Possible the most complex folding roof ever...
 

And I absolutely LOVE IT!

The 911 Targa is back. - YouTube

So do I...BIG fan!
Nicely done....

In 3 years there will be a thread posted here asking how to fix it because it is out of warranty.

Beautiful car

Good Lord, 44 seconds before we actually see a CAR?

I love the look.

i don't need twenty inch rims.

I like it! Really cool operation on that roof...

IMO, the best looking Targa ever. LIGHTYEARS better than the abominations foisted upon us during the 993/996/997 years.

Sorry, I thought clicked on the "start at 30 seconds in" prompt on YouTube.

I am really happy that they were able to make the traditional Targa glass look so good on the new 991. I was very apprehensive when I first heard of it last year. Ruf's 997 Targa is alright, but this 991 looks right.

Just my opinion.

I'd like to be alone for 15 minutes or so....

The OP said it.... Possible the most complex folding roof ever.

Got to love the monkey motion and can't wait to see what they did for the cup holder.

They finally hired back the guy that designed the heater/ventilation system in my 84!



It does look pretty darn good though.

Looks good to me...... no more pinched fingers :)

Seriously.

Nice car.

Is that.... like.... a $300.00 option?

Good looking car but SO many parts to break over the years!

What would have been so bad with a manually removed top?

300.....or 11k....one of those...

Freaking great looking! But God I'd hate to have to work on one of those tops

Cool, in a Rube Goldberg kind of way.

I love it, but as stated it looks a wee bit complex.

Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make...
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I was ready to hate it....

Awesome!!!!

Say what you want about the complexity, that is one cool looking roof, and car!

Looks great, but Id prefer one that you have to remove manually.

Nice looking, but as people said, what will you do with it in 20 years when you can hopefully get parts? Whats the going price on an 84 Targa top, something crazy like $5,000?, and that is just fabric and whatever the frame is made of.

What about the rear seats? Is there room for them? Or are they eliminated?

EVERY new car is complex these days, that's just the way of the world...actually not just cars, it seems every THING is complex these days. Anyway, I suspect most buyers won't worry about what might potentially happen down the road with repairs. I still think it rocks!

Wow, that's the first watercooled Porsche that's ever really pushed my buttons.

Ever since "accidentally" buying a Targa many years ago, I've been hooked and have had only Targas since.

And I'd like to have that one!

That being said, if there was an option to just have a regular fixed rear window and a manual top, I'd take it in a heartbeat. Maybe that system isn't quite as complex as it looks (although having worked on an electric 944 sunroof recently, I doubt it), but even if well designed, there's going to be a lot of motors, sensors, hydraulics, etc etc.

But there's always something to ruin it . . .

"The Targa will be offered only in the four-wheel-drive Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S models.

Standard four-wheel-drive has less to do with marketing to bad-weather regions and more with overall performance, said Porsche spokesman Nick Twork. Porsche is betting the Targa buyer will want the extra grip in high-speed cornering regardless of road conditions.

The system also adds substantially to the price — something else Porsche is famous for. The Targa 4 starts at $102,595; the 4S starts at $117,195."

I would have gone the opposite direction. Only available as 2WD (it's an open car!), stripped down as a lower cost alternative to the cab.

They somehow made that car good looking...how did they do that? :)

I'm guessing that 20 years from now we will all have 3D printers in our shops, just like Jay Leno.

Perhaps some of us already do.