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911 Carrera Cabriolet

911 Carrera Cabriolet

1990–1994Cabriolet

The Cabriolet was added to the 964 range for the 1990 model year alongside the Targa and the rear-drive Carrera 2, eight months after the Coupé-only Carrera 4 launched. Mechanically it is simply the same car with a folding fabric roof in place of the fixed roof or removable targa panel, and it retained the retractable rear spoiler, the cowled underbody, ABS and the upright 1960s-derived dashboard. The 964 Cabriolet proved to be the most commercially successful open 964 by a wide margin, with 11,013 rear-drive and 4,802 all-wheel-drive examples, and it was particularly strong in North America. A wide-bodied Turbo-Look version, sold in the United States as the America Roadster, accounted for a further 1,532, and the Speedster shared the same platform. Cabriolet production ran to January 1994, three months before the 964 Coupé and Targa finished.

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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

3.6 L

M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter

Power

250 PS

0–100 km/h

0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.5 s manual / 6.4 s Tiptronic (Carrera 2 Coupé figures, Excellence)

Top speed

260 km/h

162 mph) manual / 256 km/h (159 mph) Tiptronic (Carrera 2 Coupé figures)

Weight

—

Not published: Acceleration, top speed and weight are quoted from the Excellence Carrera 2 Coupé (1990) page because no Cabriolet-specific figures for the 964 could be verified. Weight is therefore left null rather than reused.

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive (Carrera 2) or all-wheel drive (Carrera 4), 31% front / 69% rear nominal

Transmission

5-speed Getrag G50 or G64 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic optional on Carrera 2

Production

11,013 Carrera

2 Cabriolets + 4,802 Carrera 4 Cabriolets = 15,815, plus 1,532 Turbo-Look Cabriolets (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia)

Body styles

Cabriolet

Torque

310 Nm

229 lb-ft) @ 4,800 rpm

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Wheels
StockSportTurbo

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Gallery

7 views of the Carrera Cabriolet

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4 films on the Carrera Cabriolet

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  • Generation · MotorWeek

    1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 | Retro Review

    Jay Leno-era retrospective drive of the first AWD 911

  • Generation · Number 27

    From Most Hated to Most Loved, Is Porsche's 964 Now Overhyped?

    balanced verdict on whether the 964 deserved its reputation

  • Generation · Petrolicious

    1992 Porsche 964 Carrera RS: Rituals of Rennsport

    92 RS 3.8 in period trim, and what 'Rennsport' meant

  • Generation · MotorWeek

    1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 | Retro Review

    the 3.6 turbo that made air-cooled Porsches mainstream

Compare

Set it against its neighbours

911 Carrera 21990–1994Same body, same era911 Carrera 41989–1994Same body, same era911 Targa1990–1994Same roofline, near in time
Compact specification comparison between the 911 Carrera Cabriolet and 911 Carrera 2, 911 Carrera 4, 911 Targa
Spec911 Carrera Cabriolet1990–1994911 Carrera 21990–1994911 Carrera 41989–1994911 Targa1990–1994
Years1990–19941990–19941989–19941990–1994
Engine3.6 L M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter3.6 L M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, DME with knock control, three-way catalytic converter3.6 L M64/01 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, DME with knock control, three-way catalytic converter3.6 L M64/01, M64/02 air-cooled flat-six, twin-spark plug ignition, three-way catalytic converter
Power — identical across all cars250 PS250 PS250 PS250 PS
0–100 km/h0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.5 s manual / 6.4 s Tiptronic (Carrera 2 Coupé figures, Excellence)0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.5 s manual / 6.4 s Tiptronic (Excellence); Car and Driver, January 1990, recorded 4.8 s to 60 mph and 13.3 s for the quarter mile0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.7 s; 0–100 km/h 5.7 s0–97 km/h (60 mph) 5.6 s (Carrera 2); 5.7 s (Carrera 4)
Top speed — identical across all cars260 km/h260 km/h260 km/h260 km/h
Weight—1,375 kg1,475 kg1,375 kg
DrivetrainRear-wheel drive (Carrera 2) or all-wheel drive (Carrera 4), 31% front / 69% rear nominalRear-wheel driveAll-wheel drive — electronically controlled permanent AWD developed for the 959, nominally 31% front / 69% rear with variable distribution, plus a console traction-control switchRear-wheel drive (Carrera 2) or all-wheel drive (Carrera 4), 31% front / 69% rear nominal
Transmission5-speed Getrag G50 or G64 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic optional on Carrera 25-speed Getrag G50 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic automatic (from model year 1990, Carrera 2 only)5-speed Getrag G50 manual (C2) / 5-speed Getrag G64 manual (AWD); 4-speed Tiptronic optional from model year 19905-speed Getrag G50 or G64 manual; 4-speed Tiptronic optional on Carrera 2
Body stylesCabrioletCoupé · Targa · CabrioletCoupé · Targa · CabrioletTarga
Production11,013 Carrera 2 Cabriolets + 4,802 Carrera 4 Cabriolets = 15,815, plus 1,532 Turbo-Look Cabriolets (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia)18,219 Coupés; additionally 11,013 Cabriolets, 3,534 Targas, 1,532 Turbo-Look Cabriolets and 936 Speedsters on the C2 platform (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia)13,353 Coupés + 4,802 Cabriolets + 1,329 Targas = 19,484 (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia; the same table's 20,395 subtotal adds the 911 Jubilee)3,534 Carrera 2 Targas + 1,329 Carrera 4 Targas = 4,863 (Eberhard Kittler via Wikipedia)
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Sources (5)

  1. Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet (964) (1990–1994) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  2. Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet (964) (1990–1994) — Stuttcars (opens in a new tab)
  3. Porsche 911 (964) — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)
  4. Model 911 (type 964) — Porsche Classic (opens in a new tab)
  5. Porsche 911 Carrera Type 964 buyer's guide — Porsche Club Great Britain (opens in a new tab)

What the sources do not settle (3)

  • This variant id is an APPEND (not in data/roster.json): the roster has no 964 Cabriolet entry, but the body accounted for 15,815 of ~64,000 cars and was the volume open-top 964.
  • Acceleration, top speed and weight are quoted from the Excellence Carrera 2 Coupé (1990) page because no Cabriolet-specific figures for the 964 could be verified. Weight is therefore left null rather than reused.
  • Cabriolet production ended in January 1994 while Coupé and Targa ran to August 1994 (Porsche Club GB); yearsEnd 1994 is shared across body styles here.

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