2019 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS
There is very little that will attract my attention more than a black car looking its best. It may only look its best for the 15 minutes immediately after being detailed, but it鈥檚 a divine 15 minutes. I particularly like open-top black cars, which is why I own one. Sadly, it never looks its best since it always is parked outside. Meaning I end up looking longingly at the occasional exceptional examples I see. Some people will tell you black cars are boring and too common. This one, a Black 2019 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS with Espresso/Cognac natural leather interior and 557 miles on it, looks so devilishly good. I don鈥檛 typically feature many nearly new 911s other than the various rare GT and special edition models, but I saw this one and couldn鈥檛 take my eyes off of it. It鈥檚 been built pretty well too with a bunch of worthwhile options and it has a manual transmission.
During the summer I walked past a black Targa 4 GTS parked in the neighborhood and it was stunning. This one rekindles that memory. Lusso is proud to present this beautiful, loaded 2019 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS. This low mileage, local one owner 911 is absolutely stunning in Black with Espresso/Cognac interior and the carbon fiber interior as well. Let me get one thing out-of-the-way immediately: the asking price here is the full MSRP when this Targa was new. I don鈥檛 think you should pay full price because this is not a new Porsche. It doesn鈥檛 have a lot of miles, but why would you pay full price for something you could order precisely as you鈥檇 want it and with no previous ownership? To get it immediately is the only reason. Still, as I mentioned in a recent post, this isn鈥檛 a GT3/GT3 RS/GT2 RS so it isn鈥檛 going to appreciate in value. I wouldn鈥檛 expect a giant discount either, but I think you can do better.
The car itself: I love it. It has taken me A LONG time to warm to the 991 design (just in time for the 992!), but the Targa really sold me. For me these easily are the best looking of the current generation. I really wish you could get a rear-drive model, but Porsche doesn鈥檛 want us to have everything. I like the options on this one as they provide some nice sporty touches with some nice classy touches. You get a good combination of luxury and sport, which is just what the 911 is best at doing. It isn鈥檛 perfect for my tastes. I鈥檇 have gone with the Black/Bordeaux Red leather interior, but I do like the lighter espresso/cognac combination of this one. It contrasts very well with that dark exterior and I prefer either over a black interior. So if you really don鈥檛 want to wait to order one or for that perfect one to come in stock this looks like a nice example. Keep it clean and for those fleeting moments your eyes will sink into its depths and you鈥檒l turn the head of anyone nearby.
True story: I kicked out the ZR1's tail on a deserted side street, and it ripped the wheel from my hands so hard I reinjured a torn rotator cuff. Brutal. In these cars, the driver had best leave the multimode traction and stability controls activated. This handling issue is nothing new. Chevy has never solved the perennial problem of the rear suspension not putting power down well or the general fright-inspiring twitchiness of the rear end. It frustrates me, and it holds the 'Vette back from its far greater ultimate potential. The unruly and untrustworthy rear grip makes the car a wild ride in first through third gears, which means in most corners. The Motor Trend notebook is rife with editor remarks about it. It's a thrill and an adrenaline rush, sure, but not exactly for the right reasons (fear and terror being culprits cited by some pretty veteran scribes). The Z06 was always a wrestling match to drive at the limit on track, and the additional 100 horsepower makes it even more so, except that the ZR1 is much improved at high speeds. Would that Team Corvette could have finished with the same flourish.