Although I have been a Porsche fan since I was 10, an Italian friend who was born in Italy, lives in Italy, owned a car parts business in Italy once told me in Italian, "Ferraris are beautiful to look at, but if you want a real sports car, get a Porsche". His words, not mine. I now have a mint 993 and a 991.1 GTS, both in manuals. When you have the right cars, you tend to keep them much like my BMW motorcycle, now at 30+ years of ownership.
I feel better after your video. I have a 991.2 GTS cabrio. I used to have a Ferrari 360 and F430. The Porsche isn’t as sexy or visceral as the Ferraris were but it doesn’t produce the angst they did either. I was toying with selling the GTS to go after another Ferrari but your video reminded of why I got the Porsche in the first place.
I agree. I normally like lighter wheels, but I have always loved these gts wheels in black. Not sure how they would look in another colour, especially given the black centre locks.
Great vid Sam, I recently bought the 991.2 C4 GTS and I absolutely love it, changed into it from a 992 4s which so dissatisfied me. It had terrible build quality, speakers, door cards and interior rattles from everywhere. Imo also way too much digital interface for basic controls that annoyed the hell out of me on the move. The GTS is a revelation as my daily, lucky enough to have others too for more raw satisfaction, but for me this is the sweet spot in the range. Wish you well to drive it!
Thanks, interesting to hear you came back from a 992. I drove a 992 GTS recently and whilst there are some improvements I’m really not sure about some of the interior changes.
Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!!! (BABBVEN LAWS AND TEBBVEN ORDERS)!!
@Ivana Notyers exactly BABVVO means Bundesabgasbespassungsverbotsverordnung = "Federal smoke fun bann" they will bann all ICE cars after 2030 from 2027 on you wont get spares and some years later motorsport will be all eletric too, Formula 1 will than be Formula E.
porsche's inability to get radar cruise setup in a manual is just silly. vw golf r manual does adaptive cruise until 15mph -- below that is disengages.
Best car for the money you can buy. Hands down. I have a 991.2 Carrera 4 GTS for the traction, this one is lighter. There is something to be said for both versions. I like the light bar on the 4 as well.
Hi Sam, giving serious consideration to chopping my C63 in for a GTS but have to ask, was that Majestic in North Sheen you stopped at??? Ps thanks for the video, very helpful!!!
Hi Sam, just looking at the GTS models at the minute 991.1/.2 but I agree, I’m not a massive fan of the black wheels either so will go GT Silver. What did you decide in the end… did you just repaint the wheels or change them?! Any issues with the break dust. Thank you 👍🏻
3:40 its not like you need to change a wheel simply because the GTS or any other 911 does not come with a spare wheel. The forums make such a big deal of Centerlocks when they are not an issue at all. I mean how often do you need to remove a wheel...to do a brake flush, change the spark plugs. Thats every 2 to 4 years.
Platinum Satin is the Porsche color wheel you should consider. Hides brake dust. Doesn’t draw too much attention away from the car itself. I have them on my sapphire blue 2014 Carrera S. I could send you a photo if you tell me how.
Yeh very very nice fella, huge Porsche fan and I have the 2011 997 GTS, the original :) I wanted it from the first time it was released, couldve got a 992 but this is what I wanted and I didnt want to get a 992 and still be looking at 997s if you know what I mean. Anyway nice blue it looks bright and lively, I agree with the wheels, centre lock is a bit much for just a daily road car so I waited and got one with the 5 stud option which turns out is quite rare as I dont see any on the road with anything other than centres, its good as I can get some winter wheels and have more variety when it comes to choice and I can swap them over myself. Again agree with the lower ride height, I have to brake for the majority of speed ramps which is a bit irritating. Did your 991.2 come with the raised suspension button? Not sure if it was an option in your version tbh. personally the Bose in mine is a bit pants, I grew up in the DNB era so I need punchy bass and its not even close, mine has the pcm carplay hack but still glitchy though. Cruise control is a good option but again no one specs it, Im getting the retrofit at around £700 from Porsche but its been on back order seems forever. In all fairness you made a decent choice enjoy her.....oh and forgot to say, the centre locks can be removed and the 5 stud module replacing them, its not a much of a faf tbh
Interesting, glad you love your 997, cool things. I don’t have the lift but you could spec it as an option. It would be nice to swap wheels in winter easily at home.
