Ruby 911 — David Hughes

The Machine

An Icon
Reborn

The 911 Targa 4 GTS represents the pinnacle of open-air Porsche performance. In this particular shade of Ruby Star — a color so vivid it commands attention from three blocks away — it transcends the category of automobile entirely.

Rolling through the Arizona desert on custom 22-inch forged wheels, it belongs here. The sunbaked asphalt, the ochre mountains, the electric blue sky — the perfect stage for something this dramatic.

This is David Hughes' machine. And it is extraordinary.

Five Things to Know

The Legend
Behind the Badge

01 — Heritage

Named After a Race

The "Targa" name comes from the Targa Florio — one of the world's oldest road races, held on the wild mountain roads of Sicily since 1906. Porsche dominated the event for decades. Every Targa carries that history on its roll bar.

02 — Ingenuity

19-Second Magic

The 992 Targa's glass roof panel and soft top fold away automatically in just 19 seconds while the car is moving at low speed. An engineering ballet — 13 motors, 14 sensors, one seamless transformation from coupe to open-air driver.

03 — Color

Ruby Star is Rare

This deep ruby-magenta is a special Paint to Sample (PTS) color — Porsche's program that lets clients specify virtually any hue. Fewer than a handful of 911s wear this exact shade. In Arizona sunlight, it shifts from ruby to almost violet as the angle changes.

04 — Performance

GTS Means Business

Gran Turismo Sport. The GTS trim sits between the S and the GT3 — it gets the Sport Chrono package standard, PASM sport suspension, and a 30hp bump over the Targa 4S. It's the one Porsche engineers spec for themselves when given free rein.

05 — The Bar

Polished Stainless Steel

That iconic Targa roll bar is crafted from polished stainless steel and has remained architecturally unchanged since 1967. It's simultaneously a safety structure, a design statement, and the most recognizable silhouette in automotive history.

06 — The Sound

Flat-Six Symphony

Porsche's 3.0L twin-turbocharged flat-six is mounted in the rear — where it has been since 1963. The engine placement gives the 911 its unique balance, its characteristic rear-engine handling, and a sound unlike any other car on earth. A mechanical event.

Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS cockpit through open door

The Experience

Open Sky.
Open Road.

Camelback Mountain at dusk. The Loop 101 at dawn. South Mountain with a roof that folds away in under twenty seconds. In the Valley of the Sun, few experiences match sliding behind the wheel of a 911 Targa, dropping the glass panel, and pointing toward the horizon.

The GTS package transforms what is already an exceptional car into something transcendent. Sport Chrono, PASM suspension, the visceral bark of the flat-six through Sport exhaust — it is, quite simply, the version you want.

Born to
Run.

An Icon
Reborn