Don't over think.

Order the T, if you get GTS allocation before delivery cancel T

 

There are 3 iron brake sizes available on the 992. The GTS gets the bigger brakes from the turbo.

 

For 98% of your driving, owning anything between a base 992 to a TTS, your choice won't matter other than the money you spend.

 

I have and enjoy my GTS. It is not a daily, but the ride seems fine. FAL and skip the RAS

 

Yet, the S has shorter stopping distances than the GTS. 😎

Look it up for yourself.

 

Don’t you just love these choices in life! Can’t go wrong. I went GTS but only as I wanted a turbo lite, so to speak. If you want to keep the car light weight go T. I’m not sure the differences in speed are that noticeable in the real world.

 

Good to know, thank you.

 

True.

Same here.

 

When you step on the gas for some acceleration which would give you a more exhilerating experience, 420 ft. lbs of torque or 331 ft lbs of torque.

I get a laugh out of the folks who say it is too fast to enjoy on public roads, bah humbug. I love going 30 or so and give it some gas to bring it up to 50-that is when the larger torque numbers shine. Or 40 to 60 or 50 to 70 or 20 to 50-- you get the picture.

 

As there is a significant price delta between the two models, is there something in the GTS that you prefer over the T that is a must have?

This may be a controversial take, but there will be some aspect of “perceived badge value” associated with the GTS branding that is intangible. If that is a significant aspect of your purchase decision, then the T will not necessarily fill that void, as every time you see a GTS, you would hope that you got that one instead.

The GTS also offers more interior options for aesthetics

If you take those out of the equation, and focus specifically on the subjective driving experience, you are giving up very little going for the T. I have never wished for more power in the T, and that includes being on the autobahn and the Swiss Alps.

Given your situation that you don’t have a firm allocation for the GTS, I would take the T now and decide on the GTS if and when it does come through. To me, having a manual 992 of any variation beats not having one at all. Considering the 992.2 is on the horizon, if Porsches historic approach for launching models is repeated, both GTS and T will not likely be offered for the first 1-2 model years.

 

Just get the T and drive it for 6 months. Sell it and buy a GTS and drive it for 6 months. And continue with the line up. Life is too short to make decisions. Gotta collect them all. All of them have something you will enjoy.

 

What's the saying? Bird in the hand. . . If you already have an allocation for the T, go for it. Drive it. If it isn't everything you were expecting, get the GTS.

 

No one cares. You look like a Tahoe on 30s.

 

Nobody cares about performance information?

You might care next time you have to jam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending someone, and you wish you had better stopping brakes. But maybe you won’t? And you’re right, nobody will care. 😂

 

After having a new 991.2 GTS for a few months, I drove it to a Porsche sponsored track day where there were 991.2 T's available to drive on track (among other things). After driving the GTS, the T was somewhat of a let down from a power standpoint. OTOH, if you've never driven a GTS, the T is probably fine on power.

If it were me choosing between the two, I'd get the GTS (RWD only, not AWD which feels much heavier and less sharp at the nose).

But if you can, arrange to test drive an example of both (again, RWD GTS vs T). Then see how you feel about it.