Based on the 911 Carrera and Carrera S Coupes released earlier this year, the 2005 911 Carrera Cabriolet and Carrera S Cabriolet are equipped with an electronic soft top that opens or closes in just 20 seconds and can be deployed or retracted with the car moving at up to 30 mph. The 911 Carrera S Cabriolet is powered by the same 3.8-liter/355 horse, flat-six cylinder engine as the new 911 Carrera S Coupe; Porsche promises 0-62 mph in just 4.9 seconds. The 911 Carrera Cabriolet is powered by the new Carrera Coupe's 3.6-liter/325 horse flat-six engine that promises 0-62 mph in 5.2 seconds. Both models achieve the same top track speed -- 177 mph for the Carrera Cabriolet and 182 mph for the Carrera S Cabriolet -- as their 911 Carrera Coupe counterparts despite weighing 180 pounds more. The 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet and Carrera S Cabriolet will be introduced to the United States in mid March of 2005 at a price of $79,100 for the Carrera Cabriolet and $88,900 for the Carrera S Cabriolet.