@@johnguidetti5839 I think the point is the price difference, how can Porsche sell a product at that price and not include it even as an option. Yet a 2020 basic model with in manual comes with it as standard
The annoying thing for me with PDK in the Uk is the direction you push the stick to go into manual mode. Here we push it away from us but in left hand drive countries like Germany for instance they pull it closer to them for your more engaging manual shifts. Yes I can still reach it but it would be better if they reversed it for us brits. I have a 997.2 C2S PDK and the Bose is pretty crap to be honest. No where near as good as the middle upgrade in my old 2011 X3. Maybe it’s the insulation?
I have had two 911s with the center-lock rims, OMG they are such a problem when you get a nail in the tire. Never ever will I get a Porsche with those center-lock wheels. I was hit head-on by a truck in my 2016 Porsche 911 GTS. Took me 3 years to get back to normal after a broken neck and broken lower back and both bones in my leg were broken. 5 surgeries later I purchased my 17th Porsche; a 991.2 Turbo 2019. I wanted a Turbo S but Porsche would not allow my order to go through with the 5-spoke non-center-lock wheels so I settled on the Turbo. Love the 5 spoke mag rims with the normal 5 lug-nuts. Good video and I owned 3 GTSs in past. They were all amazing daily driver cars. Also prefer the PDK over manual especially in Washington DC traffic. My Corvettes are manual but looking forward to the new ZO6 with Tremec Dual-clutch. Like your color blue. I will never get another steering wheel in alcantara because it gets matted down and looks awful after 6 months. Hard to restore it if you don’t stay on top of the care of the alcantara or now called “race-dex”. Enjoy your GTS. I think the 991.2 GTS is the best thus far daily Porsche! I do really enjoy my 991.2 Turbo as a daily driver. After a tune & headers & intake my car is 720 hpw at the crank. Extremely fast, quick & drivable‼️ Cheers bring on more videos!!!
Oh wow, sounds like you had a rough time for a while. Glad you’re better now. I totally agree, Centre locks are a pain (I even bought my own torque wrench so I could take the car wherever to change stuff) and alcantara steering wheels…fml
Very nice Sam, have a black 991.1 C4S at the mo and this would be the next purchase. Looks v similar to a car that was behind me this morning near Weybridge Surrey?
Hmmm tbh I this design kind of suits the black (or maybe I’ve only seen it in black) obvious choice would be silver but how about get another set of wheels probably from Porsche that’s not this design and not black. Love the podcasts as always keep up the good work Sam!
Love it Sam! I have the same color in a 991.2 Touring. I recently got the 19" Apex wheels in race silver. They used my car for the photoshoot so you can check out how the wheels would look in your car, I'd highly recommend them.
Sam you traded the lusso ?:)) come on man !! You think small …. Keep the lusso get the Porscha . You’re on a bearish mental mindset. That’s an alert !!!Let me know if you need help to keep all those vehicles
I have one of these cars and although a good review the mistakes grated on my sense of accuracy. The centre button on the mode button is 20 seconds and a Carrera s cannot be specified to GTS level the horsepower is different and the suspension setup makes it a different prospect.
Thanks for the feedback. You can however spec a power kit for the c2s that bumps the power up to GTS levels but you are correct about the 20 seconds. On the 991.2 there aren't tonnes of differences in the suspension, it's just 10mm lower isn't it? and actually an option you can remove if you want.
