First Drive: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS  Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
Inattentive and on his cell phone, the cop couldn't be certain
that I was breaking any laws. But then, a droptop Porsche on
these roads is always just moments away from an ostentatious
display of poise either in speed or in cornering grip. He knew
well enough that if he wasn't going to pull me over, he must, at
the very least, wag a finger. And so he did.  Such a limp-
wristed reprimand, of course, has the opposite effect from what
was intended. It's cause for laughter, not conscience or shame.
Emboldened with a feeling of good fortune and a slight sense of
invincibility, it is a license to attack the winding, glasslike
tarmac of the desert valley with Porsche's latest iteration of
the iconic, always-enchanting 911, the Carrera GTS.  Yes,
another 911. As the 997-series nears the end of its life cycle,
Porsche continues to cut the 911 pie into thinner and thinner
slices. But no matter how many variants Porsche builds (there
are now twenty distinct 9