Welcome to the latest issue of the Ragtop Club. Thanks for subscribing. This week we have some electric convertibles (boo!) and a host of other articles.
How powerful does a cabrio need to be? You can read below how a Porsche 911 has been tuned to be even faster, but I think it is barking up the wrong tree. Convertibles don’t need to be fast and powerful. Cutting the top off makes even the slowest car fun to drive.
Twenty-twenty will be remembered around the world as a difficult year, but there were some positives to come out of it. The Maserati MC20 was one of them, marking Maserati’s return to the true supercar segment. The year is even baked into the model’s name, reminding us that light shines even in…
This is a beautiful car, although a targa top is really just a big sunroof.
Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: Single-Family-Owned 1977 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #75,126.
You don’t see many of these classics anymore, but a good one like this would still look good down by Brighton beach.
Produced by Lotus between 1957 and 1973, the Seven is widely considered the most fun road-going automobile in the world. Currently produced by Caterham, the latest version of the Seven combines track-oriented traits with road-legal fun for the princely price of £54,990.
No roof, no doors. Still the most fun car available.
There is no compact SUV in the market quite as cool as the convertible Volkswagen T-Roc.
Oh no, no, no, no. What we have here are Range Rover Evoque convertible levels of No. SUV cabrios – well, I suppose we have to champion them as they are softtops, but frankly they look too much like jumping on a trend than being a properly designed cabrio.
The world’s finest vehicles meet once a year at the Concorso d’Eleganza by Lake Como, Italy. But even among the best in the world there can be only one winner, and this year the honor was bestowed upon a Bugatti Type 57S Vanvooren Cabriolet.
What a car! What a costume! There is nothing better than to drive a Bugatti around Lake Como.
