Which Porsche gives a better open top experience?

[@Whodatindyman]

Let me open by saying I’m not trolling anyone. As a long time porsche fanatic and owner of a few 911’s along with other Porsche’s, I have some strong opinions. In my opinion, a 911 Cabriolet is totally a chick car. One of my 911’s is a Targa 4S manual 992.1 and I love it. It looks better than a cab and I think is much more unique and I think safer too.

[@ReaganHuff-j4p]

Boxster 981S. Flat 6. Midnight Blue with full Luxor beige interior. Great handling, great sound, great look from every angle. Love it fully open, incredibly quiet with windows up if trying to have a conversation or listen to music (I prefer to listen to the flat 6 - glorious!).

[@mikerusznak]

Awesome! Great description 👍🏼🏎️

[@VincentMatthews-pe3yn]

Just drove a GTS/4 Targa 6500 kms in 12 days all over Europe. 8 mountain passes 2500 kms on the Autobahn & 7 countries. Had a MB AMG GT 63 2 weeks ago on some of the same roads 2200 kms in 36 hours. The GT 63 was fast but the 911 was just so much more fun to drive.

[@mikerusznak]

Awesome! That is totally my dream. Hopefully this channel will get me there. 👍🏼🏎️

[@indykalia8224]

Cabriolet all the way! Proper open top motoring and the rear of the car looks gorgeous, hood down!😍

[@ガルルとルガル]

A cabriolet that exudes elegance and sophistication

[@stevekru6518]

I’d be pleased with either body, but strongly prefer the manual.

[@mikerusznak]

Manual is sooooo smooth

[@writingdownbones]

Cab is the best way to experience exhaust and surroundings- especially if you get to drive in beautiful countryside. Use the wind deflector and have the windows all the way up for the best usage. Use AC or heat as needed and you get an awesome, unparalleled driving experience.

[@markpuccio6270]

Targa cabin buffeting is reduced dramatically by deploying the wind deflector built into the windscreen.

[@mikerusznak]

You would think Porsche would find some way to vent the air out the back so it’s not to have the buffeting.

[@markpuccio6270]

@@mikerusznak They did design a way. The retractable wind deflector works perfect. No buffeting when deployed even at highway speeds.

[@TrRog]

Love my 911 turbo S cabriolet! Always drive with the top down and always have the deflector up!❤

[@kemalpiskin1304]

I’d rather have a Boxster over a 911 Cab but would choose Targa over both. Best of both worlds IMO.

[@hbullock]

Boxster, or better yet, a spyder. All day, every day.

[@gordonmccracken1209]

Targa variant is the best looking 911 in my opinion.

[@rossdonison4999]

Thanks so much for this. I don’t think anyone has done a full back-to-back comparison like this before. I am a former 991 gts cab owner and considering the targa since I agree that the looks are much better and I live in western Canada where the all wheel drive and more secure top is appreciated. I’m also a motorcyclist so wind doesn’t bother me but the “whomp whomp” buffeting does. This is a great breakdown and will help in making my decision. Cheers!

[@mikerusznak]

Thanks 👊🏼

[@davidb42]

Have the targa gts and love it

[@TTT-1961.]

You may have left off the ceramic brakes on the GTS description, which is a $9k option. Very expensive build. The Targa is by far a better looking and more desirable car, and holds value better/longer. I have had both and your description of the ride/noise is spot on. I enjoyed the cab a lot, but the Targa is just plain special.

[@mikerusznak]

Whoops. Yep forgot about the PCCBs . Thanks 👊🏼

[@paulslater3734]

I sold my boxster and brought a 992 targa. Sold it after 6 months and brought another boxster. The targa is far far too noisy with the roof down.

[@mikerusznak]

What difference did the windshield deflector have on the buffeting? @sxsw12

[@1q2w3e4r5t6zism]

The Targa wears the brake shield on its neck - above 100 km/h it gets uncomfortable and loud. Porsche would have to integrate wind tunnels to divert the wind flow. What the video shows excellently and unintentionally, however, is the iron-hard suspension set-up of the GTS (1st car). Rather not a daily driver. Thanks for the informative video and all the work! Best wishes from Germany.

[@mikerusznak]

Well put. Thanks for the encouragement. 👊🏼

[@jeffscott2246]

Cabs all the way!

