Porsche might not be attending this year?s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, but it hasn?t stopped the company from launching new cars into the already crowded 911 range with the 2017 GTS. Historically the GTS has represented the ultimate in 911 performance without having to go for the Turbo or one of […]The post Porsche 911 GTS 2017 appeared first on Pursuitist.

Porsche might not be attending this year?s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, but it hasn?t stopped the company from launching new cars into the already crowded 911 range with the 2017 GTS.Historically the GTS has represented the ultimate in 911 performance without having to go for the Turbo or one of the more track-focused, exclusive and limited production RS or GT3 models.And while this is still the case, thanks to increasingly strict regulations concerning emissions and fuel economy, the 2017 GTS will be the first ever to come with a turbocharged engine in order to meet environmental demands.The turbocharger in question is all-new even if the 3-litre flat six engine it?s mated to is the same as that in the current generation 911 Carrera, but the resulting power increase will leave the Carrera and the current generation GTS standing.The new GTS outputs 444bhp and, depending on which model (there will be five variants to choose from), a 0-100km/h time of 3.6 seconds. All models will be capable of hitting 300km/h flat out.Just as impressive are the fuel economy ...