Filed under: Convertible, SUV, Videos, Crossover, Land Rover, Off-Road
We were thrilled to see that Land Rover unveiled a pair of concept vehicles in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The two models; a drop-top and a more business-like fixed roof…
Filed under: Convertible, Europe, Specialty, Racing
It was a year ago that Dutch sports car maker Doonkervoort teased the D8 GTO on its Christmas card. It took a little longer than expected (and we lost a fiver in the process), but Santa’s elves have …
Filed under: Convertible, Videos, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury
By now we’re familiar with the new-car introduction dance steps: first the leaks, then the sneak peek, then more leaks, then the official reveal with photos, then videos, then the auto show circu…
Filed under: Car Buying, Convertible, Volvo, Luxury
The first quarter of 2012 will see the introduction of the Volvo C70 with the Inscription package. The Polestar-modified hardtop droptop carries a $3,900 premium above the four-seater’s $40,450 MSRP …
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Tesla, Electric
Four years and 2,600 Roadsters later, Tesla is putting its first production vehicle out to pasture at the end of this year. But how do you celebrate the last of a breed? A sports car that put Tesla on t…
Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, BMW
We’ll admit, it feels like a typo whenever we write “4 Series,” but if BMW is as insistent upon further breaking out its coupes and convertibles from its sedan ranges as we’ve been hearing, we’ll just have to …
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Plants/Manufacturing, Dodge
Chrysler made a huge splash when it put the Viper into production way back in 1992. But over the course of some eighteen years and 22,000 units of production, we all became used…
Filed under: Classics, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Videos, Ford
A little less than a year ago, the Mustang Club of Poland shocked us with an amazing fan-made video documenting some of the organization’s headier hardware. Now the clu…
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury
It’s getting darn near impossible for automakers to keep their latest wares hidden from view until they are good and ready to show them. Such is the case with Merce…
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Bentley, Luxury
The Bentley Continental GT and GTC V8 has been unwrapped and it’s a kinder, gentler bulldog that makes do with “just” 500 horsepower and 481 pound-feet from its 4.0-liter…
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Videos, Misc. Auto Shows, Electric, MISC
Think of the name Dartz and, if you’re up on your whale foreskin-upholstered SUVs, you’ll invariably arrive at the Prombron. But while glad to furnish Eastern European mo…
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Subaru, Design/Style
Word has it that the chassis engineers assigned to the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GT 86 make sure that the twins’ underpinnings were built to be stiff enough to handle having their tops carved off…
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Performance, Etc., Europe, Mercedes-Benz, Motorcycle, Luxury
Mercedes-Benz and Ducati joined forces a little over a year ago, and the two brands have chosen the Bologna Motor Show to mark the anniversary. The co…
Filed under: Convertible, Budget, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Hatchback, Celebrities
Fiat has had nothing but trouble from its 500C commercial featuring Jennifer Lopez. After enduring a body double scandal and reports that the vehicle actually broke …
Filed under: Convertible, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Fiat
She may be Jenny From The Block, but when it came time to pay homage to her ‘hood in a recent Fiat 500C ad, sources say that Jennifer Lopez never actually traveled to New York for the shoot…
Filed under: Convertible, Marketing/Advertising, Hatchback, Fiat, Celebrities, Specialty
First, Fiat went back to the Bronx with J. Lo to advertise the 500, then it spoke to us in Italian for the first 500 Abarth ad, now it’s gone back to J. Lo – agai…
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Volvo, Design/Style
Volvo doesn’t have a big presence at the LA Auto Show, but the Swedish automaker did manage to roll out a new special edition model for our edification. The C70 Inscription is a new trim limi…
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Performance, Jaguar
Those wanting Jaguar’s top-of-the-line two-door in drop-top form are now getting their wish as the company has officially unveiled the XKR-S Convertible ahead of its official debut at the Los…
Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Europe, MISC
The term “Batmobile” is one that gets thrown around a lot in automotive circles. Pretty much anything black and sinister is described as the Dark Knight’s new ride. But aside from the ha…
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Ford
The 2011 model year brought big powertrain upgrades for the Ford Mustang – that’s when the 5.0-liter V8 and 3.7-liter V6 were introduced – and for 2013, Ford’s Pony Car is getting some u…
Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Luxury
There’s a flicker of life over at TVR. The eccentric British sportscar firm has a brand-new website, complete with a revised logo that harkens back to the company’s 1954 o…
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Etc., Videos, Audi, Luxury
When Motor Trend tecnical director Frank Markus decided he needed to get away, you should know that his ‘time out’ wouldn’t merely be a weekend at the local hot springs or camping down …
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Videos, Ferrari, UK
A hardtop convertible Ferrari? Yeah, you’re gonna want a pretty blonde to cover that one. But this isn’t the California. This is the 458 Spider. Right, better make it Vicki Butler-Henderson th…
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Volvo, Luxury
Never quite capable of keeping its sales in pace with its German rivals, the Volvo C70 doesn’t appear long for this world. The joint venture with Pininfarina that produced the C70 is shutting down …
Filed under: Convertible, Performance, Lamborghini
Italian automakers have a knack for stretching a two-model line into a full range. Just take a look at what Abarth has done with just the Punto and the 500. Or what Maserati has with the GranTurismo a…
