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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf
**UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT**
I think the new targa, well, sucks. It looks cool, yes. But it's got a ton of drawbacks.
1. It's got the cabrio's reinforced body shell, but has a heavy, heavy glass roof. Therefore it's super heavy.
2. It's mandatory AWD, so it's even heavier
3. Rear seat room compromised due to cabrio body / mechanism.
4. Roof opening not all that large...barely larger than the sunroof. Does not give much of an open air feeling compared to cabrio.
5. Heavy glass roof cannot be operated while driving, whereas cabrio top operable up to 50kph.
6. Did I mention the weight? And it's up high? Yeah, not good.
My apologies to Targa owners but having owned a cab, I'd take it 10/10 times. Other than preserving rear visibility compared to the cab, the targa offers nothing over it. The 991 and onward cab is more of a folding hardtop as the main roof consists of three magnesium panels that are covered in the fabric. Really the only part that's not hard is the sail panel area.
Sorry, off topic post over.
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Agree - and not to mention I believe the targa GTS has a different suspension setup from the standard GTS (i.e. it's softer and less sporty). I think the targa looks amazing, but beyond that I couldn't justify getting one. Standard coupe GTS for me.