2012 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet

With a pair of rather shapely Giugiaro-designed concepts on deck, Volkswagen was already headed for an appealing Geneva show stand. Now, it's going to be even better, as the new Golf Cabriolet shows the world how to make a drop-top small car that doesn't look like it was beaten by the neighborhood bully on the way to school. Keeping the familiar Golf face but completely mixing up the proportions with its sleek roof-shaving, the Golf Cabriolet opens its soft top in a mere 9.5 seconds, thanks to an electro-hydraulic drive system. Changes from the hardtop Golf include a more raked windshield...