direction and delivering plush control of its mass. The brake pedal is damn near as good as any other ICE Porsche, the steering spot on, the feeling of driving something like a Turbo-spec Targa - a car that’s never more than kickdown away from wild - never abating.
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