991.1 Targa - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

For me, these are the pinnacle of 911’s but they hardly ever come up for sale. Does anyone know how many were sold in the U.K.? Starting my search:-)

Ditto to this. I don’t think it exists but I would love a manual 991.1 Targa.

They’re the prettiest 911 variant and the 991 interior layout and supplied tech is perfect for providing what you need while not being intrusive. I had a 991.1 targa 4 and because they’re a bit heavy it felt underpowered and the scuttle shake was bad on the rubbish British roads. If you like a bit of oomph and noise the s or GTS would be the one to go for. But they have strong residuals and since they’re more of a cruiser they’re in competition with several other manufacturers. When I was searching for mine there were never many available for sale so you may have to compromise on spec. If you haven’t driven one before I highly recommend that you do before pulling the trigger; aesthetically great but dynamically compromised.

They were produced for a max of 2 years and a bit of a specialist choice at the time hence the low numbers. I read there are fewer than 100 GTS .1 Targas. These were only produced for a year. I searched for over a year for mine as I wanted a bright colour, 14 or 18 way seats, PSE and Bose. I wasn’t fussed about PDK or manual as both have their advantages. The dream was a Sapphire Blue 4S. Ended up with Carmine Red GTS and couldn’t be happier. I absolutely adore it. No doubt not as sharp as a coupe, but for cruising around it is glorious. And I think it’s the coolest looking thing! Good luck and enjoy the search.

Tiff's original review of the Targa 991 is a manual - they were definitely made but extremely rare. I owned a 991.1 Targa 4S PDK for about 18 months. Painfully cool to look at. Wind buffeting in them is awful above 50-55mph. The handling challenges discussed are very real. Pilot Sport 4Ss helped but I never felt very confident driving that car fast, and you had to push it really hard - it never felt that quick. I would be hesitant to recommend it - glad I owned it but glad its in the past. I had a lot of problems with engine mount failure too, well known issue of that generation of porsche. Vacuum system was a total pain too, I had to completely replace that - also a common fault. I guess the 991.2 would probably have been a lot more driveable, but of course the noise of that 3.8 breathing normally was quite unrivalled. A compromised car. That probably underlines it.