Porsche 911 Targa

Fears of a push to ban convertibles in the U.S. in the 1960s spurred Porsche to create a new body style that offered more safety but still let the outside in: the Targa.

Porsche has its updated 911 range on show at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the first time the cars have been shown on local soil. At present we only have the base Carrera plus the all-wheel-drive Carrera 4 and Targa 4 (there isn’t a rear-wheel-drive Targa), but there will be...

You already know what Singer does. They take older model Porsche 911s and make them works of automotive art. Up until now, the company had stuck to re-imagining coupes. That's all changed because the first 911 Targa has received the reimagining process, and the results are absolutely wonderful...

Open-air motoring enthusiasts in cold-weather climates, rejoice for your new toy has arrived. Say hello to the 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. That combination of letters and numbers is a mouthful, yes, but it also tells you a lot about the vehicle at which you're staring. Targa lets you know the...

The ‘Targa’ version of the latest 991-series Porsche 911 has just made its world debut, and it’s turned out to be yet another stunner from the Porsche camp. Like previous-generation 911 Targa models, the latest features a fixed roll bar crossing the center section of the car. In...

Along with coupe and convertible variants, the half-way-house Targa model has long been a staple of the Porsche 911 range--since 1965 in fact, when the first "safety cabriolet" made its debut at that year's Frankfurt Auto Show. The 2014 Detroit Auto Show marks the debut of the latest variant, the...

The 2014 Audi S3 joins the all-new Audi A3 Sportback on the list of upcoming Paris Auto Show debuts, but it's quite possible we won't be getting this car here in the U.S.--though we might get a sedan version. Acura's next flagship sedan, the 2014 RLX, will make its official production debut at the...

It was only a matter of time until Porsche released its Targa versions of the new 997 model, but for the first time in the model’s history it will be all-wheel-drive-only. The sportier and more expensive S version gets the larger 3.8-liter flat six producing 355 horsepower and makes the 0-62...