Good vid - how are you finding the turbo engine vs N/a ? Missing the sound or does the extra torque more than make up for it ? Is yours pre opf filter , pre summer 2018 cars I believe
Although I have been a Porsche fan since I was 10, an Italian friend who was born in Italy, lives in Italy, owned a car parts business in Italy once told me in Italian, "Ferraris are beautiful to look at, but if you want a real sports car, get a Porsche". His words, not mine. I now have a mint 993 and a 991.1 GTS, both in manuals. When you have the right cars, you tend to keep them much like my BMW motorcycle, now at 30+ years of ownership.
Big fan of the blue, the wheels need to be bright silver though. Or a shadow chrome may look good in that design.
Or he can be happy with what he chose? Why do people always feel the need to “tell” someone what they should or shouldn’t have done ?
@@amac8487 he directly said in the video itself that the black wheels aren't his ideal choice and asked for opinions
Love the intro, sold the Ferrari Estate and the Beemer Touring because I needed a bit more space....bought a 991.2!!
😂
That was hilarious 😂 😂 😂
You got to admire Sam, none of the usual histrionics from UA-camrs with a new car - a relaxed not really bothered delivery from Sam😂😂
Casually going from an 812 superfast to a GTC4Lusso and now ditching those for a 991 GTS.
Love the black wheels don’t change
I absolutely LOVE the GTS trim 👌🏼💙 all around, it’s the perfect balance for a 911 daily
Agreed
This Porsche is a true swiss knife, great choice for you.
I feel better after your video. I have a 991.2 GTS cabrio. I used to have a Ferrari 360 and F430. The Porsche isn’t as sexy or visceral as the Ferraris were but it doesn’t produce the angst they did either. I was toying with selling the GTS to go after another Ferrari but your video reminded of why I got the Porsche in the first place.
Haha, great minds think alike. I love using the Porsche all the time
Amazing car! I had the same gen 2019 here in the states with a 7 speed manual transmission in Miami Blue.
still one of my favourite channels....classy
Agree that a leather wheel is better than alcantara. I do however like the black wheels. Good review.
Lovely motor bar the wheel colour
No chum that blue is sick and don't change the black for chrome it's pur fect 🤙🤙🤙🤜🤜🤜
Congratulations on the car I love it! Personally I really like black wheels, but silver would go really well with blue sapphire.
I agree. I normally like lighter wheels, but I have always loved these gts wheels in black. Not sure how they would look in another colour, especially given the black centre locks.
Lovely colour and spec.. loving the recent podcasts as well.. please try and get more engineers on it.
Nice choice!
Get an Exige 410 before they’re all gone! 😁
I’d have an Evora tbh which means an Emira is probably right up my street
@@sammooresphoto I like your thinking! 😉
Great vid Sam, I recently bought the 991.2 C4 GTS and I absolutely love it, changed into it from a 992 4s which so dissatisfied me. It had terrible build quality, speakers, door cards and interior rattles from everywhere. Imo also way too much digital interface for basic controls that annoyed the hell out of me on the move. The GTS is a revelation as my daily, lucky enough to have others too for more raw satisfaction, but for me this is the sweet spot in the range. Wish you well to drive it!
Thanks, interesting to hear you came back from a 992. I drove a 992 GTS recently and whilst there are some improvements I’m really not sure about some of the interior changes.
I like both of 991.2 & 992 . I drive both of them and found that no turbo sound for 992 and very obvious to hear the Turbo sound for 991.2 for sure
about ACC definitely agree.
If you can mount wheels with bolts instead of the centre lock, the 20" 5-spoke "Carrera Sport" wheels to the 991.2 are really beautiful!
Very nice! I’ve got a black one with carbon buckets and ceramic brakes, so much car
Nice!
@@sammooresphoto bringing it to your meet 😁
@@STRmw2 I suspect I'll bring something else but undecided haha
Super nice spec! I'm debating parting with my E92 M3 and F87 M2 for one of these. Really wanted a GT3 but need that back seat for my little guy 😁
Or…a friend of mine just put seats in his gt3 😂
Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-(
In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025
on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!!! (BABBVEN LAWS AND TEBBVEN ORDERS)!!
