New Taycan Variant Coming?
#31
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Been waiting for a sport turismo without the cladding so this looks good to me. Not usually a fan of black wheels but this looks good with the white calipers and chalk exterior... I think my wife may be willing to trade her RS5 sportback...
#32
Am I the only one that thinks the cross turismo looks better? Was looking forward to the sport turismo but without the black accents on the rear the proportions looks off to me. The GTS package is no longer a discount pack it has moved up the Porsche food chain in price.
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Am I the only one that thinks the cross turismo looks better? Was looking forward to the sport turismo but without the black accents on the rear the proportions looks off to me. The GTS package is no longer a discount pack it has moved up the Porsche food chain in price.
But from some angles, the Sport Tourismo kills it. Most notably the rear 3/4 where it's slammed, you see the huge shoulder / haunch and don't get as much of the length. From direct side profile, the Cross Tourismo wins. But, in real life, you don't view a car directly from the side at 90 degrees very often. So I always reserve judgement until I can see in person. Like the new M3. Looks WAY less garish in person than in photos.
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Am I the only one that thinks the cross turismo looks better? Was looking forward to the sport turismo but without the black accents on the rear the proportions looks off to me. The GTS package is no longer a discount pack it has moved up the Porsche food chain in price.
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Not blown away by the GTS. A little more power, RaceTex, the fugly sport front bumper, and some special sound? But then I've never really understood the GTS trim package on any Porsche. To me it just always seems like a discounted option package, with a healthy dollop of fake suede thrown in to make people think they're buying a racier car than they really are. And I think Chrysler called and wants their wheels back.
The racetex can always be substituted back to full leather for no cost.
In addition, you get sport chrono, PTV+, full leather, 18-ways, and PDLS+ included in the GTS, which are optional on the 4S. The price is only a few $k off. So yes, it is a discounted package, but you get an extra extra power, bespoke suspension, and no ugly black cladding on top.
if you were planning to spec performance and full leather options on your Taycan, the GTS is a great option.
#39
Try configuring a 4s with all the performance goodies (incl PTV+ and PCSB) and then configure a GTS the same. The 4s spec I ordered was $150k. The exact same options on a GTS came to $169k. $19k doesn't seem worth it for the suspension tuning and 30hp.
im not understanding the hate for the GTS trim.
The racetex can always be substituted back to full leather for no cost.
In addition, you get sport chrono, PTV+, full leather, 18-ways, and PDLS+ included in the GTS, which are optional on the 4S. The price is only a few $k off. So yes, it is a discounted package, but you get an extra extra power, bespoke suspension, and no ugly black cladding on top.
if you were planning to spec performance and full leather options on your Taycan, the GTS is a great option.
The racetex can always be substituted back to full leather for no cost.
In addition, you get sport chrono, PTV+, full leather, 18-ways, and PDLS+ included in the GTS, which are optional on the 4S. The price is only a few $k off. So yes, it is a discounted package, but you get an extra extra power, bespoke suspension, and no ugly black cladding on top.
if you were planning to spec performance and full leather options on your Taycan, the GTS is a great option.
#40
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im not understanding the hate for the GTS trim.
The racetex can always be substituted back to full leather for no cost.
In addition, you get sport chrono, PTV+, full leather, 18-ways, and PDLS+ included in the GTS, which are optional on the 4S. The price is only a few $k off. So yes, it is a discounted package, but you get an extra extra power, bespoke suspension, and no ugly black cladding on top.
if you were planning to spec performance and full leather options on your Taycan, the GTS is a great option.
The racetex can always be substituted back to full leather for no cost.
In addition, you get sport chrono, PTV+, full leather, 18-ways, and PDLS+ included in the GTS, which are optional on the 4S. The price is only a few $k off. So yes, it is a discounted package, but you get an extra extra power, bespoke suspension, and no ugly black cladding on top.
if you were planning to spec performance and full leather options on your Taycan, the GTS is a great option.
And what ugly black cladding?
Honestly, that front bumper alone kills it for me. It’s so ugly.
Last edited by Archimedes; 11-19-2021 at 12:48 AM.
#41
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Everything I’ve listed above is standard on the GTS, so equivalently it’s $133k. So $6k more. If you’re getting 19k, you must not be speccing them equally.
Understandably, you may not want all the options included on the GTS, so in that case, the price gap could be larger like you mentioned, but if you want the options listed above, it becomes a very small difference in price.
Last edited by momo360; 11-19-2021 at 12:47 AM.
#42
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Its $12.5k more for a little more power and some suspension stuff that the car doesn’t need. For another $10k I could have a turbo, which is what I would do if I wanted more power than a 4S.
And what ugly black cladding?
Honestly, that front bumper alone kills it for me. It’s so ugly.
And what ugly black cladding?
Honestly, that front bumper alone kills it for me. It’s so ugly.
why wouldn’t you want all that stuff on a 6 figure car?
#43
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BTW, no hate here. Just no big excitement. It’s the typical Porsche GTS formula.
Last edited by Archimedes; 11-19-2021 at 01:35 AM.
#44
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hmm maybe you are missing the big battery. That’s $5.5k included on the GTS
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Not blown away by the GTS. A little more power, RaceTex, the fugly sport front bumper, and some special sound? But then I've never really understood the GTS trim package on any Porsche. To me it just always seems like a discounted option package, with a healthy dollop of fake suede thrown in to make people think they're buying a racier car than they really are. And I think Chrysler called and wants their wheels back.
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