Cool new Porsche 911 Targa revealed in Detroit

The new Porsche 911 Targa has been officially unveiled at the Detroit motor show and has also gone on sale with prices starting £86,281 for the 911 Targa 4 and £96,316 for the Targa 4S. Orders are being taken now with first UK deliveries due in May.
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All Targas are based on the larger all-wheel drive 911 Carrera 4 bodyshell and, like the Carrera 4, have a choice of engines: a 345bhp 3.4-litre flat-six and a 395bhp 3.8-litre. Sprint times from 0-62mph are 4.8 and 4.4 seconds respectively.
Unlike recent 911 Targas where a glass roofing system has slid back behind the rear screen, this 991 model Targa harks back to the 1965 original with a solid, removable cloth panel that hides away in the boot. The big difference is that it’s removed as part of a theatrical movement that sees the rear screen lift up and out of the way as the panel – identical to the central part of a 911 Cabrio’s – is automatically stowed in the boot.
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According to grant Larson, head of special projects for Porsche Style, a manual roofing system was considered, but “People who purchase these cars expect electric operation, so manual operation was out of the question.”

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