“This car cannot be faulted and may in fact be the best-value, all-around street-oriented 911 sports car option,” Pilgrim declared. “Sick brakes, too.” OK, no one ever rolls up to another car at a stoplight, looks over, and challenges, “I bet I can outbrake you,” but his point was well taken: The GTS does everything well. Some felt the active anti-roll bars were overkill, perhaps diluting some of the chassis feel, but more members of our team could not have cared less. “This is some of the best steering on the planet, a chassis that’s hardwired to your backside, brakes that never say ‘uncle,’ and speed you literally have to see on the speedo to believe,” editor-at-large Arthur St. Antoine said. “And the thing just reeks of quality. Probably the best all-around 911 ever.”

Amazingly for our group of wags, those sentiments were almost unanimous, making the GTS a clear All-Star. Everything about this Carrera whispers balance, the kind that makes it a joy to drive even moderately fast. “Porsche’s decades of refinements come through perhaps most clearly in this model, which provides just enough edge without abusing or overstaying its welcome,” contributor Basem Wasef concluded. “Short jaunt or long road trip, the GTS is equally adept at either.” No one was compelled to argue with him.