In spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of… driving a convertible. But fewer and fewer Germans seem to be inspired by the poet. Why not? There are, after all, plenty of top-down models from which to choose, from the quite inexpensive to the outrageously costly.
That Hamann Motorsport are typically quick to make a move is well known. And they have been very quick to make the brand new BMW 6-Series Cabrio Type F12 even quicker.
It is supposed to be the ultimate city sports car, built by Brabus on the basis of the current Smart ForTwo Cabrio model. It is greeted often by frowns of disbelief, especially from those who have seen the price tag.
After many years the best-selling VW Golf is once again available as a convertible. The new version without roll-bar will have its first outing at the Motor Show.
Good news for Volkswagen fans. Finally there is a new Golf convertible. Since times long ago when the ‘fruit-basket’ convertible model with its characteristic roll-bar was a popular figure of fun things have been very quiet in Wolfsburg on the cabrio front. Many buyers were not satisfied with the Eos and had no time for folding hardtops. Now the new Golf Cabriolet arrives just in time for the summer weather.
The model 403 was Peugeot´s crucial step in becoming one of the world´s biggest car manufacturers. Produced from 1955 to 1967, it was Peugeot´s first model that was produced more than one million times. In the 1970s it gathered even more prestige by being the Co-Star in the famous TV-series "Columbo".