Here’s your inevitable Subaru BRZ convertible rendering [w/poll]
December 6, 2011 by admin
Filed under Design and Style
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Subaru, Design/Style
Word has it that the chassis engineers assigned to the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT 86 make sure that the twins’ underpinnings were built to be stiff enough to handle having their tops carved off. We can’t imagine strapping a few extra hundred pounds of reinforcements and a top mechanism [...]
2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible is fast, expensive and already sold out
November 19, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Performance, Jaguar, Design/Style, Luxury
Jaguar has pulled the covers off its 2012 XKR-S Convertible here at the LA Auto Show, the droptop variant of the XKR-S Coupe which arrived earlier this year. Fitted with a power-operated folding cloth roof, the two-door takes its passengers from shade to sun in just [...]
eBay Find of the Day: Mercury Marauder two-door convertible
September 1, 2011 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Mercury
Never underestimate what you’ll see on eBay Motors. Take this unique creation, for example. Near as we can tell, it’s the same 2002 Mercury Marauder that was modified into a two-door convertible by Ford for the 2002 Chicago Auto Show. According to the seller, this car still [...]
2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Chevrolet, New Car Reviews
Summertime, Personified
Muscle cars have never coped well with having their tops clipped. Losing the roof rarely does a vehicle any favors in the rigidity department, but the high-horsepower, high-torque coupes of the last four decades took fiendish delight in twisting themselves into pretzels after a few enthusiastic throttle [...]
VW New Beetle Convertible gets stickerbombed
May 29, 2011 by admin
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Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Europe, Volkswagen, Design/Style
2010 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible by CFC – Click above for image gallery
German company Car Film Components decided to add a little style to the outgoing Volkswagen New Beetle. It seems strange to supply radical appearance modifications to a car that’s leaving the marketplace soon, but CFC hopes its [...]
Review: 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Jaguar, Reviews, Luxury
Old Ghosts Haunt Great Bones
2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
I know you’re probably here to read all about how the 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible stacks up against other six-digit luxury sports cars, but I’ve got a confession to make. Before we get down, dirty [...]
Review: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Ford, Reviews
A Motor City Summer Romance
2011 Ford Shelby GT500 Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
When you grow up in Detroit, the Ford Mustang is so much more than just another performance car. It’s arguably the most iconic automobile born within these city limits, and anyone who’s called the area [...]
SEMA 2010: Neiman Marcus 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible in the flesh
November 2, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: SEMA Show, Convertible, Performance, Chevrolet, GM, Specialty, Design/Style
Neiman Marcus 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
Behold one of the quickest-selling special edition vehicles in General Motors history – the Neiman Marcus 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. A total of 100 models just like the one you see above sold in [...]
Video: Chevy designers talk about Neiman Marcus edition Camaro Convertible
October 15, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Videos, Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style
Chevrolet designers discuss the Neiman Marcus Camaro Convertible – Click above to watch video after the jump
The annual Neiman Marcus Christmas book is typically filled with ultra-expensive high-end luxury items and limited-edition vehicles. This year, the Camaro Convertible gets to grace the catalog’s glossy pages. One hundred [...]
Paris 2010: 2011 Infiniti G37 Convertible gets the IPL workup
October 12, 2010 by admin
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Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Paris Motor Show, Infiniti
2011 Infiniti IPL G Convertible – Click above for high-res image gallery
Infiniti continues to roll out its new Infiniti Performance Line, IPL, and naturally the next vehicle to get the sporty kit is the G37 Convertible. The 2011 Infiniti IPL G Convertible lines up next to the [...]
