Our first year with the 911 Targa

Exactly one year ago today we decided to move from our Taycan to a 911 Targa. We had become experienced road trippers with our Taycan EV and this was going to be our new adventure car.

Experiences

Throughout the year, we enjoyed many wonderful road trip experiences. Fortunately, our first day of car ownership with a removable roof was warm and sunny.

Targa roof

The Porsche 911 Targa is often regarded as an ideal year-round daily driver. It seamlessly combines the open-air experience of a convertible with the security and weather protection of a coupe.

Its automated roof system, while intricate, offers a secure and fully enclosed cabin. Additionally, the standard all-wheel-drive system ensures superior handling in adverse weather conditions compared to many other convertibles.

This is the perfect open-top motoring solution for Ireland, where four seasons can occur in a single day.

Luggage

Packing for a road trip in a 911 Targa is always fun – but over the year we have perfected our system and the car stores more than you would at first imagine.

Fuel

Throughout the year, we consumed 3,179 litres of petrol and refuelled 65 times across Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

The average purchasing price was €1.87/litre and the total spend was €6,125.

By chasing "loyalty discounts" at Circle K in Ireland offering 3c/litre off we saved €43.18 in total across the year – hardly worth the effort.

We bought 1,838 litres of 95 RON octane and 1,443 litres of higher octane, mostly 98 RON.  Since only 95 RON is available in Ireland, all the higher octane fuel was purchased on road trips abroad. This means almost half of our fuel consumption was outside Ireland.

Here is the full fuel log of every refill across our first year of ownership.

Conclusion

One year on from collecting our 911 Targa 4 GTS at Porsche Centre Dublin, we've covered everything from warm Irish coastal roads to the Swiss-Italian Alps, the Black Forest, the Italian lakes, and the frozen wilderness of arctic Sweden — all in the same car, with the same roof that opened just as willingly in summer as it did at -7°C.

Spanning seven countries — Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway — the Targa proved itself less a fair-weather sports car and more a genuine year-round adventure machine.

Here is to the next year of adventures.