Sentences with phrase «ragtop convertibles»

Ragtop convertibles are nice, but aside from its weight, there's no downside to this retractable hardtop.

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Even in C43 form, the new Benz ragtop doesn't come off as a hard - edged convertible version of a serious sport sedan, but rather, evokes a movie soundtrack song title repeated by this reporter much too often when writing about such cars: «Oh, to be alive and in a convertible.»

It's no worse than lopping the top off a 911 Turbo S - if you must have a 911 convertible, save yourself # 60 - 70k over the Turbo S ragtop and get the base model 911 with no roof.

We gathered three all - wheel - drive ragtops — one of the first 2013 Bentley Continental GTCs, an equally fresh 2012 BMW 650i xDrive convertible, and a gracefully aging 2012 Audi A5 Quattro cabriolet — so we could drive them four hours north (yes, north) of Ann Arbor to Montmorency County, Michigan, site of Rally America's popular season - opening Sno * Drift race.

Introduced in 2013 as the Opel / Vauxhall Cascada, the Buick convertible follows the trend away from folding hardtops and features a heavy, sturdy insulated ragtop instead.

As executive editor Todd Lassa explained in our first look at the 2015 Ford Mustang coupe, the convertible is an important reminder of the Mustang's history and «image as the quintessential American ragtop.»

Pop - up bars, such as those on the BMW 3 Series ragtop, or a large basket handle bar, such as on the PT Cruiser Convertible, would solve this problem.

The Vanquish ragtop is the first full carbon - fiber - skinned convertible in Aston's 100 - year history, and also boasting the stiffest convertible structure the Gaydon engineering team has ever created.

Although absent in Scottsdale, the new two - toned striped convertible top is now on the car and thanks to our friends at Kerbeck Corvette, we can share the first photos of the newest ragtop Corvette from the Windy City.

Pick your flavor of Jaguar F - Type convertible: All but a diesel version is on the menu at this point — and the seventh and latest trim level of the ragtop Jaguar is built in secret to control all...

The photos confirm that the new Corvette Stingray convertible indeed comes as a ragtop with a design that seems to resemble that of the C6 convertible soft top.

The convertible alone sold 18,000 copies and was the third best - selling ragtop on the market.

Although the data are still subject to change, here's what's in the works: - The Cavalier Z - 24 convertible will be dropped, but a Beretta ragtop will be added in September.

At the press junket in Miami, I asked VW of America officials why they were introducing a convertible at this time of year, and they said it really didn't matter when they rolled out the New Beetle ragtop, since the entire first year's production of about 30,000 vehicles already has been spoken for.

On sale since December, the New Beetle convertible resembles the original Beetle ragtop in the way its folded top rests on the rear fenders — looking like the folded top of a baby carriage.

Beretta also will offer a convertible because the Cavalier Z - 24 ragtop is being dropped.

It's clearly a sign of changing automotive times when Dodge - Chrysler's mildly up - scale and performance - oriented division - introduces a convertible and pegs its appeal to price and practicality.However, traditionalists who can't accept the notion of a ragtop without some impractical characteristic won't be disappointed by the new Shadow.

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but summertime on the California coast means that you're pretty much guaranteed to see dozens and dozens of rented ragtop Mustang convertibles packed with tourists making their way slowly down some of the best driving roads in the nation.

New ragtop was designed from the start as a convertible; it's no hardtop with the roof cut off.

I was eager to hit the road, but this GT is a convertible so I first took some time to explore the motorized ragtop.

The ’55 Corvette was a ragtop only and the ’55 T - bird came standard with a removable fiberglass hardtop, offering two tops with a folding convertible top as an option.

The four - seat convertible will get a 200 - horsepower turbocharged 1.6 - litre inline - four and a ragtop capable of lowering in just 17 seconds at speeds up to 50 km / h (31 mph).

The Bottom Line The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible's tech is a bit outdated, but this retro - stylish ragtop with its kicking stereo brings a smile to every trip.

The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible's tech is a bit outdated, but this retro - stylish ragtop with its kicking stereo brings a smile to every trip.

The V6 ragtop starts at $ 29,925, the EcoBoost Premium convertible starts at $ 35,495, and the open - air Mustang GT starts at $ 42,425.

Kia will sell a convertible in the United States in the 1998 model year, but it won't be the company's version of the Lotus Elan roadster.Instead, Kia will offer a two - door version of the Sportage sport - utility with a removable ragtop over the rear seats.

Aside from its ragtop, the 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible is identical to its coupe brother as far as design is concerned.

ASC Inc., a company that specializes in turning hardtops into convertibles, has just completed the first 1991 Toyota Celica GT ragtop.

The 2016 FIAT 500C is marketed as a convertible, although it really looks more like a sliding ragtop version of the regular 500 hot hatch.

Volvo officials expect the C70 convertible to be a viable alternative to various BMWs and, of course, that other Swedish ragtop, the Saab 9 - 3.

The Mercedes - Benz SL - Class isn't as sporty, but it's got a retractable hardtop that trumps the M6 convertible's ragtop for security and looks, and its exquisite interior offers everything except the BMW's vestigial backseat.

Add another name to the ever - growing list of readily available ragtops: The 1991 Dodge Shadow convertible.

In addition to the base 325i two - and four - door sedans, there is the 325is, a sportier and more luxurious two - door that costs $ 28,950; the 325i convertible, a $ 33,850 ragtop spinoff; the 325iX, a sporty, all - wheel - drive version priced at $ 29,950 as a two - door and $ 30,750 as a four - door; and the BMW M3... will set you back $ 34,950.

The convertible already has - four times as many ragtops were sold last year as in 1988.

Same goes for the limited - edition 427 Convertible, which plucks the Z06 powertrain and plops it in a ragtop.