Back in January when Porsche introduced us to its new-old acceptance of the Targa term , the action didn’t just take place in Detroit. Their video also has an Easter Egg and, apparently, we all missed it unit now.
The clip, which is waiting for you below, includes a few scenes that show the the rear wing wearing what seems to be the signature air intake of the 911 Turbo models. This only comes to fuel the rumor fire that’s been burning for quite a while, so now we have even stronger reasons to believe Porsche is working to mix forced induction with its Targa roof.
Well, this is the point where we see ourselves forced to compare the Targa Turbo with the original Cayenne. A bit like Porsche’s first SUV, the Targa Turbo is an opinion splitter among Porsche fans.
The purists obviously state that such a creation equals blasphemy and that the 911 Turbo Cabriolet is enough of a dilution to the nameplate’s performance.
The other camp, the one we’ve enrolled in, sees this as an interesting opportunity to expand the multitude of 911 flavours even further. There are still a number of 911 editions to come, such as the spied GT2, so there is enough time for a Turbo Targa to arrive.
Or perhaps Porsche is holding the project back until they release the facelift for the 991-generation 911 - at the moment, it’s too early to tell if this is a path to follow or not.
We recently took a Porsche 911 Turbo S for a spin and the car was fabulous. They’ve raised the bar so high that the unwanted pendulum effect of the rear-mounted engine is a thing of the past, at least in the dry.
The ex-generation 997 911 Turbo was always staggeringly quick machine, but it could’ve done with a little more personality. Well, they’ve ticked this box too - for instance, the forced fed flat six is now more vocal, mixing present intake sounds with that sweet turbo pressure release noise.
Since we’re here, we’ll use to occasion to ask Santa Clause to pay an off-season visit to Porsche’s engineers. What we’d really need in order to appreciate the new Targa is a transparent roof. One really can’t settle for the current canvas layout after the 997-generation spoiled us with its super-sized glass top.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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