Convertibles

Audi has taken the wraps off the convertible version of its RS 5 brute. Peak output remains at 450 horsepower, though with a reinforced body adding extra weight, the 0-60 mph time for the RS 5 Cabrio is a few tenths of a second off the pace of the coupe. The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is only a...

Esteemed moto-journalist Chris Harris doesn’t like the Mazda MX-5 Miata. In an now-famous article, Harris shot down the MX-5 as a sports car, calling it “just a way of being exposed to the elements.” Worse, he penned that the MX-5 “drives with all the precision of a boneless...

The Audi RS 5 has just gone on sale, and we’ve even had a chance to drive one, but now the covers have come off a new convertible version, which will be presented to the public for the first time at the 2012 Paris Auto Show this month. Combining brute performance with an elegant convertible...

We've already seen the photos and specs of the updated 2013 Audi R8, and while the changes to the car are minor, the refresh keeps the best of the original R8's style while adding tasteful accents, not to mention a much-needed replacement for the clunky R tronic automated manual gearbox. This...

GM’s European division Opel is working on a new convertible version of its popular Astra compact, a prototype of which has been spotted in Southern Spain looking almost production ready. Opel has already released a teaser image of the new car, which is expected to make its official world...

Since its reveal last year the new 991-series Porsche 911 has been winning accolades all around the world, even getting the nod in our Best Car to Buy contest. So far, however, we’ve only been treated to the base Carrera and its slighter sportier Carrera S variant. But now, almost a year out...

Not content to wait for buyers to grace its showrooms, Aston Martin is taking three of its cars on an ambitious tour of Europe. Over the next three months, Aston Martin’s “Power, Beauty, Soul” tour will visit 27 cities in nine countries. It may be your best chance to see an Aston...

The Golf R Cabrio is the final hurrah for the MkVI line, though like the Golf Cabrio, on which it's based, it won't be sold in the U.S.

Ford’s next-generation Mustang isn’t due to hit dealers until sometime in 2014, likely as a 2015 model. Despite the fact that Ford has been careful not to release too many details about the car in advance, speculation over the next Mustang is again heating up. First, its widely believed...

There's been no confirmation but the Opel Astra Cabrio, along with its Astra GTC sibling, may reach the U.S. in the near future as Buicks.

Six weeks ago, McLaren unveiled the 2013 MP4-12C Spider to the world--digitally. Last night, at the Gooding & Co. auction at Pebble Beach, the analog curtain was dropped, literally. The unveiling was as hyperactive as any full-scale auto show reveal, taking the covers off an eye-popping yellow...

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the fastest and most powerful roadster ever released to the public. It is the combination of the record-breaking Veyron Super Sport with the more lifestyle-oriented Veyron Grand Sport, and it retails for about $2.3 million, should Bugatti decide to build...

Barely three months out from the reveal of the Zagato Coupe at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, BMW has unveiled the follow-up, this time a roadster, which made its official debut late yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance. Appropriately named the Zagato Roadster, it’s...

Dating back to an era when style was as important as function, and there was no such thing as “over-engineered,” the Mercedes-Benz 540K was likely the pinnacle of pre-war European automotive engineering. Built in coupe, cabriolet and armored limousine models, the topless variants are...

If you own a Ferrari California and live in Eastern Europe or Russia, you may want to just park your ride for a few days and rent a Fiat 500 to be safe. We’re sure it’s just coincidence, but another Ferrari California in the region has been destroyed this week. First, we told you about...

A 20-year-old man crashed a white Ferrari California in the Russian city of Samara earlier this week, with the pricey sports car ending up in a barrier shielding off a construction site. According to its driver, the accident occurred when he tried to avoid a pedestrian that suddenly stepped onto...

A very rare convertible version of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has crashed in Germany, with the driver of the car claiming the brakes failed. Sadly, the damage looks to be rather severe, with the classic Ferrari, of which only 122 examples were ever made with the convertible body, hitting a tree...

In the 1930s, customers could walk into a Cadillac dealership and configure a car with various body styles, including a convertible top. If luxury car sales were hampered by the Great Depression, sales of luxury convertibles (especially those in the Cadillac’s price range) were even bleaker...

Rolls-Royce has celebrated the closing of the 2012 London Olympics with a trio of special edition models sporting for the first time in the automaker’s 108-year history a brand new badge design. The new badge, which replaces the traditional double R, was penned by Rolls-Royce’s own...

It seems we know all there is to know about the upcoming Jaguar F-Type roadster. Unlike Jaguars of recent years (excluding the surprisingly hard-edged XKR-S), it will be focused more on handling than on luxury. It will come with a choice of three supercharged engines, including two V-6s and a V-8...