LexVan

FIFY, Chuck.

Mondrian

Does safety factor in?

According to Porsche "the convertible does not have the same resilience as a coupe"
http://www.worldcarfans.com/10902131...production-911

Team Plutonium

Wait, are you telling me a convertible with a soft top does't offer the same protection in a rollover than a car with a roof? That's crazy talk.

Mondrian

Did you read the article? The car did not roll over, I merely pointed out what the Porsche spokesman said post-crash!

Team Plutonium

No, I obviously didn't... my sarcastic comment was the result from pure observation, and imagination.

walterwu

Got my 991 with the sunroof delete. Dealer was surprised and advised against it. For resale to the masses, probably a bad idea to delete it, since the plebes want it, but I didn't buy it for the resale value.

I figured, a sunroof is no substitute for a cab or targa, so why even bother?

walterwu

That actually looks more like bad guardrail design. It's practically a horizontal slicer.

Mondrian

Agree but we talk about stiffness of the chassis in coupe vs cab for cornering/handling purposes but never discuss the chassis stiffness of coupe vs cab for safety reasons i.e. as in a crash ... it should count as a factor in the decision making process although its upto the individual to weigh it in their list of priorities.

petee1997

I love that combo. The red top just sets it off. I wish I had more imagination when I buy a car. Mine is triple black, just like every third cab we see on the street.

drmatara

How long do you intend to have it for? I had my 997 C2S Cab for 8 years and never had any issues with the top eventhough I used it regularly...and for the maintenance of the top....NONE...I had it washed at the carwash every time an it still looked great when I sold it...

drmatara

Very nice car...

Larry Cable

I have to agree; and from the picture its hard to tell if the cabriolet had the top up or down (I'm assuming up, due to the time of day and the apparent speed ... I actually know that section of the autobahn having driven it many times)

I think we have to accept/speculate that in a cabriolet, even with the current roof design, up/closed, the coupe's roof design in a crash like this will offer more resistance to collapse than the cabriolet.

looking at the pictures, it appears as though the car went under the barrier, probably impacting the drivers side A-pillar, I should imagine that even with the roof up, the cabriolet does not offer the same reinforcement to those A-pillars as a full coupe roof does (since the solid roof would distribute the load from the A-pillar back across the entire diagonal of the coupe)

just my $0.02

Larry Cable

don't overlook the cabriolet roof design which is not a classic soft top, but is in fact a hybrid hard/soft solution, with solid, interlocking magnesium roof panels covered with a soft cover...

petee1997

Looking at the picture, it is doubtful if the driver would have survived in a coupe or cab. It wasn't the model of car that killed the driver, rather the force of impact.

ruhlich

Car wash!! My God man, don't you realize Money might be reading this topic?