From: Ed Ruiz [eds928gt@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 3:33 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: GT vs GTS

Having driven all the cars you mentioned, and currently the owner of a
90GT, I think I may be able to provide a meaningful response.  YMMV.

By definition, the GT is a manual.  It is a bit more powerful than its S4
counterparts, but only by 10HP.  It has the same gear ratio as the GTS -
2.73:1, but does not have its torque or HP.  However, it does weigh about
50 pounds less than a GTS.  The main difference is the GT is the last
Porsche 5.0 liter engines, while the GTS has the 5.4 liter Porsche V8s.

The GTS comes with 17" rims and 225mm wide tires up front and 255mm wide
tires in the rear. The GT comes with 16" with 225mm wide tires up front
and 245mm wide tires in the rear.  The GTS has GTS brakes (Duh!) while the
GT has S4 brakes.  The GT does have a slightly stiffer suspension which
helps to make it a bit more nimble.  As with the GTS, the GT fenders lips
have been factory rolled, but the rear fender is not a widebody.

Having driven them both, I prefer the GT.  It's not as refined or softly
sprung as the GTS, but in spite of having almost 20HP less than the GTS,
it still keeps up with the best of them, and can out-corner any stock GTS.
 Having a price tag that is usually over $5k below a compareable GTS
doesn't hurt either.  YMMV.

~ Merry motoring ~