So, I've had my new GTS for 3 weeks now but due to work and the inclement weather I haven't driven it much.......until Wednesday, when I had a spin down to the South coast.
The weather was lovely and sunny if a bit cool, so caution was the order of the day in the shady spots. In fact there was still snow drifts restricting a few of the smaller roads on the coast! As the trip progressed it was fantastic to get a better feel for the car and the confidence to grow. It really is a great drive, a revelation in fact and the steering feel and ride is better than I recall any previous cars (new car-itis perhaps...? I think not) I've owned. I'm really really pleased with the colour, although I know Miami blue can be a bit marmite. The interior is a lovely place to be, I'm glad I ticked more boxes than I should have, with the 18 way, leather backed seats just about perfect for me.
It's too early to really comment on the RWS and performance-wise, as I'm running it in I didn't go mad with the revs but everything seemed fine. I changed my order quite late in the day from manual to PDK after my PEC day and I'm not disappointed. The collection went well but I was disappointed with the standard of the paint finish but fortunately I had it booked in for a new car detail and ceramic coating.
The noise is great albeit not as loud as I recall previous iterations of 911's but more than loud enough for me, maybe the colour makes up for the noise a bit...... I was concerned that I would receive a fair amount of negativity driving a 911 but I have found the opposite so far if I'm honest. Lots of thumbs up, waves and grins from other drivers and plenty of small children pointing, waving and shouting. When I got back home I was buzzing and would of happily gone out again for a few hours. The urge to just go and drive the thing is huge at the moment, I'm especially looking forward to some warm dry summer evenings.
It's my first Porsche and I'm no driving god but it's a huge step up from what I have been driving recently. First impressions have exceeded what I thought it would be like, so it gets a 9.95/10 from me.
The weather was lovely and sunny if a bit cool, so caution was the order of the day in the shady spots. In fact there was still snow drifts restricting a few of the smaller roads on the coast! As the trip progressed it was fantastic to get a better feel for the car and the confidence to grow. It really is a great drive, a revelation in fact and the steering feel and ride is better than I recall any previous cars (new car-itis perhaps...? I think not) I've owned. I'm really really pleased with the colour, although I know Miami blue can be a bit marmite. The interior is a lovely place to be, I'm glad I ticked more boxes than I should have, with the 18 way, leather backed seats just about perfect for me.
It's too early to really comment on the RWS and performance-wise, as I'm running it in I didn't go mad with the revs but everything seemed fine. I changed my order quite late in the day from manual to PDK after my PEC day and I'm not disappointed. The collection went well but I was disappointed with the standard of the paint finish but fortunately I had it booked in for a new car detail and ceramic coating.
The noise is great albeit not as loud as I recall previous iterations of 911's but more than loud enough for me, maybe the colour makes up for the noise a bit...... I was concerned that I would receive a fair amount of negativity driving a 911 but I have found the opposite so far if I'm honest. Lots of thumbs up, waves and grins from other drivers and plenty of small children pointing, waving and shouting. When I got back home I was buzzing and would of happily gone out again for a few hours. The urge to just go and drive the thing is huge at the moment, I'm especially looking forward to some warm dry summer evenings.
It's my first Porsche and I'm no driving god but it's a huge step up from what I have been driving recently. First impressions have exceeded what I thought it would be like, so it gets a 9.95/10 from me.