Sentences with phrase «in ragtops»

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.

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

Not exact matches

What many predicted would become a harsh referendum on the audacity of Sean Eldridge — a first - time Democratic candidate with a thin résumé and a thick wallet — has instead revealed the depth of bipartisan affection for Mr. Gibson, a decorated veteran of two wars who returns his $ 4,300 - a-month military pension to taxpayers, has capped his service in Congress at eight years, and travels the district in a black ragtop Mustang (a gift from his wife when he returned home from duty in Kosovo).

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.»

By now, listing all the high - tech in this new Merc ragtop seems a bit like it should be a long excerpt from some novel named «Car and Peace, Plus.»

The Evoque ragtop will go on sale in mid-2016 starting at $ 51,470 with destination.

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

Softtop Unlimiteds come with the Sky One - Touch power - folding top, and all ragtops are available in vinyl or premium canvas.

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.

Power from the 200 - hp, 1.6 - liter turbocharged four can best be described as adequate, and it's not as smooth as we'd like in a relaxed ragtop, considering the peaky turbo.

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.»

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.

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...

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.

VW officials were asked why it took so long to bring the ragtop to market, especially since Volkswagen has been promising us the vehicle almost since the New Beetle sedan was introduced in 1998.

Despite the extra mass, acceleration feels as peppy here as it did in the lighter ragtop.

The Toyota Camry line gets a little excitement as it nears the end of its product cycle, in the form of the biggest ragtop Toyota has ever offered in North America.

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.

These images courtesy of AutoBlog give us a sneak peek at the ragtop Audi which has its world premiere in less than two weeks from now.

Advertising in such high - brow publications as Robb Report, Europa built up a nice business, importing the various G - wagens (two - door hardtop, two - door ragtop and four - door hardtop), customizing them for its clients and selling them for around $ 135,000.

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.

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).

Now, Autocar seems to have snapped a spy photo of a camo - clad ragtop Evoque in testing.

The ragtop Rover weighs in at a shade over 4500 lbs.; the 240 - hp four - cylinder and nine - speed automatic work hard, but the thrust only seems to kick in after you've muttered something impolite about the turbo lag.

The ragtop crossover has the official green light from the JLR mothership and goes on sale in 2016.

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.

That's right - new 1966 GT350 convertibles.The Shelby Collection shop in Venice, Calif., will manufacture - or remanufacture - copies of the first GT350 ragtops.

The Shelby Collection shop in Venice, Calif., will manufacture - or remanufacture - copies of the first GT350 ragtops.

In this case it's the 911 Turbo Cabriolet, the ragtop version of Porsche's super-hot, 997 - based coupe.

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

Other top - selling ragtops in 1991 included the Ford Mustang, Mercury Capri, Dodge Shadow, Pontiac Sunbird, Geo Metro, Chevrolet Cavalier, VW Cabriolet and Toyota Celica.

The ragtop is motorized and can lower or raise itself in seconds at speeds up to 30 mph.

Performance is not great, 0 to 60 times hovering in the just - under 14 - second range, in part due to the weight added by the body - bracing needed for the ragtop.

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.

Linked exclusively to a six - speed manual transmission, the six - cylinder sends the ragtop from zero to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and on to a top speed of 180 mph.