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which Porsche 911 looks more beautiful between Carrera 4s convertible or carrera 4s coupe?
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- designergenesLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
If you want a cabriolet, get it for what it lets you do -- feel the wind in your hair and hear your Porsche's exhaust note more clearly. If you're buying the car to, among other things, run on a track where body torsional rigidity counts, the only way to go is a coupe.
With the top up the lines of the cabriolet are simply not as smooth and beautiful as those of the coupe. The rear spoiler, in particular on the 996 body style, does not look good with the cabriolet top up (This is a bit improved on the newer 997s, but still not as nice as the coupe).
The cabriolet will cost you more if you buy the car new -- about $11,000 more. It will, however, cost you less if you buy it a few years used -- about $5,000 less. The cabriolets do not hold their value as well as the coupes. Understand that NO soft top lasts as long as the steel body it's built onto. In time, probably long before anything else major on your cabriolet needs repair or replacement, your roof will.
I had a cabriolet once (not a Porsche); it was a BLAST !
Source(s): I'm a long time Porsche 911 coupe owner, and a mechanical engineer. The icon is me and my 2005 (996) 911 Turbo S coupe ... just racing in the rain. - 1 decade ago
Coupe 4 sure, i personally dont like the look of the modern water cooled 911's in a drop top . The old classic are sexy in a convertible though !