02-01-2013, 09:12 AM | #57 |
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I'm with you on this one.
The convertible is OK (only if they keep the back seats) but it still looks like I did it myself in the garage with a saw. To me, the basic shape of the car just doesn't lend itself to being a droptop. The Targa would me much better, but I've always been a fan of Targa tops anyway so I'm biased that way. I owned a '83 Camaro Z28 with a custom Targa done by "Targa Tops, Inc" the folks that did the one for the Simon and Simon TV Show. I also owned a Fiat X1/9 for a while. Targa screams sports car to me, convertible says sunny day cruiser.
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I have to agree with you here. Those are definitely geared toward the enthusiast crowd. But they were also designed from the ground up to be convertibles. Once you design a (perfect) chassis in a car, taking the roof off will only make it worse, despite any engineering trickery.
Richard Hammond translating Clarkson on convertibles: "If you take the roof off an ordinary car like a Peugeot or a BMW 1 Series or something, no harm done and if anything, you make it a bit better cos it's a bit of drama. But with serious performance cars it's a different story. There are good reasons why there's never been a Eurofighter Typhoon Cabriolet." |
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Never thought I'd say this, but I wouldn't mind if a convertible FR-S was produced and brought to the states. Raises the chances of seeing another 86 during my commute.
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Looks great. While I might not get it if it helps them with sales and profit that is good so they will continue to invest and produce cars like hardtop. Porsche, Corvette, etc all make convertibles....no biggie...
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there was a write up in an interview back in 2011 with TADA and he mentioned a convertible is in the works and that the car's chassis was originally built for convertible for the main purpose of strengthening the car from the get go and that if the market demanded a convertible, one could easily be made since the car's chassis was built around one in the first place. If you open the trunk and study it, you can see where the top would logically fit and we would still have a TINY amount of trunk space
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I agree that convertibles are for the most part driven by women, or at least men with a full head of hair!
MY mom drives a Solara cabrio and my sis an E350 cabrio.
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The term "open top" and that concept picture doesn't indicate convertible to me, it seems to indicate a barchetta (no top). My guess is a manually removable top (targa?).
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I buy myself an FR-S. I buy my brother FR-S convertible. Everybody knows FR-S convertible is for girls!
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Difference is that the MX5 and S2000 STARTED as convertibles. This is what makes them great. The trend repeats. Boxster, 550 Spyder, MR2, etc. When you take a car meant to be a coupe and turn it into a convertible... You get 350Z roadster garbage. Too heavy, too flexible, too slow and or too expensive. Often ruins the great characteristics of a well engineered package, so I agree with others, I unfortunately see it becoming a chick car. They would have to FURTHER reduce weight somehow, and keep the chassis stiff, and or up the power, something's got to give. They can't build a no compromises convertible, it's impossible. If they do, the price will go up putting it out of range of the MX5, unless it came optioned. I already see a bad start... Back seats. Someone find one GREAT convertible that had backseats... Often just creates problems. Just do away with them completely and give us a real Spyder
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LOL...at all the low self-esteem people worried about being labeled a "girls car". Grow a pair and buy what you like, not what someone else opinion of your car is.
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