New Turbocharged Porsche 911 Now Available With More Driven Wheels And A Fancy Targa Roof

Following on from the recent reveal of the new all-turbo 911 Carrera range, Porsche has given its Targa and Carrera 4 ranges the forced induction treatment
New Turbocharged Porsche 911 Now Available With More Driven Wheels And A Fancy Targa Roof

When Porsche revealed its new turbocharged 911 Carrera range, there were a few versions left behind: the GTS, the Targa and the Carrera 4. The latter two now have been given the expected facelift treatment, gaining a few minor visual tweaks including a vertically-slatted engine cover plus - more importantly - the new downsized 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six.

New Turbocharged Porsche 911 Now Available With More Driven Wheels And A Fancy Targa Roof

Everything’s as per the previously revealed Carrera coupe and cabriolet models, meaning more power and better efficiency across the board. Both the standard and ‘S’ versions of each get a 20bhp and 45lb ft boost, plus healthier fuel economy figures of up to 36mpg - an improvement of 12 per cent according to Porsche.

New Turbocharged Porsche 911 Now Available With More Driven Wheels And A Fancy Targa Roof

Want the quickest one possible? That’ll be the 414bhp, 369lb ft Carrera 4 S coupe, which will crack 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds - so long as you’ve fitted the PDK automatic gearbox and ticked the Sports Chrono pack option - and top out at 190mph. Thanks to ‘electro-hydraulically controlled all-wheel drive’, Porsche says that this is actually the first four-wheel drive 911 to beat its rear-driven brother in the acceleration stakes.

If you want more headroom there’s the options of the Targa and cabriolet versions, but you’ll have to sacrifice a little performance - both are around 0.2sec slower than their tin-top counterparts. Oh, and our preference would be the Targa over the cab, because that folding roof is insanely cool.

New Turbocharged Porsche 911 Now Available With More Driven Wheels And A Fancy Targa Roof

Tempted? You’ll need £81,398 (RRP) to bag the cheapest - the Carrera 4 - while the fast Carrera 4S is £90,843. Want to spend as much money as possible? That’ll be the Targa 4S, setting you back £99,684. The cars are on sale now, with first deliveries occurring early next year.

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