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Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS uncovered

The Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS has been revealed at the 2015 Detroit auto show as a means of marking the 50th anniversary of the German maker's open-roof sports car.


The new four-wheel-drive GTS version of the Porsche 911 Targa is powered by the same 3.8-litre six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine as is fitted to the plethora of 911 GTS models recently revealed by the German brand.

That means power outputs of 316kW at 7500rpm, a healthy bump over the standard Targa 4S model (up from 294kW), while peak torque is rated at 440Nm but comes on 1500rpm higher, at 5750rpm.

Power goes to all four wheels via a standard seven-speed manual gearbox, which offers fuel use of 10.0L/100km and a 0-100km/h sprint time of 4.7 seconds. Porsche will also offer a seven-speed double-clutch PDK gearbox that improves fuel use (9.2L/100km) and the jump time (4.3sec) but has a slightly lower top speed (301km/h versus 303km/h for the manual).

The newly introduced GTS model follows the Targa trend of boasting broad hips - in this instance, the wheelarches span 22mm more than the standard car, and the new variant gains wide 20-inch wheels with 305-aspect, 30-profile rubber.

Styling highlights include plenty of black trimming, including dark headlight surrounds and black rims, a black insert for the rear air duct, dark exhaust tips and black badges. The interior sees some further dark trim, finished in Alcantara and highlighted with red stitching.

The Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS will be available in Australia from the second quarter of 2015, priced from $305,300 plus on-road costs - identical to the price of the 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet.

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