[@deecoopsau]

You didn’t try the cab with the windows up. You can drive it with the just front windows up and with the rear windows up. 65 it’s listed and you can try both those combinations with the deflected up or down. It basically gives you six different ways of driving with the top down.

[@fugi9604]

I always drive cab (not a Porsche) with the front windows up. When hot, ac is turned on, when pleasant temp, it is ideal to drive with windows up, when cold, heating is turned on.

[@jefferypriest9057]

911 open top convertible ❤

[@smiffyLevel6]

Ok cab is better with roof down but personally I don’t like the side profile with the roof up. Targa more buffeting with roof up but looks way better with roof up or down imo?

[@mikerusznak]

👍🏼💯

[@Silverscooby27]

I prefer the cabriolet over the Targa.

[@bertushd]

Gorgeous vid. Nice to see that the angle of the windscreen is the same as the non-convertible’s. Thats the right experience of open driving like mine Saab 9-3 OG convertible. About feeling secure in an open car…you have to have some skills to own a convertible, one of that is to have some authority 🤓 so people will not enter your car.

[@mikerusznak]

Thanks. Yes I bet. 👍🏼

[@writingdownbones]

Thank you for honest opinion!

[@mikerusznak]

Always! 👊🏼

[@mazdalove4937]

Wish i had this problem

[@System624]

Great review and hair Mike! Targa w/7 speed Stick is heaven. Odd how the cabin on Targa looks more confined vs Cab. Maybe seat height. Enjoy your presentations. ✌️

[@mikerusznak]

Ha. Thanks brother 👊🏼

[@kemalpiskin1304]

Hair is lookin good Mike!

[@Dr.T-i8e]

Cab all the way! The targa may look a little nicer but the cab can put the top up or down while driving up to 30ish mph. The targa has to be at a dead stop. It takes longer top put a targa top up or down. Imagine if it starts raining and you have to pull over and find a place to come to a complete stop and wait for the slower top to raise. Also you have to be careful to not have anything directly behind you because the glass top goes back farther than the bumper of the car. The glass roof is heavier and puts the weight up high making the car not as stable or handle as well as the cab. The cab has magnesium panels under the fabric so it is strong and well insulated for noise and temperature and much lighter. Get the heated cooled seats, heated steering wheel,burmiester for great clean loud sound, sport exhaust, sport chrono and you have the best of all worlds- quiet refined top up or sport or sport plus sporty driving top down with loud clean music or enjoy the top down sounds of the sport exhaust. To cool down after a spirited drive you can turn off the sport or sport plus a quiet the car down and soften the suspension and just cruise. Again best of all worlds and much less buffeting!

[@sxsw12]

You forgot to press the wind deflector on the targa located in front of you.

[@mikerusznak]

What?! I did not know. I will go try it. 👍🏼

[@deecoopsau]

It’s on the top of the windshield.

[@jameschaves5723]

I sold my 918 for an incredible offer and received a Turbo S. It’s a great car but my 1997 Turbo is still my favorite. That whale tail just can’t be beat

[@BlackwingDan]

I love my Targa Heritage Edition. Literally everywhere I go, I get a “nice car, man.” The Cab has such a strange looking butt-hump. If I had to pick, I’d take a Coupe before the Cab, and a Targa over both. One commenter mentioned the Targa’s enhanced resale value. That’s 100% true: It’s really hard to get ANY new Targa. In the DC area, it;s like an 18 month wait to get delivery of your allocation.

[@mikerusznak]

Nice! Love the heritage editions. Yes I totally agree on the hump. 👍🏼

[@predsjednikvlade]

The only 911 I will own is a coupe...

[@mikerusznak]

I agree 👍🏼

[@sonnysantino7849]

Targa. Obviously.

[@Patrick-jc9pb]

Cab all the time, because i like to drive open also above 100 km/h and then the Targa is horrible with all that noise. It is a pitty because it is a beautiful car.

[@mikerusznak]

Well put. 👍🏼

[@danb2145]

Good honest information 👍🏻

[@mikerusznak]

👊🏼

[@jonh.1585]

I like the tan inside better...😎

[@habs11111]

You didn’t pop up the Targa’s wind deflector that is built into the top of the windshield. You would have had a much more enjoyable experience with that deflector popped up!

