“The GTS has to be the purest, simplest choice from a driving perspective, and that’s a manual Coupe with rear-wheel drive” Palm Springs, USA, 2010: at the 997 GTS launch an engineer admitted that the only true GTS was the C2 Coupe, with manual transmission. The same discussion was had at the 991.1 GTS launch, and last night, the conversation followed the familiar route. “So, GTS? The only real one is the Carrera Coupe manual, right?” I asked. “For sure,” came the predictable answer. Not the fastest, admittedly – you’ll need a PDK if you want to achieve the best times – but we’d forgo bragging rights for engagement and so, it seems, would a lot of you.
The British contingent on a press launch are always a demanding bunch,…