Convertibles
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The tamer GT and GT S models of Mercedes-AMG’s sports car range have come in for an update. The updated cars were shown for the first time on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show and will be available later in the year, as 2018 models. The changes are subtle and bring the GT and GT S into line with the more hardcore GT C and GT R, especially in terms of looks. The cars adopt the pronounced “Panamericana” grille that made its debut on the GT3 race car; the grille features vertical slats inspired by the design used on the 1952 SL Panamericana race car, from which it derives...
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2017 Porsche 911 GTS range unveiled, includes new Targa variantPorsche has both expanded and updated its 911 Carrera GTS lineup for 2017. Following tradition, the GTS is both more powerful and sharper-handling than the standard 911 Carrera S, but the big news here is that there's now a Targa version on offer. That inclusion expands the 911's Carrera GTS...
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Bentley Continental Supersports returns with 700 hp, 209 mph top speedBehold the new Bentley Continental Supersports. It’s the fastest, most powerful Bentley ever produced, and according to the automaker there isn’t a four-seat car faster than it. Performance claims include 0-60 mph acceleration in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 209 mph. Sure, there are...
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2017 Ford Mustang previewFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang made waves when introduced for the 2015 model year. Finally, we were graced with a Mustang with independent rear suspension, which together with the steering and other chassis tweaks helped to deliver sports car-like handling. Since then...
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2017 Lamborghini Huracán RWD Spyder first drive review: a supercar throwbackHave modern supercars become too soft? Pick pretty much any high-dollar exotic today and it's easy enough to use for an evening trip to a fancy dinner spot. Your date will be comfortable, and neither of you will be sweating due to the heat from the transmission tunnel. You won't have white knuckles...
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2017 Chevrolet Camaro previewChevrolet isn't messing around with the Camaro. The sixth-generation car, which arrived as a 2016 model, is the best yet. We even named the Camaro SS the Motor Authority Best Car to Buy 2016. For 2017, the best gets better. There are two new additions for the new model year: the track-focused...
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Mercedes is in the process of relaunching the Maybach badge, only this time it's not a standalone brand. Set as a sub-brand within Mercedes-Benz, the badge represents the most luxurious models within the three-pointed star's showroom. The latest? An ultra-luxurious version of the S-Class Cabriolet. Debuting recently at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, the Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet is limited to just 300 units with only 75 of those pegged for the United States. That makes it one of the world's most exclusive droptops. With a price tag rumored to be well in excess of $200,000, it had...
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Gordon Ramsay shows off his pearl white LaFerrari ApertaCelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is one of the first in the world to take delivery of a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta, the open-top version of the Italian firm’s flagship supercar. He posted a short clip to his Instagram account on Monday in which he joked that there was a big...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet spy shotsDespite the arrival of the new C-Class Coupe and C-Class Cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz has no intention of phasing out the only marginally larger two-door E-Class variants. Today we have new spy shots of the new E-Class Cabriolet. They come just days after the sighting of the E-Class Coupe. Both are...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet video previewWhat's the fun in owning an ultra-rare car if the world can't see you driving it? The new Mercedes-Maybach S650 might just be your answer. The droptop version of Mercedes S-Class trimmed in Maybach opulence just made its debut at the LA auto show. MORE: Read all our 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show...
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet debuts at 2016 LA auto showThe next model from the Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand has been revealed in the form of an ultra-luxurious version of the S-Class Cabriolet. It joins Maybach’s S600 and S600 Pullman sedans as the sub-brand’s sole convertible. The car is badged an “S650” and limited to just 300...
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Lamborghini Huracán Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder debuts in LALove the rear-wheel-drive Lamborghin Huracán LP 580-2 but wished it came as a convertible? Well, your wish has come true as Lamborghini has just unveiled an open-top version. It makes its debut on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show and races into showrooms in January 2017. Apart...
