2024 Porsche 911 Convertible Consumer Reviews

There are sports cars...and then there is the 911

My 992.1 C2S cabriolet is simply an experience unto itself. This is my first Porsche, after owning a Mustang, a Corvette, two Audi TTs, and an Audi RS5 coupe. None of these equal the experience of driving a 911. As others have described, the handing and road hugging, the acceleration, the steering feel, the powerful brakes, the sound of the flat six boxer, the amazing 8-speed PDK transmission, the adaptive suspension and torque-vectoring sport differential all combine to make the 911 the gold standard sports car on a mountain road or a track, but just also fine for a trip to the grocery store (you like being in this car so much that you will take everywhere and even just sit in it in the garage!). Storage space isn't that bad for a sports car. The frunk can hold two full size rollaboards and the back seats can take more. I find the mixed use of well engineered toggle buttons, touch screen, and the presence of a small but still very useful rotary dial for also navigating the screen to work very well. The small gear selector on the center console gets a lot of criticism, but it actually is ergonomically quite good. It is positioned just right, does not hinder access to the HVAC controls in front of it, and is made of the same quality materials and has the same nice tactile feel as the toggle switches. You only use it to switch between D, N and R or to quickly flick it to go from manual mode to drive mode. Gear shifting is done with the paddles, so you don't need a big gear lever in the center of the car. The design of the convertible top is pure genius. It has magnesium alloy plates in each of the three sections giving it great strength, sound deadening, and this helps maintanin the classic curvature when up that thee coupe is known for, and it and goes up and down in 12 seconds. The wind proofing is amazing, The 992.1 models introduced an integrated, electric windscreen that is very effective and convenient to use. I have had this car for over 1 year now and it has been completely reliable. I agree that a C2S is an excellent choice for the majority of buyers, but having read the initial very enthusiastic reviews of the innovative 992.2 GTS, I now have an allocation for a 2025 C4S GTS t-hybrid cabriolet. I will miss my current car, but am excited about the significant advances that the new GTS will bring.