Suzy991

Hi everyone, Thought I should share this. A better look at the upcoming Targa, now without the roof on.

Notice this car also has the Sportdesign mirrors, so probably they will be in the configurator for the other 991 cars soon.


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docfink

I really am looking forward to seeing this one in the metal, and am interested to see how the roof works.

tejstar01

Awesome video great catch I cannot wait to see the reveal very possibly my next car!

96redLT4

Looks Boxsterish I think-and why is that dude driving around town with the spoiler up?
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WCE

If it wasn't for the new mirrors this car looks just like the disguised prototypes from last year - and since they again used the cab body and cut lines it still appears the rear glass might somehow be retractable... but I'll believe it when I see it!

tejstar01

The rear glass will not be retractable the camo is just to disguise the shape of the rear glass. If the rear glass was retractable than it would be a convertible with a bar going over the top there is no point in that. That's why they made a convertible, this will be exactly as the older targas with the lift off roof, my only guess is the lift off roof maybe will fold in half for easier storage.

Alan Smithee

WCE is referring to the cut line in the bodywork extending from the rear spoiler, forward over the rear wheels, and to the 'targa' bar - the same as the cabrio, and very different from the coupe. I doubt the rear glass folds, but I am sure the targa roof will somehow be electrically retractable, as others have surmised in other threads with drawings and diagrams. No way they are going back to the 1960s design with a lift-off roof in a $100k+ car.

Suzy991

The original Targa was also a convertible with a bar over the top. The rearwindow could be zipped out.

I don't think it is such a strange idea. One would have a car that can be transformed from a coupe into a targa or into a convertible with a bar over the top., just like the original.
Three cars in one...

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JonDUnning

Doesn't look Boxterish at all to me. On the contrary, completely different.

rodsky

This harkens back to the 86 targa, I had. It had a roof piece that you manually removed. it folded up and stored in the frunk. The back was not removable.

Suzy991

I was talking about the original Targa which was 20 years before your '86 Targa. That had a removable rearwindow.



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tejstar01

You are correct about the early targas having the rear plastic section being able to unzip and fold away, that was really cool. However the 991 targa will have a glass rear window so that will not be possible! As far as the top being able to electronically retractable I just don't see it, to me they will use the lightweight feature of the current convertible top and it will be a manual lift off but be extremely durable, extremely light and be able to fold in half to be stored very easy in the bonnet! That's my story and I am sticking to it!

scubadiver637

Is the targa a wide body?

Suzy991

I did understand that the glass window of a modern 991 wouldn't zipp out
But I've seen some crazy drawings from a guy of a window that would slide away under the "convertible hood" with a Targa roof that could be manually removed like you said. He had it all worked out. I've searched google, but can't find it anymore. Somehow it looked like it made sense, allthough I doubt if it will be that way.
But the idea wasn't bad at all.


The car in the video is a wide body. Based on a Carera 4 cab (if you look closely you see that the lightbar is painted black).

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bernpep

This makes the most sense!