Detroit auto show premiere showroom

The Porsche new 911 Targa is unveiled during the press preview day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2014. [Photo/crienglish.com]

Porsche 911 Targa

This model reshapes the classic 911 Targa invented in 1965. But the 2015 911 Targa has come to the Detroit auto show with a new-school version of some classic tech. Equipped with a 3.4L flat-six engine just behind the rear axle and a seven-speed manual transmission, the entry-level Targa 4 has a maximum power of 257 kW, making the car capable of speeds of 282 km/h at the top end and enabling a 0-to-100 km/h sprint in 4.6 seconds. The Targa 4S, meanwhile, offers 298 kW from a 3.8 L six-cylinder engine, runs to 100 in 4.2 seconds and hits a top "track speed" of 295 km/h.