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911 Carrera S Cabr iolet
Passive safety in the 911 Carrera Cabriolet
and 911 Targa 4 models.
No need to lose your cool here, either.
Despite the mo dest weight of 
the 911 Carrera  Cabriolets, their 
torsional rigidity and flexural 
strength a re exemplary. Body 
f lexing is minimal, even on 
uneven roads. Additional brace 
members at each of the rear 
wheel arches provide additional 
reinforcement of the bodyshell.
Increased protection if the car 
ov erturns is provided by an 
 automatically deploying roll-
ov er protection system. Two 
spring-loaded rollover bars 
are located behind the rear 
seats. The rollove r sensor 
contin uously monitors changes 
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The 911 | Safety
911 Targa 4S 
in body tilt,  longitudinal and lateral 
acce leration, an d contact with the 
road surface. In an  emergency, 
i t  deploys the rollov er bars 
within a fraction of a second.
The 911 Targa 4 models offer 
exc ellent body r igidity—despite 
the large glass area. The roof 
bars, with optimized structure 
and strength, limit to rsion to 
a minimum on uneven road 
surfaces. Additional stability 
is provided by a crossmember 
integrated between the glass r oof 
and the rear screen. The glass 
roof i s made of lami nated safety 
glass, the opening rear window 
of single-pane  safety g lass.
Naturally, all 911 Carrera Cabriolet 
models and 911 Targa 4 models 
are fitted  with Porsche Side   
Impac t Protect ion (POSIP) system  
as standard.
For open-top sports driving, 
ev en in changeable weather 
conditions, nothing stands 
in the way of  relaxed driving 
pleasure. Ano ther disti nct 
advantage of passive  safety.
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