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Model Focus: Owning a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (991.1)

The 991.1 range (2012-2016) had the most powerful naturally-aspirated series production engines ever built by Porsche. Producing an exceptional 110bhp/litre, the 991.1 Carrera GTS was the top of the range. Subsequently environmental legislation would oblige Porsche to build smaller engines and extract more power by turbocharging.

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Story by Greg James. Images by Harvey Kanter. The 964’s Controversial Arrival When the 964 was released in 1989, the initial reaction was not universally positive. In fact, many of...