Sentences with phrase «drive ragtops»

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.

If you're looking to drive a ragtop that makes the most of every corner and will put a smile on your face, then the MX - 5 is a perfect choice.

Not exact matches

The old - school - flavored, drive - it - yourself ride in question is a lightweight, minimalist ragtop with rear - wheel drive.

Sno * Drift PR guy Alex Berger, driving a new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, leads our train to «The Ranch,» an isolated section of Stage 2, deep in the thick Michigan forest, where we can park our stylish ragtops within sight of the race course, position ourselves safely behind trees, and watch the rally cars whiz by up close.

Like those Z3 - derived ragtops, the new Z4 M hews to BMW's classic roadster recipe: long - nose, short - deck styling, a lightweight, rear - wheel - drive chassis, and a rev - happy, front - mounted engine.

As the replacement for the Cabrio ragtop that disappeared from the VW lineup in 2003, the Eos won't actually arrive here until this fall as a 2007 model, but we recently had a chance to drive one extensively in - naturally - Southern California.

It's pricey, fuel economy is less than 20 mpg, the zippers - and - Velcro ragtop can be tricky to operate, and the primitive driving dynamics are — shall we say — exceptionally interactive.

Those who've driven the U.K. - built car see this beeping back - up warning system as tacit acknowledgement from BMW that the view out the back of its ragtop Mini is not especially good, top up or top down.

We test drove the Mustang GT, the top - of - the - line performance model in the ragtop series, with its exceptionally quick 5 - liter, 225 - horsepower, V - 8.

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.

Just about every auto company, from Hyundai and its entry - level models to General Motors and its top - of - the - line Cadillac, is vying for customers by touting options like all - wheel drive, anti-lock brakes and side - impact air bags — the most widely available features today — with the same fervor once reserved for ragtops and V - 8 engines.

The A3 Cabriolet, which loses two doors along with its top, comes along a little later: The ragtop should show up late next year, just in time for a crisp autumn drive.

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.