With almost 60 years of continuous production and development, the Porsche 911 can lay a rightful claim to being one of the most advanced sports cars in the world. As such, it should then go without saying that one of Porsche’s most potent variations, the turbocharged Carrera GTS, would stand as being one of the very best and most desirable sports cars. The example on offer is just such an exceptional sports car: a 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Produced on February 26, 2018, and purchased new on June 17, 2018, from Porsche Irvine with an original MSRP of $145,750, this Code-3H Chalk Gray over black-and-red leather interior example sports a 3.0L twin-turbocharged flat-6 engine capable of booting out 450 HP and a neck-snapping 406 lb-ft of torque. All this power is fed to the wheels via a 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) automatic transmission—a $3,730 option when new. With such prodigious horsepower and torque, the Carrera GTS is capable of rocketing from 0-60 MPH in a stunning 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 192 MPH, yet it’s also docile enough to drive every day to work or the supermarket. The list of additional options and features on this two- owner, Premium package-equipped Carrera GTS is extensive, with its black and red leather interior ($3,850 option) featuring front and rear seat centers in deviated leather ($980 option) with stitching in deviated thread ($2,810 option), aluminum center console, dash and door trim and a leather steering wheel. The 14-way power sport seats with memory ($1,530 option) are heated ($330 option) and feature Porsche crest embossed headrests ($290 option) and seatbelts in Bordeaux Red ($540 option). Other interior options include the leather fuse box covers ($390 option), leather air vents ($1,720 option), Bose surround sound system ($1,600 option) equipped with SiriusXM radio, navigation with voice activation, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth and an audio system memory card slot. Dual-zone climate control, cruise control, two USB ports, a clock and an ornamental Porsche crest round out this impressive 911 Carrera GTS.