@Ivana Notyers exactly BABVVO means Bundesabgasbespassungsverbotsverordnung = "Federal smoke fun bann" they will bann all ICE cars after 2030 from 2027 on you wont get spares and some years later motorsport will be all eletric too, Formula 1 will than be Formula E.
You have got the rear wheel steering explanation wrong mate, rear wheels turn OUT at low speed and in at high speed 😀
Depends which side of the car you’re looking at
Don't mind satin black rims and good point about brake dust, I'd keep the rims black. Cannot wait for the V8 family wagon's video! Cheers ;)
It’s been a minute Sam! Welcome back - Hope you’re enjoying fatherhood!
I…..need….sleeeeeeeeeep 😴 😂
@@sammooresphoto don’t worry mate - it gets better. My 16 month old sleeps through now! It’s a game changer!!
@@natbarron I can't wait haha
porsche's inability to get radar cruise setup in a manual is just silly. vw golf r manual does adaptive cruise until 15mph -- below that is disengages.
100% GR Yaris has a very effective setup 😂
Best car for the money you can buy. Hands down. I have a 991.2 Carrera 4 GTS for the traction, this one is lighter. There is something to be said for both versions. I like the light bar on the 4 as well.
Nice video! Can I ask you which app do you use in order to remove the plate?
Hi Sam, giving serious consideration to chopping my C63 in for a GTS but have to ask, was that Majestic in North Sheen you stopped at??? Ps thanks for the video, very helpful!!!
Leave the black wheels on there.
Hi Sam, just looking at the GTS models at the minute 991.1/.2 but I agree, I’m not a massive fan of the black wheels either so will go GT Silver. What did you decide in the end… did you just repaint the wheels or change them?! Any issues with the break dust. Thank you 👍🏻
3:40 its not like you need to change a wheel simply because the GTS or any other 911 does not come with a spare wheel. The forums make such a big deal of Centerlocks when they are not an issue at all. I mean how often do you need to remove a wheel...to do a brake flush, change the spark plugs. Thats every 2 to 4 years.
If I had room for just one car, this would be it
Platinum Satin is the Porsche color wheel you should consider. Hides brake dust. Doesn’t draw too much attention away from the car itself. I have them on my sapphire blue 2014 Carrera S. I could send you a photo if you tell me how.
Interesting, that sounds like the colour. Can you dm me a pic on Instagram? Sammooresphoto
Yeh very very nice fella, huge Porsche fan and I have the 2011 997 GTS, the original :) I wanted it from the first time it was released, couldve got a 992 but this is what I wanted and I didnt want to get a 992 and still be looking at 997s if you know what I mean. Anyway nice blue it looks bright and lively, I agree with the wheels, centre lock is a bit much for just a daily road car so I waited and got one with the 5 stud option which turns out is quite rare as I dont see any on the road with anything other than centres, its good as I can get some winter wheels and have more variety when it comes to choice and I can swap them over myself. Again agree with the lower ride height, I have to brake for the majority of speed ramps which is a bit irritating. Did your 991.2 come with the raised suspension button? Not sure if it was an option in your version tbh. personally the Bose in mine is a bit pants, I grew up in the DNB era so I need punchy bass and its not even close, mine has the pcm carplay hack but still glitchy though. Cruise control is a good option but again no one specs it, Im getting the retrofit at around £700 from Porsche but its been on back order seems forever. In all fairness you made a decent choice enjoy her.....oh and forgot to say, the centre locks can be removed and the 5 stud module replacing them, its not a much of a faf tbh
Interesting, glad you love your 997, cool things. I don’t have the lift but you could spec it as an option. It would be nice to swap wheels in winter easily at home.
@@sammooresphoto good thing is about Porsche, they do a lot of retrofits on the older models, you might wanna enquire about the lift, you never know
I drive at least 12,000 per year on motorways and never use cruise control, I hate it.
Weiss Gold?
Would like that in a manual
good ferrari is garbage
Haha
Nicest I've seen apart from the lava orange 🍊 992 GTS TARGA that's my perfect spec... with all the black like yours
The adaptive cruise control is crazy! It comes as standard in a bog spec 1.4 Volkswagen Tiguan 2020!
