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Porsche 911 Targa S 2dr PDK Review

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Porsche is best known as the quintessential sports car maker, but its line-up is increasingly diverse, interesting and successful, from its SUV family to the Panamera hatchback and shooting brake and, in time, a planned family of electric vehicles.

Whatever your choice, What Car?’s testers rate the cars highly; Porsche has an unusually high percentage of five and four-star cars.

Without exception, its sports cars are class leaders or among the class leaders, standing out for combining driving thrills with surprising luxury and comfort. Likewise, its SUVs are among the sharpest handling, as well as offering high levels of practicality and quality. Meanwhile, the Panamera is a true rival to the very best large executive saloons.

Porsche also sees itself as an electric car pioneer and has already enjoyed sales success with its plug-in hybrid range. Its first all-electric sports car is imminent, signalling the firm’s intent to stay relevant for many years to come.

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S 2dr PDK

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Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android auto

Automatic headlight activation including welcome home lighting

Electrically adjustable heated exterior mirrors on door waist rails, aspherical on driver's side

Two three-way catalytic converters and on-board diagnostics for monitoring emission control system

Two zone auto climate control with separate temperature settings for driver/front passenger, automatic air recirculation mode incl air quality sensor

Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors with integrated rain sensor

Full size two stage airbags for driver and front passenger

Porsche side impact protection system includes side impact protection in doors, curtain, head/thorax airbags for driver/front passenger in each door

Engine immobiliser with remote central locking and alarm system with ultrasonic sound based interior surveillance

Electric adjustment of backrest angle, seat height, fore/aft position, squab angle, seat cushion length, seat and side bolsters and lumbar support

Reversing camera including front and rear park assist

14 way electric sports seats with memory pack

Three dimensional LED taillights including reversing light and direction indicators, integral third brake lights

Adaptive sports seat plus (18 way electric adjustable)

Remote park assist with lane change assist

Sport chrono package including mode switch - 911 (992)

Brushed aluminium interior package - 911 (992)

Interior trim pack with decorative stitching in contrasting colour - 911 (992)

Interior trim package with decorative stitching and seat centres in leather in contrasting colour - 911 (992)

Exclusive manufaktur extended leather trim pack - 911 (992)

Extended leather interior package for heritage design interior - 911

Turbo Sport Design pack in high gloss black - 911

Interior package painted in exterior colour - 911

Steering column casing leather in conjunction with memory package - 911

Leather dashboard and door trim package - 911

Door trim leather pack in combination with heritage design pure leather interior - 911

Door trim leather pack in combination with two tone heritage design pure leather interior - 911

Leather dashboard and door trim package in combination with heritage design pure leather interior - 911

Leather dashboard and door trim package in combination with two tone heritage design pure leather interior - 911

Sport chrono package with porsche design clock - 911

Paldao dark openporous interior package - 911

Door trim leather pack in combination with heritage design classic leather interior - 911

Leather dashboard and door trim package in combination with heritage design classic leather interior - 911

Door trim leather pack in combination with two tone heritage design classic leather interior - 911

Leather dashboard and door trim package in combination with two tone heritage design classic leather interior - 911

Exterior package painted in high gloss pack - 911 (P86)

Porsche 911 Targa

The Targa is a four-wheeled paradox. Yes, it's the least focused version of the world’s favourite sports car, but it more than makes up for that in many ways. Thanks to the 911’s brilliant platform, here is a convertible that’s searingly quick, sharp to drive, plush around town, surprisingly practical and genuinely usable 365 days of the year. This isn’t just a car you could drive every day, it’s one you’ll really want to. 

<h2>What we're looking for:</h2><ul><li>Ride comfort shouldn’t be sacrificed at the altar of handling sharpness</li> <li>Plenty of power from a melodic engine</li> <li>Handling that doesn’t come at the expense of a back-breaking ride​​​​​</li> <li> Practicality is not essential but nice to have </li></ul>

Driving fun is right at the top of any sports car buyer's priority list, and every one of our award candidates has backroad entertainment coded into its DNA.

The Mazda MX-5 embodies sports-car spirit without wearing an exotic price tag, and has deservedly gained a strong following over the years. Much newer to the scene is the mid-engined Alpine A110. It may carry a name from the past, but this potent, mid-engined sports car was designed with the very latest lightweight thinking.&nbsp;

Rounding off our shortlist, though, is a name that'll be familiar to even those to whom sports cars hold little interest. The Porsche 911 was born an icon in 1964, and the latest generation bridges the gap between sports car and supercar. Yet, somehow, it manages to preserve a distinctly civilised character.

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