Convertibles

Destined to be one of the stunners of next week’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the new 2012 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible Sport has been revealed in full today and without doubt has left us drooling. The new Maserati will offer more driving enjoyment thanks to improved vehicle dynamics, more...

The 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible is one of our favorite drop-tops here at High Gear Media, and for good reason. With a supercharged V-8 belting out 510 horsepower and 461 pound-feet of torque, oodles of luxury and street cred in spades, what’s not to love? See what else gets us excited about...

The 2012 Shelby GT350 is another modern-day reimagination of an iconic 1960s racer, and for the new model year, it gets two new colors and a production cap of 350 total cars. Also available this year for the first time since 1970: the GT350 treatment on a convertible. The total allocation of 350...

Mazda's MX-5 Miata recently got some (rare) bad press from EVO's Chris Harris, but that's not nearly enough to put a crimp in the 900,000-unit model run's style. To celebrate the milestone delivery reached earlier this month, a new Special Edition of the car is on show in Chicago this week. Only...

We’re sure there’s nothing quite like the thrill of winning the Super Bowl but for one player, in this case the MVP of yesterday’s game, Aaron Rodgers, GM has sweetened his experience just a little. Rodgers, of the winning Green Bay Packers, was presented with a brand new 2011...

The Mazda MX-5, or Miata as it’s known in certain markets, has just set a new Guinness World Record for the "Best selling two-seat sports car". Interestingly, the MX-5 originally set the record when production of the car reached 531,890 units in May 2000. Guinness updated the record when...

Hot on the heels of the Black Edition 911 Carrera and Carrera Cabriolet models revealed last week comes the new 2011 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition, which like its 911 siblings will be making its world debut next month at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Porsche’s Black Edition models are...

Have you ever wanted to drive a gigantic black beetle through a temperate rain forest? Volkswagen may just have you covered with the next New Beetle if this teaser video is any indication. Of course, the actual car won't look much like a six-legged insect at all, eschewing the arched top for a more...

You've already read our take on the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible in our first drive review. Now you can see what GM's engineers focused on to make a car they claim is just as capable as the coupe. No matter whether you think the drop-top Camaro is for blow-drying mullets or blowing the doors...

High Gear Media recently spent some quality time with the Chrysler 200 sedan and convertible during the first media drive in San Diego, revealing it's more than lipstick on the pig that was the Sebring, but still not quite a match for the competition from Subaru, Ford, or Hyundai. Today, Chrysler...

With this month’s unveiling of the new 918 RSR hybrid race car concept, which featured a distinct coupe bodystyle, there were immediately suggestions that the cool convertible bodystyle seen on the previous 918 Spyder concept would be dropped at production time. Nothing can be further from...

For the past two years the Chevrolet Camaro has starred as the official pace car of the Indianapolis 500, providing spectators with some eye-candy on race day and laying the base for a new special edition of the beloved muscle car destined for the showroom. Now that task is being handed over to the...

We've already brought you shots of the 2013 Jaguar XKR, and now we have the convertible, non-R variant fresh from the testing grounds. Due in late 2012 as a 2013 model, the whole XK family should share the look of the drop-top seen here. The differences are, as tends to be the case with Jaguar...

Yesterday a handful of images of the 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible leaked onto the Web, and today, Chrysler has let loose its full bounty. Complete details and a full gallery of the not-a-Sebring 'vert await. If you're familiar with the standard sedan variant of the 200, you already know what to...

As we all know the Chrysler brand has been in axed in Europe, with its cars continuing to be on sale across the Atlantic but wearing Lancia badges instead. We’ve already reported on the new 2011 Chrysler 300 being sold in Europe as a Lancia Thema and now we have news that the mid-size 200...

Deliveries of the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible start next month but you can build your dream version now, virtually. Once you load up all the options, which for simplicity are divided into four different sections--Packages, Powertrain, Exterior and Interior--the configurator will dish out...

There are few better things in this world than hitting an open stretch of highway in a high-performance convertible, with the top-down, the sound of the engine roaring in your ears and the wind in your hair (if you happen to have any left). However, a new study from St. Louis University School of...

We already knew the 2012 Porsche Boxster and Cayman would be built in-house at the Volkswagen Osnabrueck plant, bucking the trend of outsourcing construction to contract firms like Valmet or Magna. What we didn't know is that the next-gen Cayman and Boxster would be built alongside Volkswagens...

Hot on the heels of last week’s unveiling of the new BMW 1-Series M Coupe comes the first details on the 2012 BMW 1-Series Coupe and Convertible, both of which have been subtly updated for the latest model year. Set to go on sale in the spring of 2011, the new cars get some very modest...

There's not much new on the docket for the 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 aside from a few price tweaks--and that's a good thing. At least, that's what a leaked buying guide for the car, turned up on a Mustang fan site, reveals. We liked the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 so much, we nominated it for our Best Car...