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why do you say that? The Targa presumably does not need the wide arse for a particular reason so roof system could easily fit onto the 2wd body?
Judging by the odd looks (to me) and premium I suspect the 997 targa will be as unpopular and unloved as previous versions (except to those devotee Targa fans of course) and they will all be nafftronics.
Judging by the odd looks (to me) and premium I suspect the 997 targa will be as unpopular and unloved as previous versions (except to those devotee Targa fans of course) and they will all be nafftronics.
Wetwipe said:
My impression from the noises made from Pork Germany are that the Targa will only ever be made as 4 which seems reasonable given the fact that the 4 has a wider arse so any model changes would require major development
didn't they say with the Cayman S that there wouldn't be anyother variants???
nah, they could use the 2wd cab (seeing as the targa is based on the 4wd cab body)
I do like the wide body of the 4, but.. (1) there is a higher cost with the 4 and if a non-targa I would chose a 2, and (2) the 4 has a smaller front boot than a 2 and with a lady who likes taking 43 pairs of shoes on holiday, space matters.
Would DEFINITELY select manual not tippytoptipbolloxtronics.
Would select the S over the non-S (caliper colour is important
)
Don't agree with the comments 'if no cab, then likely to be bad weather, hence need a 4'. I don't like the look of the cab and actually don't want one (heeeeeey, there's the Cayman justification comment
!!). It's so much nicer than sunroof, yet it still a tintop. Perfect. If they did it for the Cayman, the order would already be in! 
Would DEFINITELY select manual not tippytoptipbolloxtronics.
Would select the S over the non-S (caliper colour is important
) Don't agree with the comments 'if no cab, then likely to be bad weather, hence need a 4'. I don't like the look of the cab and actually don't want one (heeeeeey, there's the Cayman justification comment
!!). It's so much nicer than sunroof, yet it still a tintop. Perfect. If they did it for the Cayman, the order would already be in! pikey said:
I do like the wide body of the 4, but.. (1) there is a higher cost with the 4 and if a non-targa I would chose a 2, and (2) the 4 has a smaller front boot than a 2 and with a lady who likes taking 43 pairs of shoes on holiday, space matters.
Would DEFINITELY select manual not tippytoptipbolloxtronics.
Would select the S over the non-S (caliper colour is important )
Don't agree with the comments 'if no cab, then likely to be bad weather, hence need a 4'. I don't like the look of the cab and actually don't want one (heeeeeey, there's the Cayman justification comment !!). It's so much nicer than sunroof, yet it still a tintop. Perfect. If they did it for the Cayman, the order would already be in!
Would DEFINITELY select manual not tippytoptipbolloxtronics.
Would select the S over the non-S (caliper colour is important
) Don't agree with the comments 'if no cab, then likely to be bad weather, hence need a 4'. I don't like the look of the cab and actually don't want one (heeeeeey, there's the Cayman justification comment
!!). It's so much nicer than sunroof, yet it still a tintop. Perfect. If they did it for the Cayman, the order would already be in! Strange to prefer the Targa on looks. IMHO it tries too hard to look "premium"... Must have to do with the price premium, I guess...
sleep envy said:
Wetwipe said:
My impression from the noises made from Pork Germany are that the Targa will only ever be made as 4 which seems reasonable given the fact that the 4 has a wider arse so any model changes would require major development
didn't they say with the Cayman S that there wouldn't be anyother variants???
nah, they could use the 2wd cab (seeing as the targa is based on the 4wd cab body)
The Targa is based on the Coupe not the Cabriolet. It has not been based on the Cabriolet since the 993
nbetts said:
sleep envy said:
Wetwipe said:
My impression from the noises made from Pork Germany are that the Targa will only ever be made as 4 which seems reasonable given the fact that the 4 has a wider arse so any model changes would require major development
didn't they say with the Cayman S that there wouldn't be anyother variants???
nah, they could use the 2wd cab (seeing as the targa is based on the 4wd cab body)
The Targa is based on the Coupe not the Cabriolet. It has not been based on the Cabriolet since the 993
are you sure? it's jsut that the panels are exactly the same as the cabs?
sleep envy said:
nbetts said:
sleep envy said:
Wetwipe said:
My impression from the noises made from Pork Germany are that the Targa will only ever be made as 4 which seems reasonable given the fact that the 4 has a wider arse so any model changes would require major development
didn't they say with the Cayman S that there wouldn't be anyother variants???
nah, they could use the 2wd cab (seeing as the targa is based on the 4wd cab body)
The Targa is based on the Coupe not the Cabriolet. It has not been based on the Cabriolet since the 993
are you sure? it's jsut that the panels are exactly the same as the cabs?
Positive. The panels are quite common across most of the 997 range. But the Targa is based on the 997 Coupe bodyshell as opposed to the 997 Cab. Same as it was on the 996 Targa.
Edited by nbetts on Monday 6th November 14:01
pikey said:
nbetts said:
Dr S said:
Don't think they sold many 2wd Targa's of the 996...
I don't think they sold any 4WD Targa 996 models - as they did not make any.Ok - to satisfy Pikey - I should have said... they only sold 996 Targas in a 2WD platform as they did not make a Targa 4WD in the 996 Variant.
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