Yeah ridiculous
Standard in a new base model Yaris too!
A Tiguan and a 911 doesn’t compare does it.
@@johnguidetti5839 I think the point is the price difference, how can Porsche sell a product at that price and not include it even as an option. Yet a 2020 basic model with in manual comes with it as standard
@@Matdamwam If you knew anything about Porsche you would know everything is an option.
991 so much better looking than 992.
Agreed
Shadow chrome (bmw wheel colour) would suit it 👌
Interesting, I’ll have a look.
Weiss Gold for the wheels would me my choice 👌
She’s a beaut. Did the 997 go too? 👀 what have you replaced the M340i with? I notice an EV charging cable resting there…?
E208 a while ago. Bummer was replaced a few weeks back and will do a video on that soon. 997 still here
@@sammooresphoto awesome!
@@sammooresphoto no one sells their 997
@@sammooresphoto Nobody needs a Bummer 😂
The annoying thing for me with PDK in the Uk is the direction you push the stick to go into manual mode. Here we push it away from us but in left hand drive countries like Germany for instance they pull it closer to them for your more engaging manual shifts. Yes I can still reach it but it would be better if they reversed it for us brits. I have a 997.2 C2S PDK and the Bose is pretty crap to be honest. No where near as good as the middle upgrade in my old 2011 X3. Maybe it’s the insulation?
I’m with you haha. Towards would be sooo much better. Could be the sound insulation. My 992 with burmester is significantly better
Well done Sam - I have the same colour GTS 991.2 Manual - absolutely love it! Great car.
Great stuff
Congratulations very beautiful
Do the wheels in a GT silver/light grey with the blue...
Wheels need to be graphite grey…( same as Black Edition Audi’s)..
I’ll have a look at it
I have had two 911s with the center-lock rims, OMG they are such a problem when you get a nail in the tire. Never ever will I get a Porsche with those center-lock wheels. I was hit head-on by a truck in my 2016 Porsche 911 GTS. Took me 3 years to get back to normal after a broken neck and broken lower back and both bones in my leg were broken. 5 surgeries later I purchased my 17th Porsche; a 991.2 Turbo 2019. I wanted a Turbo S but Porsche would not allow my order to go through with the 5-spoke non-center-lock wheels so I settled on the Turbo. Love the 5 spoke mag rims with the normal 5 lug-nuts.
Good video and I owned 3 GTSs in past. They were all amazing daily driver cars. Also prefer the PDK over manual especially in Washington DC traffic. My Corvettes are manual but looking forward to the new ZO6 with Tremec Dual-clutch. Like your color blue. I will never get another steering wheel in alcantara because it gets matted down and looks awful after 6 months. Hard to restore it if you don’t stay on top of the care of the alcantara or now called
“race-dex”.
Enjoy your GTS. I think the 991.2 GTS is the best thus far daily Porsche! I do really enjoy my 991.2 Turbo as a daily driver. After a tune & headers & intake my car is 720 hpw at the crank. Extremely fast, quick & drivable‼️ Cheers bring on more videos!!!
Oh wow, sounds like you had a rough time for a while. Glad you’re better now. I totally agree, Centre locks are a pain (I even bought my own torque wrench so I could take the car wherever to change stuff) and alcantara steering wheels…fml
Absolutely YES to ACC! I had it on my old C2S, wouldn't be without it for a daily.
100%
Very nice Sam, have a black 991.1 C4S at the mo and this would be the next purchase. Looks v similar to a car that was behind me this morning near Weybridge Surrey?
Nice! Not me unfortunately today
Weiss gold for the wheels. Sapphire blue isn’t a million miles off aqua blue, and how good does that combo look on the 997.2 RS?!
Interesting….hadn’t thought about that but agreed RS looks mega
Nice video relaxed and a normal guy style of presentation!
