What could easily be mistaken for a 991 Convertible or perhaps even a Speedster by an untrained eye is in fact the next generation of the 911 Targa.
A closer inspection of the pictures supplied by our spy photographers leaves no doubt that this is indeed the new Targa model that has been cleverly disguised to pose as a soft-top model.
The Targa moniker, which by the way, remains a registered trademark of Porsche, has been applied to the 911 series since the late 1960s with all generations up until the end of the 1980s, featuring a removable center panel above the passenger compartment.
The nameplate made a return in the mid-1990s with the 993, thought this time, with a large glass roof that slid under the rear window. The same sliding sunroof concept was also applied to the current 997 model that is still on sale.
These scoop images show that the 991 Targa will mark a return to the original roof concept using a folding removable top and a center roll bar in front of a glass backlight.
It remains to be seen if Porsche will offer the new 911 Targa only with four-wheel drive as the current 997 model or if it will be available in rear-wheel drive variants as well.
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