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Old 04-23-2012, 11:36 PM   #163
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Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan View Post
There's no moonroof because adding glass to the roof would have made the handling worse and the car heavier. Having no roof and a lighter fabric top stowed in the trunk can only help the car's handling, as long as they did engineer the car to be as rigid as they say it is.
Convertibles are always heavier than non-convertibles usually by atleast a couple of hundred pounds. Between the linkages, motors and sensors added to the convertible there will be additional weight.
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