GTS Interior Question
01-24-2015, 05:55 PM
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I would slip and slide in my Corvette Z06. The side bolsters were crap and the leather was slippery. I had to lock the seatbelt just to be somewhat held in place. I have not felt that way at all in my GTS, and now that it's been mentioned, I do think the Alcantara helps the bolsters hold me in snug.
01-24-2015, 10:35 PM
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To tell you the truth, I prefer the alcantara or even a cloth interior over leather. Where I am it gets down to 25F in the winter and over 110F in the summer. Leather gets very hot and slippery. On my GTI with the tartan cloth interior, no matter how hot it was, the seats remained comfortable and non-slip. Other than the snob appeal of leather, it really has little practical value for my area. YMMV.
01-25-2015, 09:07 PM
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I would slip and slide in my Corvette Z06. The side bolsters were crap and the leather was slippery. I had to lock the seatbelt just to be somewhat held in place. I have not felt that way at all in my GTS, and now that it's been mentioned, I do think the Alcantara helps the bolsters hold me in snug.
01-25-2015, 09:17 PM
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That's not a seat material issue, that is a crappy GM design issue. The 84-96 seats were great at holding occupants in place, especially in high G maneuvers. GM got tired of the constant complaining of fat bloated old people and designed a seat that it was easy to get into. The result was the C5 seats and the C6 seats. Look at most C5's and the ones that have been tracked the speaker enclosure is dented from people having to use their knee to brace them in place.
01-26-2015, 03:25 AM
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GM can't win. The seem to go from one extreme to the other. I didn't like the C7 seats either.
01-26-2015, 11:15 AM
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01-26-2015, 01:19 PM
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Since I started this thread, I thought I needed to give you an update on what I decided. I did decide to trade my 2012 997 GTS in on a 991 GTS. I loved the 997 GTS, but I have had it for 3.5 years and was ready for something new.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
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01-26-2015, 01:24 PM
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Since I started this thread, I thought I needed to give you an update on what I decided. I did decide to trade my 2012 997 GTS in on a 991 GTS. I loved the 997 GTS, but I have had it for 3.5 years and was ready for something new.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
01-26-2015, 03:09 PM
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I will try and provide more detailed comparison info after I have driven the car some more.
01-26-2015, 03:18 PM
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Congratulations. Post more pictures and please keep us up to date with your thoughts and observations.
01-26-2015, 05:17 PM
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I really can't say because it has been raining here since I bought it and haven't driven it, except for the 20 mile trip home form the dealer. I think it is safe to say that some of the comparisons that have been made of the the 997 and 991 in general are true. The 991 is definitely a little smoother, quieter, more GT like, but still very much a 911. I also made the change from manual to PDK. I have been driving manual 911's since the mid 1980's, so this will be the biggest change for me. I just wanted to try one, and I think I am going to like it a lot.
I will try and provide more detailed comparison info after I have driven the car some more.
I will try and provide more detailed comparison info after I have driven the car some more.
I think it all depends on where you live as to whether a manual transmission is more fun than a PDK. In Florida, where the roads are straight and flat, a manual transmission is kind of a wasted effort. In PA where I have my Porsche, the manual transmission is much more fun and involving, to me at least, because we have numerous back country winding roads and hills, etc.
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01-27-2015, 03:33 AM
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Congrats on the new GTS! I have seen the new alcantara interior with the red stitching and it is stunning in person.
Since I started this thread, I thought I needed to give you an update on what I decided. I did decide to trade my 2012 997 GTS in on a 991 GTS. I loved the 997 GTS, but I have had it for 3.5 years and was ready for something new.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
After much debate with myself, I decided to go with the Alcantara interior, but not the standard interior. On the 991 GTS Porsche offers something called the GTS Interior Communication Package. It is used to extract $4,100 from your wallet. Sounds like electronic or something, but it is an interior package. It looks fantastic. It is primarily black, but with accents in either Carmine Red (the one I chose), or Rhodium Silver. The package comes with alcantara seat inserts and portions of the door panels and lower dash. But it also includes leather dash, tops of door panels, seat bolsters, and some other leather bits. The leather has beautiful contrasting Carmine Red stitching. GTS is embroidered in Carmine Red on the seatback head rests.
The package also comes with carbon fiber trim of dash, console, and doors. The seat belts have Carmine Red trim on them, along with the carpeted floor mats. It is a very attractive package, but it should be for the price. I take very good care of my cars, so I am hoping that I don't have any issues with the Alcantara.
I have attached a picture of the car, and the interior. It is hard to see all the detail of the interior of the pictures, but some of it is visible.
01-29-2015, 11:06 PM
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Yikes. Today when our GTS was at the dealer for a brake fluid flush/change my loaner car was a Nissan Altima coupe. Guess what the car interior's major surface covering was: Alcantara!!! Or at least for sure that's what it looked and felt like to me. But I still like it.