A convertible is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof. The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible canvas or vinyl, although plastic, aluminium and steel have occasionally been used in elaborate folding designs.
The Japanese luxury automaker Infiniti will bring a drop top version of the popular G37 coupe to market in 2010. The G37 Convertible is powered by a 3.7 Liter VQ V6 with Nissan’s Variable Valve Event and Lift (VVEL) to produce a maximum output of 325 HP. The G37 Convertible Sport with a six speed manual transmission includes sport tuned steering and larger sport brakes, along with a set of 19 inch aluminum alloys wrapped in W rated performance rubber.
The 2010 G37 Convertible comes complete with standard features like a RearView Monitor and safety features like available automatic rain sensing flat blade wipers, Pre-Crash Seat Belts and Intelligent Cruise Control with Preview Braking. The new G37 Convretible is already on sale and starts at $44,350 for the seven speed automatic version and goes up to $46,950 for the six speed sport version, allowing owners to enjoy the thrill of open air motoring in a premium Japanese sport coupe.
Maserati will unveil at the Frankfurt Motor Show the Convertible version of its successful GT sports car. Called GranCabrio is Maserati’s first four-seater convertible. Sales will begin in March of 2010.
The GranCabrio is powered by a 4.7 liter V8 engine that delivers 433bhp at 7000rpm and 362lb ft at 4750rpm and is the convertible with the longest wheelbase on the market. The GrandCabrio is slated to run 0-60mph around the 5-second mark and carry speeds of up to 180 mph.
The GranCabrio represents the very essence of Maserati in terms of open-top cars. It’s a Maserati in the purest sense of the word: from the unmistakable style by Pininfarina to the spacious interior, from the craftsmanship of each detail to the driving pleasure and performance. The Maserati GranCabrio enriches all five senses in a shared open-air experience, without sacrificing comfort and performance.
Ford revealed today the first details on the 2011 Shelby GT500 set to make its world debut in just a few days at the Chicago Auto Show. It will be offered in both coupe and convertible version, with new items for 2011 being a SVT Performance Package, standard HID (high-intensity discharge) headlamps, integrated spotter mirror and fold-down rear headrests.
The GT500 is powered by an all-new aluminum-block 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 engine, which produces 550 hp and 510 ft.-lb. of torque. The engine is 102 lbs lighter than the one used for the 2010 models, meaning it will offer better fuel consumption (23 mpg highway and 15 mpg city).
The SVT Performance Package includes all-new lightweight 19-inch forged-aluminum wheels in the and 20-inch forged-aluminum wheels at the rear, but also Goodyear Eagle® F1 SuperCar G: 2 tires.
We’ve seen Jaguar’s modern day interpretation of the classic E-type sports car before, and although it looked a lot like the latest member of the Top Speed test fleet, she was a feline of a completely different nature. That is because our Liquid Silver Jaguar XK convertible is powered by the now Indian automaker’s all new 5.0 Liter V8 that makes a total of 385 HP and 380 lb-ft of torque propelling the drop top sports coupe from 0 to 60 MPH in only 5.2 seconds while returning as much as 22 MPG on the highway.
Whereas last year’s model felt a bit tame; the new XK, even in naturally aspirated form, is packing enough power under the hood to satisfy more than a few desperate housewives. Much of the 2010 XK’s exterior remains the same, the only update for the new year are a pair of thin slits that serve as air intakes on either side of the front bumper as opposed to the previous model’s round fog lights while the new car’s lower air dam has been squared off with a few 90 degree angles. Starting up front the Jaguar’s familiar fish eye headlights frame the E-Type inspired retro round opening in the front bumper and the XK’s blistered wheel arches house a set of multi spoke Caravela alloys measuring 19 inches in diameter. While out back our feline retains its familiar round rear end.
On the inside the Jaguar XK is finished like a fine English sports car. Pieced together with high quality materials ranging from Burl Walnut veneer to the polished aluminum cup holders and seat controls, suede on the A pillar and soft Ivory/Oyster leather that covers the seats, dash and door panels. Every item that you can touch takes the XK one step beyond what you would expect from ordinary automobiles. One fun touch for driving enthusiasts is that the perforated leather wrapped front seats have multiple power adjustments, allowing the driver to inflate a pair of adjustable hip bolsters that inflate to keep them in place during spirited driving. On the other hand our XK came with the same complicated touch screen navigation system that controls everything from climate control to the satellite radio. At an even $89,000 our 2010 XK is a perfect example of just how luxurious a base model Jaguar can be.
