Carrera T vs 4GTS….
08-16-2021, 03:08 PM
#17
Rennlist Member
I said something like that in 1998 when I test drove a 993 Turbo S. Then I said it again, with a puzzled look on my face, when I sold my 1994 Toyota Supra turbo for $10K more than I paid for it. I don't have the ability to predict which cars will be collectible, but I know I'm not buying another Supra 
08-16-2021, 07:52 PM
#18
I would definitely take the 4GTS for a drive. I have a .1GTS and was planning to get into a .2GTS but when I drove it the turbo lag bothered me. Still have my .1GTS. I did recently drive a T and surprisingly it did not have the turbo lag i believe i felt in the GTS. No doubt if you have both cars in launch control the 4GTS is faster, but how often is that? (I wish it was more).
08-16-2021, 08:15 PM
#19
08-16-2021, 08:29 PM
#20
As mentioned 15 times above depends on usage. If you drive an AWD back to back with a RWD it’s amazing how much heavier the AWD vehicle feels. No doubt both vehicles are entertaining but the AWD just felt like a nailed down touring vehicle while the T felt like (IMO) a through and through sports car without the extra stuff that makes cars confusing in their agenda. The 4GTS looks phenomenal as a widebody with the light bar but I think a T is perfect as a narrow body. I chose the T but am certainly happy Porsche makes cars for everyone. Collectibility is a non-issue, both will depreciate then appreciate and then be put in museums as governments try to remove fossil fuels from the world’s diet. The 992 has me completely lost on the reason for making a T given the increase in size, weight, etc other than making people pay more just to get a manual transmission with a base engine.
08-17-2021, 07:05 PM
#21
Three Wheelin'
Both very appealing, but in different ways. One, purer and simply fantastic if you don't need AWD. The other, crushingly capable and arguably the first Carrera in which the 959's full promise is finally delivered alongside more power and more driving fun than a 959 Komfort.
Hard to go wrong here, and I'd rather have a 4 GTS in a spec I want than a T in a spec I don't.
Hard to go wrong here, and I'd rather have a 4 GTS in a spec I want than a T in a spec I don't.
08-17-2021, 07:08 PM
#22
Three Wheelin'
Both very appealing, but in different ways. One, purer and simply fantastic if you don't need AWD. The other, crushingly capable and arguably the first Carrera in which the 959's full promise is finally delivered alongside more power and more driving fun than a 959 Komfort.
Hard to go wrong here, and I'd rather have a 4 GTS in a spec I want than a T in a spec I don't.
Hard to go wrong here, and I'd rather have a 4 GTS in a spec I want than a T in a spec I don't.
08-18-2021, 06:57 AM
#24
I went to my dealer to look at a 991.2 GTS and left with a T having not even considered it as I'd read all the negative press at launch.
The T just looked right to me despite usually going for the turbo body in the past with a 996 Turbo, 996 C4S, 997 C4S and 997 Turbo.
They're both very different cars as above and you won't go wrong with either.
The T feels lighter and the suspension is really well judged for the potholed roads I drive on but everyone is different.
The T just looked right to me despite usually going for the turbo body in the past with a 996 Turbo, 996 C4S, 997 C4S and 997 Turbo.
They're both very different cars as above and you won't go wrong with either.
The T feels lighter and the suspension is really well judged for the potholed roads I drive on but everyone is different.
08-20-2021, 12:35 PM
#25
Rennlist Member
You should drive them both. In the past I did not like the 4s due to the noticeable weight/performance difference but in the newer 991's there's enough hp to make up for it imo. I'm not saying you cannot feel it I am saying that the wide body, light bar, great in rain, etc. make up for it in a car that's performance is so high it's a felony at the limit on any public road. If they start giving prize money at track days I'll go back to the lightest thing I can find. I went from at .1 2S to a .2 4S and have zero regrets (I understand the GTS has more lag due to larger turbos than my lowly 4s).