[@mikerusznak]

Thank you. I didn’t even know there was a deflector up there. As soon as we get another targa in I will check it out. 👍🏼

[@Dejan_23Unlimited]

CABRIOLET * That wind noise sound in Targa is not acceptable, period !

[@waltvancourt5052]

Wow, what would the new one's cost ! I will keep my 17 C2S cab and 20 spyder.

[@mikerusznak]

Spyder is in my top 5 list. 👍🏼

[@tombazemore1098]

A hat would solve many problems…

[@MoJoAssets]

Did I miss it Mike, or did you not use the Targa’s deflector?

[@mikerusznak]

Ha, no, you didn’t miss it. I didn’t know the Targa had a deflector. I will go try the car again with the deflector and see what difference it makes. 👍🏼

[@macmovieman1]

I am your target market and local here about 1-mile from your dealership. Love the Targa but you guys have always made it hard to buy a car from you so I gave up.

[@mikerusznak]

Can I assist?

[@NM-nd4zq]

Targa!!!

[@ReaganHuff-j4p]

5:00. Worried about people jumping in car?😂. Where are you driving? You can always put the windows or top up. Just drive fast!

[@mikerusznak]

“Just drive fast” 😂👍🏼

[@writingdownbones]

Or - move away from California 😂

[@PhilbyFavourites]

I’d cut my hair and not worry. Better still wear a hat. And always drive with the side windows up, the aerodynamics are designed to work with windows UP…..

[@christophermassaro6952]

200K for a used 4S????

[@isa5811]

why did you not raise the side windows all the way up?

[@notabovebutequal]

That's what I'm saying

[@mikerusznak]

If you want the top down for “open air” driving I’d figure you’d want the windows down as well.

[@babypluto7538]

992.2 driving review pls

[@mikerusznak]

Hopefully filming one tomorrow. I wanted to do a back to back comparison with a 992.1 but we just sold the last one we had.

[@Uhmph]

Targa always. Cabs are horrible and destroy the lines of the car. If you want a 911 cab, just get a Miata.

[@tet2mor282]

💯 agree

[@mikerusznak]

Or a 718 Spyder, which is the best looking open tip Porsche IMO. 👍🏼

[@pierredebug17]

Targa is better looking. BUT that wind inside the cabin is not what Porsche represents. Sorry, for me it is the coupé.

[@RobertR-x5p]

I have had one coupe and just recently purchased my 3rd cab since 2016. The cabriolet driving experience is better for me. Top down you really see and hear things to another level. I do think the coupe and targa have a slightly better look but I’m more about how it feels driving. Great thing about Porsche is they have something for any enthusiast’s tastes!

[@deecoopsau]

@@mikerusznak I actually don’t like the look of the Targa with the roof up or down. I think the cab looks fantastic with the roof up or down. And it’s got far better aerodynamics and cabin quality.

[@bigladxx6819]

I'm pretty sure they're both 4WD are they not?

[@mikerusznak]

Yes, both of these cars are four-wheel-drive but the Targa does not come in 2 Wheel Dr.

[@bigladxx6819]

The Targa is pure theatre, it has always been my favorite model, thanks for a great video.

[@Por_981]

Porsche Boxter GTS 4.0

[@thomasschimmeyer8715]

That cab is a weird spec. Yellow seat belts and straight black wheels would be better. Blue is my favorite color too, just looks out of place here.

[@Yuji-l1c]

Speedster

[@mikerusznak]

It’s not better , Speedster is the ultimate. 👍🏼

[@SurviveTheDay]

Both are grugly. A Porsche needs a fixed hard top and a big arse rear wing.

[@mikerusznak]

Ah, an RS fan. 👍🏼

[@kenmcglown6642]

Duhhhhhh "CONVERTIBLE!!!!"

[@FrankWhite-t2v]

Look at the inside boring

[@hendelar]

Windows.

[@lewis7515]

"Blast him!..."

[@xliu37]

cab looks better

[@Frakaphoto]

targa is just fashion today so will be out in 10 years . cabrio is the real design. I remember the old targa from 1970 were people were curing this ugly metal to transform it in cab.