🙏🏻
SILVER
100%
Silver faces and gloss black barrels for the wheels
Hmmm tbh I this design kind of suits the black (or maybe I’ve only seen it in black) obvious choice would be silver but how about get another set of wheels probably from Porsche that’s not this design and not black.
Love the podcasts as always keep up the good work Sam!
Thanks
Congratulations. Lovely semi sensible sports daily.
Golden wheels would look great on this spec
I like the black wheels and they match the trim
It's a twin turbo
Awesome
Had the same car in pretty much the same spec (except for the 7 speed manual and no glass sunroof). Loved it!
Awesome
What about a Targa? Seems like it would have fit your use case too.
Probably but much heavier. I’d get a cab before a targa
Quite a negative review…🤔
What a sound decision.
Bright silver for the alloys would look superb.
I think so too!
Great car!
Hi Sam
Nice videos!
I wonder if you can share with me how you (re) configured your BOSE in the 911?
Thank you so much!
Gold wheels!
Great car I had a 991.1 GTS and brilliant all rounder
Great stuff
Shame to sell the Lusso. just a brilliant car and a bit more special than a 911.
Love it Sam! I have the same color in a 991.2 Touring. I recently got the 19" Apex wheels in race silver. They used my car for the photoshoot so you can check out how the wheels would look in your car, I'd highly recommend them.
Ooh interesting, where can I see the photos?
@@sammooresphoto I’ll dm you on instagram, I don’t know if UA-cam will let me post links
more content of this please!! Got a new sub!
Will do
Why do you wear headphones when recording behind the camera?
I do sometimes (very rarely) to check levels and background noise
@@sammooresphoto production levels go crazy
@@abu-saeedamin4609 haha, slowly chipping away
Sam you traded the lusso ?:)) come on man !! You think small …. Keep the lusso get the Porscha . You’re on a bearish mental mindset. That’s an alert !!!Let me know if you need help to keep all those vehicles
Haha, I could turn down a profit on a v12 Ferrari I didn’t massively want to use
I hate PDK in Sports cars. I like to row myself and feet being active at driving than riding... FTD
Fair
I have one of these cars and although a good review the mistakes grated on my sense of accuracy. The centre button on the mode button is 20 seconds and a Carrera s cannot be specified to GTS level the horsepower is different and the suspension setup makes it a different prospect.
Thanks for the feedback. You can however spec a power kit for the c2s that bumps the power up to GTS levels but you are correct about the 20 seconds. On the 991.2 there aren't tonnes of differences in the suspension, it's just 10mm lower isn't it? and actually an option you can remove if you want.
Intresting move… 👍 and what about a M3 CSL?😀
Great channel as always.
wasnt sure about the new bimmer, this one tho
also great blurring technique for the numberplate, is it some new tech or am i getting old xD
Just a bit of editing, kinda a faff to do. This car is possibly going to live on the street so trying to avoid showing the plate
Next time I’m just going to put tape over it 😂
@@sammooresphoto Lol :DDD still waiting on some G to make a quick app or something!
Anthracite wheel color🤙
GRANDE PORSCHE 🌹 😘 👍 🇮🇹 🔝
Okay
Color code?
Good vid - how are you finding the turbo engine vs N/a ? Missing the sound or does the extra torque more than make up for it ? Is yours pre opf filter , pre summer 2018 cars I believe
I do like the extra torque but I would prefer an N/A engine. Maybe a light hybrid is the answer (or just a gt3 engine)
Honestly I don’t know about the opf, it’s a 67 plate so by your calculations nope
@@sammooresphoto or 991.1 gts and upgrade the info system?
@@haricsl yes, that would work as well
Wise man...😁
buy me one. I like the blue color
great FAMILY car... LOL not.
Haha, there is another 😂
@@sammooresphoto LUCKY YOU !!
why do you hate black wheels lol you always say that
Because I do 😂
You can’t see the wheel design and they just get lost in pictures
Pdk gay
Neither a good nor exciting choice. But hey, to each their own..
Lol what do you drive?