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September 20, 2006 This Week:
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911 with a hinged rear window Like its predecessor, the new 911 Targa 4(S) is the only version of the 911 to once again feature a separately opening tailgate made of glass. The tailgate is unlocked by remote control from the car key or by pressing a button on the driver's doorsill, swinging up smoothly to an angle of 60o when subsequently pushed slightly by hand. Once open, the tailgate provides convenient access to the large, 230-litre (8.1 cubic feet) luggage compartment behind the front seats.
All-wheel drive for even greater driving dynamics The new Targa is based for the first time on the Carrera 4 with all-wheel-drive technology. As a result of this sophisticated all-wheel-drive system and the viscous multiple-plate clutch, the front wheels convey a minimum of five per cent of the engine's power at all times and, if required, up to 40 per cent of the drive power to the road. This benefits in particular the car's driving stability in bends, directional stability at very high speeds, and of course driving dynamics on difficult surfaces. Suspension with or without PASM Yet another new option on the Targa is the choice of two suspension variants: Proceeding from the steel-spring chassis, Porsche offers the enthusiast PASM Porsche Active Suspension Management optional on the 911 Targa 4 and standard on the 911 Targa 4S. Through this variable damper setting, PASM allows the driver to choose either a sporting but comfortable or a dynamic and truly firm suspension set-up. Wide chassis dimensions for enhanced comfort and sporting performance all in one
Based on the broad stance of the all-wheel-drive suspension, both versions of the Targa offer a comfortable set-up with driving characteristics even more sporting and dynamic than on the former model. Wider track at the rear ensures an even higher potential in terms of lateral acceleration and, through greater sway support, serves to enhance both driving dynamics and motoring safety. Body width 44 millimetres or 1.73" wider at the rear than on the rear-wheel-drive versions of the 911 Carrera allows the use of large and muscular wheels: The Targa 4 comes with 295/35 ZR 18 tyres at the rear, the Targa 4S features even larger 305/30 ZR 19 tyres. Six airbags for all-round protection Occupants enjoying the new Targa models with all-wheel drive are able to enjoy all the passive safety features likewise fitted as standard in the other current versions of the 911 Carrera. Apart from driver and front passenger frontal airbags, these include, inter alia, the Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP) with thorax airbags at the outside of the seat backrests and head airbags in the doors. (September 14, 2006)
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