Just back from our very own Grand Tour with my son! We did just over 1000 km in two days, taking in a Track Day at Donington Park, the Snake Pass, the Cat and Fiddle, the Evo Triangle, the LLanberis Pass, The Brecon Beacons and and a whole lot of excellent roads in between!
My main conclusions are:
My main conclusions are:
- * Even with standard Coupe's -20mm the GTS just isn't harsh. There wasn't a single moment where I thought "I wish I'd gone for -10mm". That's a big deal and relief for me as I was VERY worried it would prove wearing. That's not the case at all! I'm not sure if I am just totally dialed into it now, or if it has softened a little as the miles have gone on (just over 2K miles now), but the ride is of zero concern now. It is taught, yet supple with a total absence of 'float'.
* Oh my, how good is it on track???!!! Last time I lapped Donington was in my race spec Caterham and the GTS felt just as bidable and nimble! It has power, braking and grip to spare. We really didn't push hard, but even so it was startling, perfect, astonishing and wonderful! Whilst we gave way to most things on track had I felt inclined to punish the tyres more through the bends I think we could have given some very expensive machinery a nose bleed!!!
* OMG it's fast. Did I mention that? Way faster than my 991.1 C4s was.
* The GTS interior is fantastic - even after 8 hours of driving! The alcantara is supple, grippy and just very comfy. You sit in the 18 ways rather than on them as as the case with my old 14 way leather seats in the C4s.
* I dont know if ifs being a '.2' versus my .1 C4s, or the rear wheel steering, or the -20mm PASM, or wider rims, or revisions to the steering, or the alcantara wheel, or the seats, or what it is. But the GTS is way more than the sum of its parts. What a package!
* Road wise we like the Cat and Fiddle and the Llanberis Pass the best.