Porsche 911 Carrera S vs Porsche 911 Carrera GTS

Picture of Porsche 911 Carrera S (997 facelift)
Picture of Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (997)
Category 911 Carrera S911 Carrera GTS
Max power (ps / bhp) 385 / 380408 / 402
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 420 / 310420 / 310
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1464 / 32281506 / 3320
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 263 / 259271 / 267
Average price €105,000€121,000
Auto insurance group 5050

Acceleration

Speed & distance 911 Carrera S911 Carrera GTS
0 - 40 kph 1.3 s1.3 s
0 - 60 kph 2.2 s2.0 s
0 - 80 kph 3.1 s2.9 s
0 - 100 kph 4.0 s4.1 s
0 - 120 kph 5.7 s5.3 s
0 - 140 kph 7.5 s7.1 s
0 - 160 kph 9.5 s8.8 s
0 - 180 kph 12.0 s11.1 s
0 - 200 kph 14.3 s13.8 s
0 - 60 mph 3.9 s3.9 s
0 - 100 mph 9.0 s8.8 s
Est. 1/8 mile 8.7 s @ 96.9 mph8.6 s @ 98.2 mph
1/4 mile 11.7 s12.2 s @ 113.1 mph

Rolling acceleration

Speed 911 Carrera S911 Carrera GTS
60 - 100 kph (4) 5.4 s5.2 s
60 - 100 kph (5) 6.9 s6.9 s
80 - 120 kph (4) 5.1 s4.4 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 6.8 s5.9 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 9.2 s7.8 s
80 - 160 kph (4) 9.7 s8.7 s
80 - 160 kph (5) 13.0 s11.3 s
80 - 160 kph (6) 18.4 s16.0 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph 3.4 s3.2 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 10.8 s10.5 s

General performance

Category 911 Carrera S911 Carrera GTS
Top speed 302 kph (188 mph)304 kph (189 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 13.4 s @ 955 ft12.8 s @ 915 ft
Est. max acceleration 0.71 g (7 m/s²)0.73 g (7 m/s²)
18m slalom 70.8 kph (44.0 mph)69.6 kph (43.2 mph)
Fuel economy 8.9 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 32 UK)9.0 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 31 UK)
100 kph - 0 34 m (110 ft)33 m (108 ft)
190 kph - 0 124 m (407 ft)118 m (387 ft)
200 kph - 0 140 m (459 ft)132 m (435 ft)

Summary

Category 911 Carrera S911 Carrera GTS
Track Performance 10099
Straight line speed 93100
Overall 97100

Verdict

911 Carrera GTS is the fastest by a small margin.

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Adams  7y ago

0-100 kph is 4,3s indeed of 4,0s for the Carrera S.


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Georg  14y ago

most likely under the same conditions the GTS is faster unfortunatily most cars are NOT tested under the same conditions that why sometimes weaker cars (on paper) get better numbers


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porschakias  14y ago

ok i was incorrect about the numbers but it is impossible carrera s to be faster than carrera gts (408 ps vs 385 ps)


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Georg  14y ago

incorrect...with PDK the topspeed is 304km/h... source Porsche

http://www.porsche.com/germany/models/911/911-carrera-gts/featuresandspecs/

we use here the best reached test results not factory claims.. numbers are all correct


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porschakias  14y ago

it is not true carrera gts is faster than carrera s.Remember: carrera gts (408 ps) against carrera s(388 ps)


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porschakias  15y ago

porsche carrera gts has a top speed of 306 km not 304 and carrera s has accaleration 4.3sec not 4sec.To sum up carrera gts is a bit faster not carrera s