The mid-engine Boxster GTS is powered by a flat-six all-alloy DOHC four-valves-per-cylinder water-cooled engine. The boxer engine architecture is something that Porsche pride on as it gives the car a low centre of gravity and has a distinctive torque delivery and exhaust note. The boxer engine produces 330 PS at 6,700 RPM and 370 Nm of torque at 4,500 RPM, and it is mated to a quick-shifting seven-speed PDK automatic gearbox.
The GTS uses a MacPherson strut with multi-link suspension set-up both at the front and the rear with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) electronically controlled dampers. The driver can select among three modes: Normal, Sport and Sport Plus. In the Sport Plus mode the suspension stiffens, and the car gets lowered by 10 mm to enhance its handling and dynamic characteristic. The PASM system is further aided by the Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) system.
PTV is an intelligent interaction of the rear differential lock with selective braking interventions at individual wheels, which is a supplemental function of the Porsche Stability Management (PSM) system. Essentially PTV improves the cars steering response, precision and agility by specific brake interventions at the rear wheel located at the inside of a corner.