Porsche will unveil the most powerful version of the 911 Turbo in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Turbo S will be available in both coupe and convertible versions, starting May 2010 and prices for Germany will start at 173,241 euro for the coupe and at 184.546 euro for the convertible.
The 911 Turbo S comes with an increase of 30 hp (to a total of 530hp) thanks to a six-cylinder boxer boosted by two exhaust gas turbochargers with variable turbine geometry. As a result the sprint from 0 to 60 mph is made 3.3 seconds and from 0 to 124 mph in 10.8 seconds. Top speed goes up to 195 mph.
Standard equipment includes: Dynamic Bending Lights, 19-inch wheels in RS Spyder design with central locking, a three-spoke sports steering wheel with gearshift paddles, adaptive sports seats, cruise control, a CD/DVD changer and exclusive twin-tone leather upholstery in Black/Crema or Black/Titanium Blue additionally underlines the outstanding class and calibre of this first Turbo S in five years.
The last addition to the Megane line-up will make its world debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show. The new Megane Coupe-Cabriolet features a large high-gloss finish black glass roof contrasting with the satin-effect chrome windscreen frame. The glass roof features a fully-automatic, electro-hydraulic opening mechanism that lowers the top in just 21 seconds.
The cabriolet is offered with a choice of three petrol engine with output ranging from 110hp to 140 hp and three diesel engines with output from 110 to 160 hp. All engines are mated to either a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Mercedes has revealed a very funny commercial for their brand new 2011 E-Class Convertible. Check it out!
Reminder: The E-Class Cabrio will be offered with a choice of two engines, a 3.5 Liter V6 that makes 268 HP and 258 lb-ft of torque in the E350 and a 5.5 Liter V8 pumping out 382 HP and 391 lb-ft of torque in the E550.
The German sorts car maker Porsche has just annonced pricing for the 911 Turbo that will go on sale in the U.S. market starting January 30. The fixed roof coupe variant will be priced at $132,800 and as the top goes down the cost goes up to a slightly higher $143,800 for the turbocharged rag top Cabriolet. According to the President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Detlev von Platen, "We are very excited to welcome the all-new 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo into the family...More than ever, this super car is a technological tour de force, and the seemingly unanimous accolades from the media support what we already believe; this is the best 911 Turbo ever."
In either form the 911 Turbo is powered by a 3.8 Liter twin turbocharged flat six sitting between the wide rear arches and now develops a maximum output of 500 HP and as much as 516 lb-ft of torque with the Sport Chrono Package working its magic, pushing the pair of hairdryers to their limits. The additional power allows the new 911 Turbo to sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in a very quick 3.4 seconds and reach a super car like 194 MPH top speed while returning an estimated 17 MPG in the city and as much as 25 MPG at highway
speeds.
The new RenaultTwingo CC is yet to make its world debut but, as it turns out, the car’s die-cast version already has.
These photos, which somehow made its way on the Internet, show what looks to be a die-cast model of the Twingo CC that was produced by Norev, a French die-cast maker that’s no stranger to producing some pretty detailed scale models.
Up to now, we’ve only seen spy photos and renderings of the Twingo but nothing to the effect of what this die-cast version shows. The Twingo CC was supposed to be unveiled at Frankfurt last year but unavoidable delays within Renault have pushed the hatchback’s world debut to this year.
In the meantime, while we still continue to speculate on what the new Twingo CC really looks like, this new die-cast model of the car sounds like a good place to start. It may not be as intricately reliable as other options, but in the event that there is a shortage of options, this die-cast toy is a good place to start.
After it received a few minor adjustments for the 2009 model year, the Mitsubishi Spyder continues to improve for 2010: the four-cylinder Eclipse Spyder GS adopts GT styling cues, including a two-tone front and rear bumper fascias and dual exhaust outlets. For 2010 the GS version is priced at $27,799 and the GT at $32,599.
The Eclipse Spyder GS features a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder engine rated at 162 hp and 162 lbs-ft of torque and mated to a 4-Speed Sportronic gearbox. The GT version gets a 265-hp 3.8-liter V-6 engine mated to a 5-Speed Sportronic gearbox.
For 2010 the Eclipse GS will get Active Stability Control (ASC) as standard equipment, while both version got a rearview camera, stability control, Bluetooth and system with voice recognition and rearview camera system.
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