Cayenne GTS Manual Transmission Dead Before It Hits The Ground?
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Story by Jack Baruth
The Cayenne GTS hasn’t even hit the streets yet, but when it does, the model’s primary reason to exist – the six-speed manual which appears for the first time in a NAR-market Cayenne V8 – may be missing.
Porsche has made much hay of the GTS prior to its arrival. The 405-horsepower SUV, which starts at $69,300 but easily reaches to $95,000 or more with the leather dashboard, full-length sunroof, and convenience options, was meant to fill the massive gap between the $57,900, 385-horsepower Cayenne S and the $93,700, 500-horsepower Cayenne Turbo. Mating the aggressive looks of the Turbo with a special steel-spring suspension and available six-speed manual transmission, the GTS was positioned as the enthusiast’s choice in the Cayenne family.
Dubspeed Driven’s mole within the Porsche customer base, “Deep Fox”, recently placed an order for a six-speed GTS with all the trimmings, but was surprised to receive a call from his dealer today informing him that availability of manual-transmission GTS models would be delayed until further notice, or perhaps indefinitely. The only way to retain his spot in the GTS line would be to spend the extra $3,000 and take the Tiptronic transmission. We’ll keep you posted as more information arrives, but right now it looks like the praise of the auto-journalist crowd hasn’t exactly convinced Porsche there’s really a market for a six-speed Cayenne V8.
I am not sure this is correct at least I hope not. I ordered a Cayenne GTS six speed manual back in November and have been given a confirmed build date in Feb.
Cayenne GTS is sold as two different models, each with a unique order code, one for manual and another for Tiptronic S. The dealer must receive an allocation to get either model. The dealer who tried to switch this customer may have not have had an available manual transmission allocation.
Also, the GTS does not come with Steel Springs, the Adjustable Air Suspension is standard equipment…
The GTS is steel-sprung in the RoW, for what it’s worth.
Since the publication of this story, the official line from Porsche has been given as “restricted” rather than “delayed”. We’ll be waiting for the first one to be released…
if i order one , how long do u think it takes for it to arrive? more then 4 months?
i went to porsche dubai the show room to order the cayenne GTS, guess what? it takes 18 months to order WTF.. Im so angry i cant wait this long ! any one has any solution ?
You can buy mine as soon as it comes in, Dana, but it’s gonna cost you