Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS 992

The 911’s Targa body style already exemplifies compromise. Its top effectively combines the characteristics of the rear-engine sports car’s coupe and convertible body styles while mastering the nature of neither. The Targa’s retractable roof panel and giant glass rear window sacrifice some of the chassis rigidity and lighter curb weight of the Carrera coupe, as well as a measure of the immersive open-air experience that the Carrera convertible’s folding top affords. On the upside, the Targa offers more wind-in-your-hair excitement than the coupe and superior closed-roof visibility to the convertible. The conjugated qualities of the 911 Targa may dissatisfy both the coupe and convertible orthodoxies but will appeal to many. In other words, the body style has the hallmarks of a good compromise.