Porsche 911 Targa 4S (992)

The Porsche 911 Targa 4S (992) creates an unusual split in a 600-car catalogue: its 444 bhp places it 373rd for power, yet its 0-100 km/h time puts it ahead of 333 cars. That gap is the clue to what makes this car interesting. It is not defined by a single headline figure, but by how its specification combines into a fast, usable package.

The Targa 4S sits in the top 62% of the catalogue for power, but its acceleration ranking tells a different story. A 3.8-second 0-100 km/h time and 304 km/h top speed show a car that extracts meaningful performance from its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged flat-six. The 530 Nm of torque and all-wheel drive system help explain why the performance position does not simply mirror the power ranking. In a garage of 600 cars, the result is a Porsche that demonstrates how numbers interact rather than compete.

The detail that separates this car from much of the collection is its combination of mechanical choices. Only 47 cars in the catalogue use a flat-six layout, just 10 pair a flat-six with AWD, and 18 are twin-turbocharged flat-six cars. That places the Targa 4S in a particularly defined part of the catalogue. Its 2-door targa body style adds another layer to that identity, giving it a character distinct from a conventional sports car shape.

The used price of £125,000 places the Targa 4S 258th among the 600 cars, meaning it is more expensive than 342 entries in the catalogue. At £282 per bhp, it sits in a space where the purchase is not simply about chasing the largest power figure. It represents a balance between specification, performance and the particular appeal of a flat-six AWD Porsche.

A 2020 Porsche 911 Targa 4S (992) changes the feel of a garage because it occupies a very specific role. Without it, a collection may have fast cars and powerful cars, but it loses one of the rare combinations within this catalogue of flat-six character, AWD traction and targa design. With it, the garage gains a car that shows why performance cannot always be measured by horsepower alone, and why the relationship between numbers can matter as much as the numbers themselves.