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911 Targa

911 Targa

1966–1973Targa

The world's first production safety cabriolet, patented by Porsche in August 1965 and sold from late 1966 / model year 1967 as a "safety-conscious cabriolet": a fixed brushed-stainless-steel roll-over bar over the rear seats, a removable folding roof panel and a fold-back plastic rear window, with fixed glass available from MY1968. Porsche's concern was the US NHTSA, which was rumoured to be moving against fully open convertibles — and the Targa answered the safety objection without giving up the open-air driving experience. The name honours the Targa Florio road race in Sicily, which Porsche had won seven times since 1956. The Targa became the most-used open 911 body of the era and continued in the line-up for the next generation.

SpecificationsSound: Porsche 911 R (1967)Edvvc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons (opens in a new tab)

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Specification plate

Numbers as published

Every figure below is quoted from the sources listed at the foot of the page. A dash means the number was never published — it is never estimated.

Engine

As per model: 1,991 / 2,195 / 2,341 cc air-cooled flat-six

Power

190 PS

0–100 km/h

As per model — see the individual T, E and S entries

Top speed

≈204–232 km/h (127–144 mph) depending on version

Weight

Roughly 50 kg more than the equivalent coupé (911evolution, 2.2 era)

Drivetrain

Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Transmission

As per model: 4- or 5-speed manual, optional 4-speed Sportomatic

Production

986 short-wheelbase 2.0 Targas (stuttcars); per-model counts on the 2.2 and 2.4 entries

Body styles

Targa

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Paint

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the Targa

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Watch

4 films on the Targa

Variant-specific films first, then the curated set for the generation. Every player is an embed that loads on click.

  • This variant · Petrolicious

    1972 Porsche 911S Targa: Preserved, Not Pristine

    honest, unrestored 2.4 Targa — exactly how survivors wear

  • Generation · The Wheel Network

    Porsche Historic Footage – Porsche 911 Prototype and Premiere at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show

    archival footage of the 901 Frankfurt debut that created the 911

  • Generation · 9WERKS TV

    Porsche 901 prototype: the second-oldest surviving 911 of all time!

    factory-original 901 prototype, the car Peugeot nearly stopped

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    This 1968 Porsche 911L Was Just A Dream

    series-two longhood 911L, the best of the very early 911s

Compare

Set it against its neighbours

911 S 2.01967–1969Same body, same era911 T 2.01967–1969Same body, same eraPorsche 9121965–1969Same body, same era
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Targa and 911 S 2.0, 911 T 2.0, Porsche 912
Spec911 Targa1966–1973911 S 2.01967–1969911 T 2.01967–1969Porsche 9121965–1969
Years1966–19731967–19691967–19691965–1969
EngineAs per model: 1,991 / 2,195 / 2,341 cc air-cooled flat-six1,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/02 (Weber 40 IDA3C); 1969 long-wheelbase car used MFI engine 901/101,991 cc air-cooled flat-six, Typ 901/03 (Weber 40 IDA3C), four-speed only1,582 cc (1.6 L) air-cooled pushrod flat-four, Typ 616/36, detuned 356 SC unit
Power190 PS170 PS110 PS90 PS
0–100 km/hAs per model — see the individual T, E and S entries0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) ≈8.1 s in the 180 PS 1966/67-era S per stuttcars' performance table — no official 0–100 km/h figure for the 2.0 S—0–100 km/h 13.5 s (porsche.com)
Top speed≈204–232 km/h (127–144 mph) depending on version——183 km/h
WeightRoughly 50 kg more than the equivalent coupé (911evolution, 2.2 era)———
Drivetrain — identical across all carsRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel driveRear-engine, rear-wheel drive
TransmissionAs per model: 4- or 5-speed manual, optional 4-speed Sportomatic5-speed manual (Typ 901/08 with Sportomatic from 1968)4-speed manual (the T and later E kept four gears; the L and S got five)4-speed manual, 5-speed optional
Body stylesTargaCoupé · TargaCoupé · TargaCoupé · Targa
Production986 short-wheelbase 2.0 Targas (stuttcars); per-model counts on the 2.2 and 2.4 entries4,582 coupés and 1,539 Targas across 1967–1969 (stuttcars); stuttcars separately quotes 2,106 cars (1,492 coupés, 614 Targa) for the 1969 long-wheelbase year—More than 32,000 built April 1965 – July 1969 (Wikipedia); porsche.com states around 30,745
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Sources (4)

  1. Ten memorable milestones: Porsche at the IAA since 1950 — Porsche Newsroom (opens in a new tab)
  2. Model 911 (F-model) — Porsche USA Classic (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 911 (classic) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  4. 60 years of the Porsche 911 — Porsche Newsroom (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (2)

  • Targa introduction date is reported inconsistently: Porsche's own model pages say model year 1967, the Newsroom IAA milestone page says 1965 (patent filed August 1965) and Newsroom's own history text says late 1966 deliveries
  • No total production figure for Targas across the whole 1964–1973 run could be verified

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