The Porsche for well-heeled sun worshippers. Sunscreen not included. Picture: SUPPLIED
The drop top, making its official debut at the Geneva motor show later this week, is available as the rear-wheel-drive Carrera S Cabriolet and all-wheel-drive 4S version with its twin-turbo boxer six-cylinder 3This, claims Porsche, is good enough for a top speed of over 300 km/h and acceleration of 0-100 km/h in less than four seconds.
The 911’s iconic shape remains instantly recognisable but it’s been fine-tuned with features such as flush door handles, wider wheel housings arching over the 20-inch front wheels and 21- inch rears, and a new light bar connecting the tail lights. The rear wheel arches are now flared to give even the basic Carrera S muscular haunches like its more powerful brethren.