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SPY PICS: Porsche 911 GTS spotted
Cabrio model pictured will be fitted with detuned GT3 powerplantPorsche's 911 GTS – pictured here in open-top form at the Nurburgring – will be one of the few remaining naturally-aspirated models in the facelifted 991 series.
According to the spy photographers at Automedia, the cosmetic upgrade will mark the introduction of new forced-induction engines for the entire 911 range, other than the GTS and the GT3. Presently only the Turbo and Turbo S are boosted, but the pressing need to save fuel and cut emissions will drive the introduction of turbo engines across the range – barring the two variants mentioned.
The 911 GTS is set to gain a lower-output version of the 3.8-litre engine from the GT3. Despite the lack of a turbo, the GTS will be powerful enough to fill the gap below the 911 Turbo and above the 911 Carrera S, which will migrate to turbocharging once the new model range arrives.
Automedia claims that the new, fuel-conserving engines on the start line for the upgraded 911 will be as far-reaching as were the first water-cooled boxer engines (from the 996 era in the late 1990s).
Porsche is expected to begin the slow roll-out of facelifted 911 models to global markets from next year.
– with Automedia
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