No it doesn't feel the same. Targas will be more insulated than a convertible.
That may be what you want though.

If your specifically looking at c5 Vettes, they were engineered from the ground up being based on the convertible model and didnt require the typical stiffening/added weight to make up for the floppy chassis

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>>28826817
Not sure about Vettes, but while Porsche Targas look much cooler the convertible is superior in every possible way. Easier to handle, less leaks, less noisy when closed, much more open to the elements and so on

I only have experience with targa tops (del sol), you get the sunburn that comes with the convertible experience with about half as much wind blowing your hair around. Targa is better though, cause you don't have to fully commit and can pretend to be a hardtop.

>>28826842
Yeah, but the wrap-around window is insanely cool.
And with a targa you don't have to worry about replacing the entire top (arguably a non-issue because nobody's mad enough to park a 911 outside)

>>28826817
I drive my C4 with the targa top off. Compared to my Metro convertible it has much less noise and wind buffeting but a similar "not locked into the car" feeling. I'd say it's 70% of the experience at 30% of the inconvenience.

>>28826835
This is correct. The vette is a rare exception for convertibles that doesn't sacrifice chassis rigidity to have a soft top. They have different bracing than hardtop vettes.

sunroof mogs
If you want wind blowing in your hair roll the windows down and open the sunroof

>>28826835
i wouldn't mind a c5, but c4 (red interior) is my dream car. the higher struts on the floor make it even cooler imo
>>28826905
is getting out your screwdriver to bolt the top on every time it rains annoying?

>>28827256
I don't take the top off if it might rain. Our summers are our dry season so it's generally not a problem.

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>>28826817
in my experience t-tops and sunroofs often suffer from a weird vibration in my ears at higher speeds which is defined as this:
"Helmholtz resonance is a phenomenon where air in a cavity vibrates at a specific natural frequency when air is forced in and out, commonly observed when blowing across the top of a bottle."
I find it uncomfortable and would rather a full convertible.

>>28826905
hows the turning radius? does it make around town driving annoiying?

>>28827390
It is a pretty poor turning circle for the size of the car (little under 40 feet), but it's only noticeable if you're trying to U turn on a narrow road. For comparison a Miata is a little over 30 feet, most economy cars (civic, corolla) are around 35, trucks are often 50-60 feet.
On the plus side if you turn traction control off it is very easy to spin the tires and turn around as sharply as you please.
I rarely have to do a U turn in traffic so it doesn't hamper the driveability at all.

>>28826817
I think targa tops look dumb man I don't see the appeal

>>28827484
More stable than a convertible, safer in a roll-over, open top without the noise when you're flying down the highway at 100 MPH.

>>28827484
B pillar makes it much more rigid than a convertible.

>>28826817
I have a c5 (targa) and a c8 HTC. Targa is like convertible light.

>>28827589
i heard theres actually more turbulent air due to it hitting the b-frame of the targa

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>>28827256
That's interesting cause for me C4 is the ugliest generation, unlike C2 and C3 which are the most beautiful

>>28826817
In the past I’ve owned a couple of TR4a’s with Surrey tops - imho a much more pleasant driving experience. All the sensations, sights and smells of open-air motoring without the buffeting and back-draft parting your hair up the back.

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is it possible to put the fully digital dials into a later c4 that has the mixed digital and regular dials?

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>>28828205
I like them all up to the C7. 1955 is my favorite.

>>28827591
Probably true at highway or greater speed WITH windows down. At townie speeds its pretty mild but at 70 its like the wind is coming from every direction at once. But roll up the windows and its very mild.

>>28828434
I think base C8 looks cool too but each trim up ads more rice

>>28828426
The wiring harness and a lot of electronics have to be swapped. It is doable but its a bitch.

>>28828434
I tend to waffle on the C3. It's a nice-looking car, but not as nice as what came before it, and it got uglier in the 14 years it was on the market.

I struggle to like the C8. It's just not styled to my taste.

>>28828694
I understand
C5 in blue with the red bonnet dash

>>28826817
no, but i would rather have a hardtop that looks good year round than a softtop that looks retarded 95% of the time. seriously, i think convertibles look hideous with the top up.
t. c6 hardtop owner

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>>28826817
also I find it interesting that the "most popular" C5 configuration is the ugly hardtop with the deformed, flat-ish looking back glass, and the least popular is the targa style with the sloped back glass.
unfortunately the targa is so rare i had no idea it existed. i love the C5 frontend but can't stand the deformed side profile of the convertible and hardtop. imo it makes the car look like a flat plant with a little cabin sticking up on top of it. It just looks too...flat.
if I had known about the targa model, I might've bought a C5 instead of a C6.

>>28828722
Same, I used to love the convertible c5 until I find out about the targa, and now the convertible just looks too much like a wedge, and the hard top is goofily proportioned

>>28828722
They made more coupes than convertibles in almost every year, the hardtop always trailing behind
https://tech.corvettecentral.com/2010/04/c5-production-numbers/

>>28828722
I think its only the Z06 that is a hardtop.

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>>28828748
That's a base Fixed Roof Coupe, you can tell by the lack of rear brake vents.

>>28829175
N this brand new chevy with a lift kit
Would look a hell of a lot better with you up in it
So baby you a song
You make me wanna roll my windows down
N cruise

>>28829175
Learn something new every day. It is criminally ugly with that top.

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>>28828742
>>28828748
Talking about the "standard" hardtop C5 with the ugly rear, like the one in picrel. The one that basically looks like if you turned the soft-top into a hard-top. The targa looks different. It looks more like the C6.

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>>28826817
There's only two ways to have the real convertible experience. This, or a Wrangler with the top and doors off. Nothing else comes close. I am not being hyperbolic.

Get the hardtop and stop fucking around with watered down compromises.

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>>28829254
Yep. But it had a significantly stiffer chaser than the fastback so that's why it exists. The C5-R chassis is based on the FRC, but obviously with custom body panels they could also get the aero benefits of the fastback.

>>28829850
Corvette Coupe is what you call a "targa" ya dingus
Again, they made way more coupes and convertibles than hardtops

>>28826817
NO

>>28833296
Ok but does it still feel good?

>>28833736
No. Hence, you never see a Corvette with targa top off on the street

>>28833739
I drive mine topless all the time.

i used to have a few cars with t tops. it was barely any different on or off.