It kind of seemed like BMW
chopped the roof of an X3 up and called it a day, just to meet customer demand.
To create the open - top, Toyota
simply chopped the roof and added a tonneau cover to simulate a functioning convertible roof.
Chopping the roof reportedly doesn't compromise the Italian exotic driving experience: the 458 Spider can hit 62 mph in 3.5 seconds and will exceed 198 mph.
Beddick said his
team chopped the roof by two inches, which gave the design a wider and squatter appearance.
The Santa Fe Sport bears a subtle resemblance to the Veloster in its upswept rear quarter window and
mildly chopped roof.
The all - electric Beetle features a three -
inch chopped roof and 20 - inch wheels, giving us that hot rod look we expected.
Usually, we don't love when an
automaker chops the roof off a car originally intended to be a hardtop, but the GT Roadsters look like incredibly compelling packages.
They should have either made it glass if they wanted that look, or left it body color, for a gansta -
chopped roof look.
Somehow, its steeply raked D - pillar and
chopped roof disguises the fact that, at just over 5,000 mm in length, it's quite large and sits firmly in the full - size SUV segment; it's only about 80 mm shorter than the current Q7, and that thing's enormous.
Aston chopped the roof off its recently announced Vanquish Zagato to create the impossibly pretty Vanquish Zagato Volante.
Normally, when automakers build a gorgeous new sports car, they debut it as a coupe and promise to
chop the roof off a year later.
Chopping the roof off a car presents its own engineering challenges, primarily stiffness and structural rigidity.
The drop - top model starts with the three - door Evoque coupe and
chops the roof off, replacing it with a folding fabric top.
The car was caught testing at the Nürburgring, Audi no doubt fine - tuning suspension and handling to make sure
the chopped roof doesn't affect the R8's dynamics too much.
This is likely a cost of
chopping the roof, but it also goes someway to separate the coupe and convertible R8 variants further.
Back in California,
he chopped the roof of a Porsche 911, dipped the body shell in acid to reduce its weight, had an aluminum roll cage fabricated, and then bolted up the best speed parts he could find.
The body treatment includes
a chopped roof and leaned - back windshield.
After revealing the Corvette at the Detroit Motor Show, Chevrolet has
chopped its roof off for the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
That makes Range Rover's decision to
chop the roof off its cute - ute more dramatic and unexpected than the biggest wing ever affixed to the likes of a Lamborghini.
Range Rover claims that it has managed to
chop the roof off the Evoque, «with minimal changes to weight and tensional rigidity.»
The exterior design of the Spyder will once again pay homage to the 718 Spyder from the 1960s, but it's more than just a Boxster with
a chopped roof — the front and rear fascias have been redesigned for the Spyder model.
Range Rover, apparently, wants to
chop the roof off its new Evoque.