Convertible Car

Stuttgart, Germany -- Mercedes-Benz announced today that it will offer the SLR McLaren super sports car in the form of a roadster. Showcasing the latest in Formula 1 technology, the SLR McLaren is constructed almost entirely of carbon fiber, providing a very high degree of safety as well ...    Read more

Los Angeles, CA (May 1, 2007) -- PRIMEDIA's Super Chevy magazine today announced it is teaming up with CARS Inc. and the Roadster Shop to recreate a classic 1957 Chevrolet convertible and sell it at the world-renowned Barrett-Jackson car auction to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation. The endeavor is called ...    Read more

April 19, 2007 -- Cypress, Calif. -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) last year introduced the all-new Eclipse Spyder and for 2008 upgrades this popular model with newly standard SIRIUSÂ Satellite Radio (including six-month complimentary service), standard 18-inch alloy wheels on the GT model, plus a standard Tire Pressure ...    Read more

DETROIT – The sand often times conjures memories of walks on the beach with the fresh sea air swirling in and out with the tide. With the availability of optional tan colored top, in place of the standard black or optional blue colors, Saab 9-3 customers are now able to ...    Read more

The General wants to get his money's worth out of the Kappa platform. How else to explain the news that GM’s Korean subsidiary, Daewoo, will be coming out with the Daewoo G2X, which looks for all the world like a Saturn Sky with a slightly different grille?According to ...    Read more

With a starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $26,145 (including $675 destination), the Chrysler Sebring Convertible is priced $645 below the comparable outgoing model with $2,965 more content, including standard side seat-mounted air bags for head and thorax protection, four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes, tire-pressure monitoring system, automatic latching convertible ...    Read more

Munich. The publication "Bracing Breeze Worldwide. BMW 3 Series Convertibles." takes the reader on a guided tour of the six models, from the first BMW Baur Topcabriolet of 1978 right up to the new 2007 3 Series Convertible. New photos show the cars in some of the world's most ...    Read more

PERRY, Ohio - Are your design skills worthy of SEMA? Fidanza is giving you the chance to find out! Sketch a new graphics scheme for the company's project Corvette and your talents could be on display at the world's greatest car show this year. Visit www.fidanza.com to download official images ...    Read more

Rare cars can sure attract the bucks. Witness the sale of a 1948 Mercedes-Benz A320 two-door cabriolet. It was designed to revive the image of Mercedes-Benz as a luxury car manufacturer following World War II. However, the car never went into production, eclipsed, instead, by the 300-series. The prototype vehicle ...    Read more

SEBRING, Fla. (March 16) - The Skip Barber Racing School is excited to announce an all-new iteration of its famous three-day competition course. The Skip Barber Mazda MX-5 Cup Three Day Racing School will use Mazda MX-5 race cars built by Skip Barber Racing to the exact same specifications as ...    Read more

The Honda S2000 is one of the company's few models that reveals its racing origins. The roadster, when it went on sale in 1999 as a 2000 model, was eagerly received by the enthusiasts' community for its high-revving engine, sporty driving and handling, up-to-date technology, all for less than $35,000 ...    Read more

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the limited edition Triple White New Beetle convertible is now available at dealers. Only 3,000 customers will have the opportunity to own this truly special edition. The Triple White New Beetle convertible features a unique Campanella white ...    Read more

05.03.2007- The new Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé will make its European debut at the Geneva motor show this week. Production of the new model will begin at the company’s UK manufacturing plant at Goodwood in the summer. The two-door, four-seat convertible is a less formal interpretation of classic Rolls-Royce design ...    Read more

British 4Car News reports that Kia Motors will unveil a drop-top, or convertible, concept of its Cee’d compact at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Unlike Mazda’s new MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) and the upcoming BMW 3-Series convertible, both which sport hardtops, the Kia concept will be ...    Read more

JUKKASJÄRVI, SWEDEN – Saab customers, VIP guests and dealers from all over the world are being greeted with an ‘iced’ 9-3 Convertible when they arrive for the Saab Ice Experience event at Sweden’s world famous ICEHOTEL. Saab broke the ice, more than 20 years ago, when it pioneered the concept ...    Read more

It was “Bang!”, “Plop!” “Wham!” The dynamic duo Batman and Robin were on the air and their mode of transportation, the Batmobile, was a source of wonder. Who designed the machine? Was it based on a true car? We have to go back to 1952 where the story ...    Read more

The Chevrolet Corvette from the 1950s through the 2000s has been -and will always be-that quintessential American sports car. Now it is about to get a make over.There will be a new limited edition Corvette that sports a 600 horsepower engine along with some appearance changes. However, be prepared for ...    Read more

Auburn Hills, Mich., Feb 12, 2007 - The Dodge Demon concept is a compact, nimble “roadster with an attitude,” a perfect balance of classic sports car proportion and simplicity blended with modern design and performance. The vehicle will be shown for the first time at the 77th International Motor Show ...    Read more

Pontiac’s Solstice roadster certainly made a splash when it premiered last year. In fact, sales vaulted ahead of Mazda’s iconic Miata (whoops, we mean MX-5); the Solstice sold 19,710 units, putting it into the sales territory of other well-established sports cars such as the BMW Z4 and the Nissan 350 ...    Read more

In Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of the dawn (her Roman counterpart would be Aurora, last used as a car name by Oldsmobile—remember them?—in the 1990s). The new Volkswagen Eos marks the dawning of a new type of VW—not a hardtop, and not a convertible, but a bit of ...    Read more

The first Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé destined for the USA has been bought at a charity auction held during the annual Naples Winter Wine festival in Florida for $2million. More than $1.6 million will go to the Naples Children and Education Foundation, which supports charitable and educational programmes to improve ...    Read more

Will the Pontiac Solstice have to look over its metaphoric shoulder with concern about new competition? Dodge hopes so. It will be introducing what it hopes to be a major competitor to the Solstice.Details, from name to engine to even the name, are still unknown. Analysts in the industry expect ...    Read more

In a blast from the past, RM Auctions' Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona will be auctioning the world's oldest Ford motor car -- a 1903 Model A -- at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, January 19, 2007. The car features a ...    Read more

Not content with just 510 bhp? Of course not—Viper owners crave more. You’d think Dodge Viper owners would already be strutting pretty with over 500 horses at their disposal every time they mash down on the accelerator pedal. But nooooo, it seems, because the engineering wizards at Daimler Chrysler ...    Read more

Motor Trend gave a sneak peak at the upcoming Phantom Drophead Coupe, a soft-top convertible that uber-lux carmaker Rolls-Royce will unveil next month at the North America International Auto Show in Detroit.Style-wise, the designers went retro, tapping into the ‘20s and ‘30s to invoke, in their words, “…an indulgent car. ...    Read more