Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (991)

The spec table places the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (991) in an unusual position: 424 bhp ranks it 395th of 600 cars, yet its character is defined by numbers that the power ranking cannot capture. The question is not how far up the list a car sits on one measurement, but what combination of traits it brings into a collection. Here, the answer begins with a layout shared by just 47 of the 600 cars: a flat-six engine.

The Carrera GTS is a GT from the 2014 to 2016 period, a 2+2 coupe with a naturally aspirated 3.8 litre flat-six producing 424 bhp and 440 Nm. Its 0 to 100 km/h time of 4.4 seconds places it ahead of 227 cars in the catalogue, while its 306 km/h top speed ranks 242nd. These figures are strong, but they do not tell the whole story. The catalogue position shows a car that is not built around chasing a single headline statistic, but around a particular specification mix that appears far less often.

Only 36 of the 600 cars pair a flat-six with rear-wheel drive, and just 27 combine a naturally aspirated flat-six with that drivetrain layout. That is the detail that separates this Porsche from many faster cars in the catalogue. It occupies a narrower space, where engine configuration and drive format matter as much as acceleration figures. The result is a car whose appeal comes from the relationship between its components rather than any one number.

At £75,000 used, the Carrera GTS sits 359th by price, making it more expensive than 241 cars in the catalogue. Its cost per bhp is £177, a figure that helps place its performance alongside its position as a considered collector choice. Porsche contributes 65 cars to the catalogue, while Germany contributes 197, placing this model within a broad group of German performance cars but giving it a specification shared by relatively few.

The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (991) suits the collector who looks beyond simple rankings and wants a car defined by a specific formula. It brings a rear-wheel-drive flat-six presence to a garage without relying on extreme figures, creating a place for a naturally aspirated GT coupe that represents a distinct choice within a collection of 600 cars. It is the kind of addition that reveals an interest in the details behind the numbers.