GTS Alpine

[HK111]

Perceptions in Munich, Thursday, March 10th:

Pulling the cover:

Life is better with coffee:

First expedition - Schloß Schleißheim:

Reflections:

V8E2: Old school eight cylinders vs new school two motors:

Feed me 22kW:

Night flyers to Hotel Interalpen, Tyrol:

Happy birthday:

 

[sony]

Hi hk111,

nice configuration. Does your GTS already have the Panoramic Roof with Variable Light Control package? What‘s the Porsche Code for your config, if you don‘t mind?

Cheers sony

 

[HK111]

Hello Sony,

the car did not have variable light control. The GTS was manufactured on March 2nd and delivered an March 10th, therefore it was in the production runs before the new roof will become available. If it would have been available, I would have been tempted.

If there are two new things I would really, really recommend: Rear-axle steering and a better stereo system than the base system.

Cheers,
Henrik

PS1: http://www.porsche-code.com/PNDT6BW3
PS2: If you are near Munich, we can take the GTS for a spin on the Autobahn.
PS3: Edit: I changed the UI judgement from "slightly improved" to "improved" as there are enough new items in it worth your while.

Status before with my old 4S:	Status now with new GTS:	Impact or improvement:
No rear-axle steering	Rear-axle steering	Super, the single biggest improvement, do get this
Regular stereo	Bose stereo	Much better sound, particularly the bass is not missing anymore
4S acceleration / 650 Nm	GTS acceleration / 850 Nm	very nice, haha
Aero wheels	Mission E wheels	Look much better
Regular black interior	Black leather interior	Looks and feels better
Regular brakes	Larger (white) brakes	Look a bit better
Existing UI	Improved UI, Android Auto	Slightly better, depends on taste, am actually using and liking the Spotify integration and maybe Android Auto GMaps
Quite a few bugs when it was new in 2/2020, but fixed by updates	No bugs found yet	Feels like the updated 4S, vaguely better
No drive selector at steering wheel	With drive selector	Practical, useful
Manual charge port door	Electric charge port door	It sounds stupid, but it is surprisingly useful, because forgetting to close the charge port door is no bother anymore
Power consumption 26.0-21.9 kWh/100km	Supposedly 23.3-20.3 kWh	Not noticed yet, the car had to brake in its brakes, and has only been moved in high-power consumption modes ;-) I hope to have better data in the future, it may make a big difference then.
11 kW AC charger	22 kW AC charger	It feels better to have it, the 22kW actually work at my home charger, but I don't really need it (yet?)
Colour blue	Colour white	Both great
InnoDrive	No InnoDrive	Not missing it yet, it had so many bugs
No special sound	Sports sound	Tried it, didn't latch on to it, switched it off for now, may try again in the future
No sports chrono	With sports chrono on dashboard	Worse, the thing is ugly

 

[soul.electrified]

A very organized review, thank you

 

[johnschlemmer]

Looks incredible! I noticed you said you’ve been using the Spotify integration. Does this mean yours shipped with the updated software and colored icons? If I’m not mistaken, Spotify is part of the same PCM 6 release that has colored icons, wireless Android Auto, and other improvements (some speculate hardware improvements as well). If you’re using Spotify, you may be one of the first people on this forum to have the new firmware everyone’s been dying to know more about!

 

[HK111]

A quiet midnight drive down infamous Kesselbergstraße... that must be the original "Kessel run". It even had space debris on the way.

Moving along the upper lake

Lake Walchensee

Top of Kesselbergstraße, highest point of the pass

Double line of Dth

Don't make a line in the news

Not all lights in life are green

Flying space debris

Where do you think you are going?

Red Light over Paradise

Logo burn

Destination

The next morning

 

[HK111]

I noticed you said you’ve been using the Spotify integration. Does this mean yours shipped with the updated software and colored icons? If I’m not mistaken, Spotify is part of the same PCM 6 release that has colored icons, wireless Android Auto, ...

Yes, it does have wireless Android Auto, the Spotify integration and so on. I tried out Android Auto, particularly Maps, and it worked well.

Cheers,
Henrik

 

[SolitaryMan]

@HK111 do you find the ride to be any less comfortable with the supposedly stiffer GTS suspension tuning?

 

[HK111]

Hello SolitaryMan,

@HK111 do you find the ride to be any less comfortable with the supposedly stiffer GTS suspension tuning?

Good question. The car drives uncannily well even when in normal suspension mode. I attributed (and attribute) it to the rear-axle steering.

I didn't really notice a different suspension, even though I drove the 4S for two years. Maybe it is a tad stiffer? But hard to tell.

Cheers,
Henrik

 

[Beardo]

Hi Henrik,

Looks fabulous, congratulations.

I'm sure many will be very interested to know what software/hardware you have for the PCM. Can you check please?

Settings->System Settings->Software Information->Version Information

I think we would like to see what Software and Hardware versions you have please!

Thanks

 

[HK111]

Hello Richard,

thanks for your words. Enclosed are a few fotos from the coloured icons, normal Spotify, Spotify in Android Auto and also Google Maps in Android Auto.

User interface: release-37.17-2147-SNAPSHOT-23.11.2021-16:49:13
Softwareversion: MPR3_ER_POG46_P3776
PCM version: 3776
Hardware: H9J1035070BB

Cheers,
Henrik

 

[raharris]

Is there an option to turn the color off ?

 

[HK111]

Is there an option to turn the color off ?

I don't know, I was too busy driving the thing ;-).

 

[TaycanCook]

Congratulations. Sounds like they refined this version. Happy birthday as well!

 

[HK111]

Thanks, TC - first, it was my birthday, but the GTS was 3 days late for it. Then, it was my wife's birthday, and I drove home from a company assignment in the Alps in the night to be there the next morning with the candles, cake and kids...

Friedensreich Hundertwasser, "The Way To You", 1966

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