2026 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Sports Car · 3.0L Twin-Turbo Flat-6 · RWD

86/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a sports car is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	3.0L Twin-Turbo Flat-6
Horsepower	379 hp
Torque	332 lb-ft
0–60 mph	4.2 sec
Top speed	182 mph
Drivetrain	RWD
Seats	4
Combined MPG	22 mpg (19 city / 26 hwy)
Range	371 miles
MSRP	$146,000
Body style	Sports Car

The verdict

What's good

Fabric roof folds in twelve seconds and opens this sports car to the sky completely
RWD setup rewards skilled drivers with a purity absent from the Carrera 4
Convertible adds weekend emotional value that the fixed-roof coupe cannot match
Porsche's hood-down NVH at motorway speed beats most rival open-top sports cars

What's not

Folded roof occupies trunk space that the coupe keeps free for luggage
Rearward visibility with the roof up is worse than the standard coupe
Wind buffeting at speed requires setting up the wind deflector properly
Convertible body structure adds weight that is faintly detectable in corner precision

The engine

3.0L Twin-Turbo Flat-6

Twin-Turbo Flat-6

Porsche's rear-mounted 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six is the beating heart of the 911 — smooth, hard-revving, and unmistakable in voice, hung behind the rear axle as it has been for six decades.

The horizontally-opposed boxer six has defined the 911 since 1963; this 992-generation 3.0 turbo traces a direct mechanical lineage through every air- and water-cooled 911 before it.

The flat-six sits behind the rear wheels — a layout that 'shouldn't work' yet has defined the 911's character for 60 years.
'Boxer' comes from the pistons punching outward in opposed pairs, like trading jabs.

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The six sub-scores behind the 86 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 6 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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