Future & Concept Convertibles

BMW has taken the wraps off its GINA Light Visionary Model -- a vehicle the automaker says is not your run of the mill concept.... more

First AMG out-AMG'd itself with the CLK63 Black Series. Next up is a car likely to make you forget that Mercedes-McLaren SLR, the SL65 AMG Black Series.... more

Despite being wrapped-up in all that camo, there's no mistaking the basic shape of Ford's iconic pony car. What's lurking underneath the black suit is reportedly a development mule of the 2010 Ford Mustang.... more

Think that Audi can tackle the BMW X3 with a convertible? Nah, Audi doesn't either. But its Los Angeles show concept, the Cross Cabriolet, looks to be a hint at the five-door 2009 Q5.... more

The third generation of BMW's South Carolina-built sports car (counting the original Z3) is due in 2009.... more

Indianapolis, your pace car is (almost) ready... and racing stripes will be included.... more

Chrysler's Dodge Demon concept, making its debut at the Geneva motor show and named after a tarted-up early 1970s Dodge Dart, may ultimately become the sports car GM's Bob Lutz says he's dreamed of since his Chrysler days.... more

The Ocean Drive could be the car that kickstarts the emerging four-door convertible trend into a production reality.... more

Motor Trend takes a quick look at a collection of sporty cars headed your way in 2007 and beyond.... more

Although the people at Rolls-Royce hate the other r word-retro-they'll happily concede that the inspiration for the new Phantom Drophead Coupe came from the last century not from this one.... more

This is the ragtop version of the handsome new TT coupe, and, unlike the first TT, the roof surgery has been kinder to the looks.... more

BMW's new 3 Series hardtop-convertible makes its debut at the North American International Auto Show at Detroit in time for summer sales.... more

Significance: No, it isn't the cutest convertible on the market, but at least it's got some cool features. But the heated cup holders and a music-holding hard drive pale in comparison to the top options: vinyl, cloth, and steel are all available.... more

Like the iconic coupe, the convertible gets new aluminum bodywork and a choice of 2.0-liter FSI turbo four and 3.2-liter V-6 engines.... more

A 47 percent power bump and a 57 percent torque boost are just the nudges needed to rev the Saturn Sky to the Red Line. A 2.0-liter version of General Motors' Ecotec four-cylinder roused by a dual-scroll intercooled turbo, direct injection, and variable valve... more

The subtle whine of the supercharger and the healthy growl of the exhaust motivate you to keep the transmission one gear lower than necessary. The well-damped suspension perfectly modulated the optional twenty-inch wheels over rough sections of tarmac, and the... more

Mazda's power retractable hard-top version of the MX-5 roadster, which it will sell alongside the current soft-top version, hits dealers this month. While its official--and extremely literal--name, the Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top, is a little ridicul... more

BMW's M6 convertible trades the coupe's sweet carbon-fiber roof for a power-folding soft top, but even that lid is somewhat unconventional. As with the standard 6-series convertible, the M6's folding top features a flared design and a vertical rear window that... more

In what can only be seen as an effort to more closely copy the BMW 3-series, Lexus will introduce a two-door IS convertible with a retractable steel roof in 2008.... more

Mazda is going beyond that with a folding metal roof option available this fall.... more