The Turbo Cabriolet comes equipped with a 3.6-liter Twin Turbo engine that puts out a mind-numbing 480bhp and Porsche has all but eliminated Turbo lag with the advent of Variable Turbine Geometry that ensures the turbos behave differently at lower and higher engine speeds. Its tried and trusted technology brought over - bizarrely - from diesel world, has helped Porsche kill the all-or-nothing Turbo response of old and produce a seamless, linear torque curve.
Maximum torque of 457lb/ft is apparently available from just 1950rpm all the way through to 6000, and in fifth the manual will go from 50-75mph in just 3.6 seconds. On paper that's right, but it doesn't feel like it in the real world, and a preliminary stab on the throttle to wake up the turbos for the onslaught ahead seems to help.
It's almost disappointing, but not surprising anymore, that the Tiptronic is even faster. The two-pedal variant will burst through the 60mph barrier in 3.8 seconds and nail the 125mph mark in 12.8 seconds as computers shuffle the gears faster than a human ever could.
With the best possible getaway, the manual will devour the 60mph sprint in four seconds flat. Tick the optional yet vital Sports Chrono package and the car gets an overboost function, increasing the turbocharger pressure by 0.2 bar and offering a near ridiculous 501lb/ft of torque that carries it through the gears all the way to 192mph - just 1mph down the closed-top version.
Cars like this simply obliterate free space and even on the derestricted section of the Autobahn, it wasn't long before the middle pedal came into play and the ceramic brakes hauled outrageous speeds from the clock and gave a brief time to reflect on the balance of the Turbo Cab.
