As well as being iconic and seductive and heroically fast.
Porsche 911 targa glass roof.
Porsche 993 996 and 997 targa roof repairs 1996 saw the debut of a retractable glass roof in the porsche 993 targa a design continued on the 996 and 997 targa.
As for the 911 itself well that s the last word in engineering perfection in my book.
Watch the roof of the new 2014 porsche 911 targa open and close.
The roof retains the rear section of the 911 speedster with flying buttresses extending into the upper section.
The most stylish 911 model has the addition targa.
The exterior in detail.
And at the same time it is an open top variant of the 911 with the comfort and safety of an enclosed car.
The glass roof retracted underneath the rear window revealing a large opening.
At any speed the roof can be opened where it drops down 25 mm and slides a meter back underneath the rear window.
The 2021 porsche 911 targa s folding roof makes for a handsome beast.
The targa had the body of the cabriolet with the targa glass roof replacing the fabric roof.
The new glass roof design allowed the 993 targa to retain nearly the same side on profile as the other 911 carrera variants and eliminated the inconvenience of storing the removed top of the old system.
A shade was there to help prevent the greenhouse effect of the closed roof.
As the roof weighs an additional 60 kg 132 lb the suspension has been modified as compared to the other carrera models.
But the remained of the roof is basically a big piece of glass that mimics the.
It has a similarly sloped greenhouse profile in either configuration but trades the coupe s aluminum roof for a wraparound glass rear window and the iconic aluminum targa bar that dates all the way back to 1965.
Watching the carefully choreographed dance of the targa s metal and glass and little slots.
Like its predecessors the 993 and 996 the 997 targa is equipped with a glass roof system.
And now you can have a carrera as a coupe.
Or a cabriolet or a targa with a big glass roof.