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the new 911 safety 911 carrera s cabriolet 911 targa 4s are located behind the rear seats the 911 targa 4 models offer excellent body rigidity despite the large glass area the roof bars with optimised structure and strength limit torsion to a minimum on uneven road surfaces additional stability is provided by a cross-member integrated between the glass roof and the rear screen the glass roof is made of laminated safety glass the opening rear window of single pane safety glass naturally all 911 carrera cabriolet models and 911 targa 4 models are fitted with the porsche side impact protection system posip as standard passive safety in the new 911 carrera cabriolet and 911 targa 4 models no need to lose your cool here either the roll-over sensor continuously monitors changes in body tilt longitudinal and lateral acceleration and contact with the road surface in an emergency it deploys the roll-over bars within a for open-top sports driving even in changeable weather conditions nothing stands in the way of relaxed driving pleasure another distinct advantage of passive safety despite their modest weight the torsional rigidity and flexural strength of the new 911 carrera cabriolets are exemplary body flexing is minimal even on uneven roads additional brace members at each of the rear wheel arches provide additional reinforcement of the bodyshell increased protection if the car overturns is provided by an automatically deploying roll-over protection system fig p 93 two spring-loaded roll-over bars fraction of a second of course all of the 911 carrera cabriolet models are also equipped with the porsche side impact protection posip as standard · 94 · · 95 ·

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