997 2005-2012 911 C2, C2S, C4, C4S, GTS, Targa and Cabriolet Model Discussion.
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Anyone else think.....

that the lines of the new Targa look much better then that of the coupe? The subtle differences just do something to the car that give it a much more appealing look to me. Its basicly just a cab body with the targa system welded in place. The polished aluminum accent strip where the windows meet the roof really stands out, especially towards the rear of the car where it comes to a point. I'm standing in front of a Guards Red Targa 4S and thinking, what if they took the stupid targa sliding glass out and replaced it with a permanent carbon fiber roof, unpainted carbon fiber hood, keep the turbo wheels and turn it into a 2S, but keep the widebody... now that would be hot!
 

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no, i don't think so.
 
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i dont know, i sorda like the coupe better, but is that your RS in your avatar?
 
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Really? Have you seen it in person yet? I thought nothing of it from the press pics until I saw it.

That WAS my RS, I've had sellers remorse for the last few months What an absolutly wonderful car!
 
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My dad has a 94 RSA with rims. Its really sweeet. It has 14,XXX miles i think and he got hit on the way to work in the back the one day he drives it to work. But i love black RSA they are really cool. And no, i havent seen it in person but im not crazy on the whole targa part.
 
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I prefer the coupe. the targa looks a little weird to me.
 
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I think the coupe looks better than both the Targa and the Cab.
 
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Well whitlock you have such crazy ideas in your mind...but are just sweet!
I'd love it as well
 
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In my opinion, nothing looks and drives better than the coupe.


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NO.
coupes look the best. (period)
 
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Coupe or Cab for me. I saw a Targa at the dealer on Wednesday....the glass roof looks like a huge greenhouse!
 
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Whitlock, sorry i can't agree with you . maybe it's the newness of the design that's got you.

I saw a guards red targa 4 with turbo wheels at dealer yesterday, it looked gawky. Probably partially because the rear wheels didn't fill out the fenders
very well at all, and on base 4 no PASM so ride height sucked too. Personally I would consider $10K premium for the cabrio, but I would NEVER pay the targa's $7K premium over the coupe.
 
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I think the targa looks better than the coupe
 
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I think that the coupe looks better especially considering that the targa comes with the Alu trim that looks completely out of place in a 911.
 
Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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whitlock, I saw a Targa yesterday and had a chance to really look it over. While I agree it looks much better in person than pic's indicate, I still like the coupe more. The aluminum strip looks better than I thought also. To me the new Targa is an improvement(in looks) over the last one.
 
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