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Big news for the Buick Cascada today! You can now get one... in red. As everyone knows, red paint basically means you've purchased a sports car. Buick knows this too, which is why the actual color of the car is Sport Red. It's being offered on the 2017 Cascada's Sport Touring trim, and there won't be a lot of them as this is being produced with a limited run. The car also wears some upgraded materials that fall under the new Dark Effects package. This includes a gloss-black grille, mirror caps and 20-inch wheels. Inside, the Sport Red paint (which sounds a bit like Infiniti's Red Sport) is...
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Pagani Huayra Roadster finally spottedWe’ve known for some time that Pagani was planning an open-top version of its Huayra supercar. Now a prototype has been spotted, ahead of the car’s likely debut during next March’s 2017 Geneva auto show. Instagram user just_supercars_ has posted up two photos of the new Huayra...
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Rolls-Royce looks to vibrant color for latest special editionRolls-Royce is inspired by many things. Music, films, rugby, and a number of topics out there. The latest bit of inspiration comes from the world of fashion, and it's been applied to the Dawn in a splashy manner. Rolls-Royce and its Design boss Giles Taylor formed a team of designers to collaborate...
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2017 Audi A3 FWD models get more power, 7-speed dual-clutchAudi has more announcements concerning its updated A3, which arrives in the fall as a 2017 model. A3s with front-wheel drive ditch the 2016 model’s turbocharged 1.8-liter inline-4 in favor of a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4. The new engine sees output rise to 186 horsepower...
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2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman first drive review: don't play it by earThe Porsche Boxster and Cayman are brilliant sports cars, but they're not so different as the names might suggest — they’re basically the same car, aside from that minor roof thing. So why different names? Indeed. This year, Porsche's debugging that situation by adding a new prefix...
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2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible spy shots and videoWe've already seen spy shots of what is likely to be the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in coupe form. Now come shots of a future ZR1 Convertible. Photographer David Wesel captured both the coupe and the convertible testing in Marrrieta, Ohio, and the those photos are posted on CorvetteBlogger. A...
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The new RF version of Mazda’s MX-5 Miata goes on sale in early 2017, priced from $32,390. That figure includes an $835 destination charge and is for the base model equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission. Opt for the available 6-speed automatic and you’ll need to front up an extra $730. The RF, short for “Retractable Fastback,” is a new version of Mazda’s popular sports car that’s been designed to resemble a proper coupe when the roof is raised. The roof is a retractable hard-top that blends into two sexy pillars leading to the rear of the car. CHECK...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster gets Paris auto show debutIt's been rumored, suggested, hinted, even teased—now, the Mercedes-AMG GT roadster is reality. (Insert your own "topless" buff-book pun here.) The roadster arrived at this week's Paris auto show wearing two different outfits, as both the AMG GT and the GT C Roadster. And now we have photos...
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Infiniti kills Q60 ConvertibleA redesigned Infiniti Q60 has just been launched but the car won’t spawn a convertible this time around. The information was revealed to Motoring by Infiniti executive Gerardo Carmona, who heads the Japanese luxury brand’s product strategy and blamed low sales for the Q60...
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Aston Martin teases 2018 DB11 VolanteIf you follow Aston Martin on Facebook, you may already know this, but the British luxury brand today teased photos of the convertible version of the new DB11 coupe. While the coupe is hitting dealers now, the droptop, known as Volante in Aston Martin speak, won't be available until 2018. That's a...
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N2A Motors melds 5th-gen Camaro with mish-mash of old ChevyPrepare thine eyes and feast them upon this! What you're looking at is the latest creation from American coachbuilder N2A Motors. Under that bodywork sits a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. It's now called the Camaro 789 SS, and that's because N2A has taken styling cues from Chevys of 1957, 1958...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster teased ahead of Paris auto showConfirming what we already knew, Mercedes-AMG just teased the new 2018 GT Roadster via Twitter and Facebook. The short video teaser shifts light around what it is clearly a topless AMG GT. This of course makes sense as we are just about two weeks away from the 2016 Paris auto show where the sports...
Joel Feder