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pmg
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And winter wheelsets have now appeared for Gen 3 on Porsche sie and 19's present for Gen3 GTS and S

https://tequipment-finder.porsche.com/u ... s%C3%A4tze

https://tequipment-finder.porsche.com/u ... s%C3%A4tze
2019 Macan S Porsche code PKW8WKI8

PorscheMack
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"These features are either standard or significantly cheaper on the GTS and adds up to about an additional £7.5k of extras that you need to add to the S. At that point the price difference between the two cars is just £4K"
Not wishing to rain on your parade but I got to over £9,000 worth of GTS Standard options if loaded onto an S. I would say a fully GTSque S would only be around £2,000 less than the real thing 🤔
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 24-???)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PRKIVM50
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 22-Nov 23)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PNIECDM4
sd1985
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Post by sd1985 »

PorscheMack wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:34 pm "These features are either standard or significantly cheaper on the GTS and adds up to about an additional £7.5k of extras that you need to add to the S. At that point the price difference between the two cars is just £4K"
Not wishing to rain on your parade but I got to over £9,000 worth of GTS Standard options if loaded onto an S. I would say a fully GTSque S would only be around £2,000 less than the real thing 🤔
Yep I never added the PSCB brakes
Armyaxl
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Post by Armyaxl »

GTB wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:05 pm I spent over a month comparing the two ( S & GTS) and on the configerator. Really ended up a simple decision for me to pay the extra for the GTS plus the extras I wanted than an S with lots more extras and ending up at almost the same if not higher figure. Obviously a personal choice and everyone is diffrent.
My Porsche code is below, order placed last week and I will not be changing anything

https://www.porsche.com/microsite/porsc ... =/PNTUV2A3

Cheers GTB
Id love to see your spec with the gold wheels.
sd1985
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Post by sd1985 »

OmniCognateSnr wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:00 pm They are pretty much the same car with a few extra options, most of which I don’t actually want. The performance difference is negligible, they look identical but one costs a lot more for the sake of 2 extra letters, some bragging rights and suspension that is probably unusable on most British roads. Don’t forget the 2022 S has the same engine as the 2021 GTS. If you want a sports car you should probably buy a sports car rather than an SUV.
So Ive now spoken to another reviewer who drove a GTS with the standard sports air suspension and wrote up a review. Here is his comment from experience driving the car:

“Despite the 21s and summer tyres the ride is phenomenal, even over rough surfaces”

That’s two reviewers who have said the same thing now.
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Post by Armyaxl »

Easy choice for the gts for myself. The pcp route gives a gfv of around 6 or 7 k more than S. I really wanted sports exhaust (yes I'm 17 in my mind), the air suspension is free and no need to spend more on wheels. Still annoying the crayon is another 1k on top though.
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Post by sd1985 »

Armyaxl wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 5:03 pm Easy choice for the gts for myself. The pcp route gives a gfv of around 6 or 7 k more than S. I really wanted sports exhaust (yes I'm 17 in my mind), the air suspension is free and no need to spend more on wheels. Still annoying the crayon is another 1k on top though.
The sports exhaust is a nice feature. Had cars without it and cars with it. My overall assessment is I had much more fun with it - irrespective of what others thought :)
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Post by OPLA1905 »

The obvious point that’s being ignored is that the wait time for a GTS order made today is “end of next year”. So for many, the S could arrive 6 months or more earlier
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OPLA1905 wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:52 pm The obvious point that’s being ignored is that the wait time for a GTS order made today is “end of next year”. So for many, the S could arrive 6 months or more earlier
Great point
I’d get the S if I was in that situation, rather than waiting.
My OPC only gets 1 GTS per month as opposed to the 4 S Models they get each month. It’s a scarce car hence the long lead time.
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Post by PorscheMack »

OPLA1905 wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:52 pm The obvious point that’s being ignored is that the wait time for a GTS order made today is “end of next year”. So for many, the S could arrive 6 months or more earlier
Could be but no one knows for sure at the moment..
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 24-???)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PRKIVM50
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 22-Nov 23)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PNIECDM4
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