[@FrankWhite-t2v]

No they look outdated and boring and overpriced not sexy

[@writingdownbones]

Cab is the best way to experience exhaust and surroundings- especially if you get to drive in beautiful countryside. Use the wind deflector and have the windows all the way up for the best usage. Use AC or heat as needed and you get an awesome, unparalleled driving experience.

[@mikerusznak]

Thanks for the tips! 👊🏼

[@deecoopsau]

Exactly. Summer or Winter, I have my cab top down all the time unless it’s raining. Winter is probably the best, with the four windows up, the deflector up, the heater on full bore, and the heated seats cranked up. I have a 991.1 C4S Cab with the GTS engine, so the sound is sublime with the sports exhaust, the variable induction tubes and the NA engine. Pure nirvana.

[@Dr.T-i8e]

Cab all the way! The targa may look a little nicer but the cab can put the top up or down while driving up to 30ish mph. The targa has to be at a dead stop. It takes longer top put a targa top up or down. Imagine if it starts raining and you have to pull over and find a place to come to a complete stop and wait for the slower top to raise. Also you have to be careful to not have anything directly behind you because the glass top goes back farther than the bumper of the car. The glass roof is heavier and puts the weight up high making the car not as stable or handle as well as the cab. The cab has magnesium panels under the fabric so it is strong and well insulated for noise and temperature and much lighter. Get the heated cooled seats, heated steering wheel,burmiester for great clean loud sound, sport exhaust, sport chrono and you have the best of all worlds- quiet refined top up or sport or sport plus sporty driving top down with loud clean music or enjoy the top down sounds of the sport exhaust. To cool down after a spirited drive you can turn off the sport or sport plus a quiet the car down and soften the suspension and just cruise. Again best of all worlds and much less buffeting!

[@deecoopsau]

You didn’t try the cab with the windows up. You can drive it with the just front windows up and with the rear windows up. 65 it’s listed and you can try both those combinations with the deflected up or down. It basically gives you six different ways of driving with the top down.

[@mikerusznak]

Great ideas I’ll do another one in a few months. Thanks 👊🏼

[@Dr.T-i8e]

Cab all the way! The targa may look a little nicer but the cab can put the top up or down while driving up to 30ish mph. The targa has to be at a dead stop. It takes longer top put a targa top up or down. Imagine if it starts raining and you have to pull over and find a place to come to a complete stop and wait for the slower top to raise. Also you have to be careful to not have anything directly behind you because the glass top goes back farther than the bumper of the car. The glass roof is heavier and puts the weight up high making the car not as stable or handle as well as the cab. The cab has magnesium panels under the fabric so it is strong and well insulated for noise and temperature and much lighter. Get the heated cooled seats, heated steering wheel,burmiester for great clean loud sound, sport exhaust, sport chrono and you have the best of all worlds- quiet refined top up or sport or sport plus sporty driving top down with loud clean music or enjoy the top down sounds of the sport exhaust. To cool down after a spirited drive you can turn off the sport or sport plus a quiet the car down and soften the suspension and just cruise. Again best of all worlds and much less buffeting!

[@mikerusznak]

Well put. 👍🏼

[@xliu37]

Unlimited headroom for rear seat passengers makes Cab more usable as well

[@Dr.T-i8e]

Cab all the way! The targa may look a little nicer but the cab can put the top up or down while driving up to 30ish mph. The targa has to be at a dead stop. It takes longer top put a targa top up or down. Imagine if it starts raining and you have to pull over and find a place to come to a complete stop and wait for the slower top to raise. Also you have to be careful to not have anything directly behind you because the glass top goes back farther than the bumper of the car. The glass roof is heavier and puts the weight up high making the car not as stable or handle as well as the cab. The cab has magnesium panels under the fabric so it is strong and well insulated for noise and temperature and much lighter. Get the heated cooled seats, heated steering wheel,burmiester for great clean loud sound, sport exhaust, sport chrono and you have the best of all worlds- quiet refined top up or sport or sport plus sporty driving top down with loud clean music or enjoy the top down sounds of the sport exhaust. To cool down after a spirited drive you can turn off the sport or sport plus a quiet the car down and soften the suspension and just cruise. Again best of all worlds and much less buffeting!

[@mikerusznak]

Interesting. I didn’t even think to try raising the tops while driving. 👍🏼