David Linklater.

There’s yet another new 911 model on sale. Confused? Us too. But we still love the road-toracetrack GTS. By

You could argue Porsche is overdoing the ‘‘GTS’’ thing a bit. It’s an evocative badge that originally represented motorsport technology being brought to road cars. The first was the 904 Carrera GTS of 1963. There were also GTS versions of the 924 and 928 in the 1980s and 1990s.

But now, Porsche offers a GTS version of absolutely everything in its range. Well, not quite: there’s no new-generation Panamera GTS just yet. But there will be.

Indeed, Porsche’s press blurb on the new 911 GTS featured here claims the badge had its ‘‘rebirth’’ with the 911 (Type 997) of 2010. Hmm, not quite. The monster Cayenne SUV brought the GTS brand back in 2008. But perhaps that’s not quite as credible to highlight as a milestone moment.

Then again, Porsche Gts-now is not the GTS of olden times. These days, it signifies a model that’s completely track-capable but gives away nothing in terms of comfort and equipment to more ‘‘mainstream’’ (if there’s such a thing in Porsche-world) models. So you could equally argue that’s it’s entirely appropriate to splash the Gts-ethos as widely as possible.

Back to the 911 then. There are no fewer than five GTS versions now available: coupe, cabriolet or Targa, with two or four-wheel drive. Our test car is a Carrera 2, which you wouldn’t know from a distance because even the reardrive GTS models get the Carrera 4 ‘‘wide body’’ bum, which gives a 44mm-wider rear track. Hot-rod styles. The GTS gets new turbochargers for its 3.0-litre six that boost power by 22kw compared with the standard