Convertibles
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What's the best way to make an Italian roadster? Build it in Hiroshima, Japan. That may sound like a joke, but that's exactly what's going on with the new 2017 Fiat 124. Colloquially known as the Fiata, the 124 Spider is built on the architecture of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, which debuted last year and was one of our finalists for the Motor Authority Best Car to Buy award. We've driven the Miata and we loved it. This week, we got the chance to get behind the wheel of an Italian take on a Japanese roadster, and we learned some of the differences between the two during our drive. Here they are. It...
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2016 Buick Cascada Video
It’s hard to believe, but it's already been 25 years since Buick’s last convertible, the hand-crafted Reatta, rolled topless. Now, here at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, Buick’s dropping the top on a more attainable convertible, the 2016 Cascada. ALSO SEE: 2016 Buick Cascada...
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Rolls-Royce Confirms Development Of New Drophead Model
Rolls-Royce, unlike most of the rest of the motoring world, rises above market pressures to provide cars not demanded, but desired. As a result, the brand’s model mix tends to be rather stable, and rather limited, changing only gradually and after great deliberation. So the announcement of a...
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Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster To Debut At Pebble Beach
The fastest roadster Aston Martin has ever built will join the family on August 14 as part of the festivities leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California. Powered by a 565-horsepower 6.0-liter AM28 V-12 engine, the V12 Vantage S Roadster joins the hardtop V12...
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2015 Audi S3 Cabriolet: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And Video
This year's Geneva Motor Show shaped up to be an interesting affair, made all the more interesting by the arrival of the new Audi S3 Cabriolet--which may make it to the U.S. alongside its more sedate A3 Cabriolet counterpart though is yet to be confirmed. The S3 will be on sale this summer in...
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2014 Bentley Continental GT V8 S: First Drive
How quick is the new Bentley Continental GT V8 S? How powerful? If this were the Bentley of the past, when it was intertwined with Rolls-Royce, the deflective reply to such questions would be “Sufficient.” And it would be left up to us to agree. A quarter-century ago, when the...
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With the current California convertible delivering close to 500 horsepower, able to accelerate to 60 in under 4.0 seconds and capable of reaching speeds of almost 200 mph, the ‘entry-level’ Ferrari is hardly what you’d call lacking in performance. But next to cars like the 458 Italia, the FF and F12 Berlinetta, and especially the LaFerrari, the California has received flak for being a little soft, looking somewhat ungainly and not handling quite as good. The California received some updates for 2013, which helped address some of those issues, but the car that will replace it...
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2015 Ford Mustang Convertible Spy Shots (With Interior)
The sixth generation of the Ford Mustang is almost here, and soon, it will be followed by its convertible counterpart. These are our first spy shots of the upcoming drop-top, and they look just like you'd expect. Thanks to the top-down nature of the convertible, however, they also include our best...
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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet In Action: Video
While $194,850 is undeniably a lot of money, it also buys you a lot of car: the new 991 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. We fully expect it to be every bit as good as the hardtop version we drove in Germany last month, with the added benefit of a folding cloth roof. Here, we get to see the car in...
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2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet Spy Shots
The all-new 2015 Audi A3 compact has already been revealed as a three-door Hatch, five-door Sportback and four-door sedan. Now we have a new batch of spy shots of an upcoming fourth variant, the A3 Cabriolet. Audi’s new A3 arrives on U.S. shores early next year in Sportback and sedan...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Toyota Unlikely To Launch Convertible Scion FR-S/GT 86: Report
Rumors of a convertible version of the Scion FR-S and its Toyota GT 86 twin have been circulating for years and really heated up with the reveal of the FT-86 Open concept car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show back in March, but sadly it looks like plans for the cars have now been dropped. Automotive...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster In The Works?
Is Lamborghini planning to launch a Veneno Roadster? According to a new report the Italian automaker may in fact be, and up to nine examples may be built instead of the limited run of just four Veneno coupes. Cars UK is claiming to have heard from several loyal Lamborghini customers who say a...
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Nissan’s Murano CrossCabriolet may soon have a rival in the crossover convertible segment with news emerging that Land Rover has given the green light for a production version of its Range Rover Evoque Convertible concept car from 2012. What Car?, citing an inside source, says production of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible could commence as early as 2014. Some of the vehicles Land Rover sees the Range Rover Evoque Convertible competing with are the Audi TT Roadster and upcoming BMW 4-Series Convertible. The original concept was based on the three-door Range Rover Evoque crossover and...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Spy Shots
With nimble handling, quick acceleration, and sharp new looks, even the base 991 Porsche 911 is a sports car aficionado's joy. We fully expect the 2014 911 Turbo S to border on mind-blowing. The coupe version of the 2014 911 Turbo S was recently revealed alongside its standard (non-S) Turbo...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible Spy Shots
With BMW having already shown its all-new 2014 4-Series Coupe, engineers have become a little more lax with camouflage gear for the car’s convertible sibling, which is yet to be officially revealed. Here we see several prototypes for the new 2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible, with tops up and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante: Full Specs And Video
The 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante has been revealed and is priced from $297,995.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Spy Video
Last summer, Aston Martin took the covers off its latest flagship and in the process revived one of its most storied nameplates, Vanquish. This summer, the Vanquish’s convertible sibling, a Volante in Aston Martin-speak, is set to debut. Here, we see a prototype for this Aston Martin Vanquish...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Spy Shots
The convertible version of the new 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish, a Volante in Aston Martin speak, has been spotted tested once again, this time wearing more revealing camouflage on the Nordschleife. The Vanquish Volante was previously spotted testing just outside the Nürburgring test track in...
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Since 1981, Volkswagen and Audi enthusiasts have been flocking to the lakeside of Austria's Wörthersee. This influx happens every year, typically sometime in May, and serves as a major car show for fans of the German automakers. Volkswagen brass typically cook up something delicious in concept form to delight the crowds, and this year is no different. A mighty over-powered GTI and a tuned-up Amarok are just a portion of what will be shown. It's not just about what the top-tier in-house guys and gals can do, however, because Volkswagen also lets their young bucks have a go at a show...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe Revealed Further In New Spy Video
BMW is in the final stages of development of its new 4-Series Coupe, which will serve as the replacement for the aging 3-Series Coupe and is just the first in a long line of upcoming 4-Series-badged cars. We’ve already spied undisguised versions of the car, which were spotted during an...
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Spyker Confirms B6 Venator Spyder In Financial Statement: Report
Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker only announced production plans for its stunning B6 Venator concept car last month, but already the company is talking about a convertible version. In it its latest financial statements, Spyker is said to have made mention of a new ‘B6 Venator...
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Rolls-Royce CEO Hints At Wraith Convertible, Rules Out SUV
Given the success of the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, it’s safe to assume the prestigious British automaker will launch a similar drophead version of its latest 2014 Wraith. However, we can’t say with certainty that a Wraith Drophead Coupe will be launched until we either see...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Watch Bugatti’s Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Break A Land Speed Record: Video
Bugatti now has two world records under its belt: the production car land speed record and the production car land speed record for an open-top car. While the first record, which stands at 267.8 mph, was set almost three years ago by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the second was set only this...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Priced From $51,995
Bold new styling, hugely improved interior design and materials, and even greater performance stand to make the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray a significant upgrade from the already impressive sixth-generation Corvette. Despite the upgraded look and feel, the seventh-generation 2014 model will cost...
Nelson Ireson