Very interesting that the factory went for the retro look...
Very interesting that the factory went for the retro look...
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
Very sexy,and California Blue too !!!
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Curt Autenrieth
S Registry # 152
Porsches:
1.6L 2.7L
1.8L 3.0L
2.0L 3.2L
2.2L 3.4L h20 cooled
2.4L 3.6L air & h20 cooled
3.8L
I just don't like the profile. I miss the more vertical look of earlier cars.
Of course, I feel that way about all the new Porsches .
I see marketing desperation to draw the toney buyer. That should make an incredible wind!
Zed
I'm generally not a fan of the looks of the newer 911s, but I think the 991 Targa is OK - I like the retro cues. I am completely dismayed, on the other hand, by the incredible complexity of the automatic Targa top mechanism. At first, I thought these photos were a joke:
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More pictures here: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-...photo-2148939/
-Scott
Scott - my thoughts exactly. I like the look, but that Rube Goldberg top mechanism is beyond ridiculous. I suppose they're just catering to the current customer base who couldn't be bothered to open 2 indestructable mechanical latches and simply lift the top off themselves. The only thing missing is the boot and the watering can.
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Love the new Targa...I think they nailed it...I agree CE, it is a Rube Goldberg top mechanism and clearly will break early and often, but in order to make the car appealing to the new car buyer, they had to come up with a way to store the top w/o a human touching it.....otherwise they would never sell any of them.
Question 1: Where does the top of the targa bar go when the top is going back into the stowed position.
Question2: Is the targa bar a roll bar?...If so, I wonder how they accomplished it with the top of the bar moving out of the way when the top retracts
Don't be so sure, just because you can't see them in photos!Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
65 356SC Dolphin Gray
66 912 Green
69 911E Tangerine
72 911T GP White
72 911T Aubergine
72 911T Lilac
72 911S Black (voodoo)
86 911 GP White Targa (now sons)
90 964C4 Black Targa
94 964C2 Black Coupe
08 GT3 Speed Yellow
The Targa's windshield wiper mechanism is much simpler than the top:
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Can you get it without the crazy mechanism? A soft window would be really cool!
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
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