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2010 Porsche 911 - Review

Marty Padgett

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2010 Porsche 911 Carrera 2-door Cabriolet 4S Side Exterior View

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Apparently, I'm a rain god.

I came to it late in life, admittedly. In the last three weeks, from what I can piece together. Just since I turned forty.

How do I know? Good question. Fact one: Atlanta suffered a five-year drought that ended just recently. Now we've had a month of rain and a 200-year flood. I miss my backyard. Fact two: I've been on two press events in the intervening 11 days since I aged prematurely, and both have been washouts.

The first? The 2010 Kia Sorento. It's an all-wheel-drive family crossover so, psshh, it's a bonus wrinkle on the test-drive experience. The second drencher? Far sadder, here in Portugal, where I skytripped this week to drive the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo. All last week, nothing but sunshine and blue skies. This week? Sheets of rain. Torrential downpours. Driving wind.

Ascension comes with a heavy price. You can make all the personal-wetness jokes you want, but this is one time I wished my powers would have disappeared for a few hours. Rain is a...

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2dr Coupe (1)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Coupe Turbo Specs	$132,800	$119,340	16	23

2dr Coupe Carrera (4)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Coupe Carrera Specs	$77,800	$69,840	18	26
2dr Coupe Carrera 4 Specs	$84,100	$75,510	17	25
2dr Coupe Carrera S Specs	$88,800	$79,740	17	25
2dr Coupe Carrera 4S Specs	$95,100	$85,410	17	23

2dr Coupe GT3 (2)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Coupe GT3 Specs	$112,200	$100,800	15	22
2dr Coupe GT3 RS Specs	$132,800	$119,340	15	22

2dr Targa (2)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Targa 4 Specs	$92,100	$82,710	17	25
2dr Targa 4S Specs	$103,100	$92,610	17	23

2dr Cabriolet (1)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Cabriolet Turbo Specs	$143,800	$129,240	15	24

2dr Cabriolet Carrera (4)	MSRP	Invoice	MPG City	MPG Hwy
2dr Cabriolet Carrera Specs	$88,800	$79,740	18	26
2dr Cabriolet Carrera 4 Specs	$95,100	$85,410	17	25
2dr Cabriolet Carrera S Specs	$99,800	$89,640	17	25
2dr Cabriolet Carrera 4S Specs	$106,100	$95,310	17	23