Convertible – Automobiles Review

Bentley Batur Convertible

Bentley Motors has unveiled the third coachbuilt Bentley of the modern era – the Batur Convertible. Created by Mulliner, Bentley’s bespoke division, the Batur Convertible follows the exquisite Bacalar and Batur coupe. Mulliner continues its legacy of crafting unique cars tailored to each client’s wishes.

The Batur Convertible showcases innovative design elements from its coupe counterpart, shaping Bentley’s future car designs. It retains Bentley’s powerful 750 PS, 6.0-litre W12 engine, one of the last models to feature this legendary powertrain before it ceases production this summer.

Bentley’s rich history of open-cockpit cars dates back to 1919. The Batur Convertible’s design blends the Bacalar and Batur, featuring a wraparound cockpit and a dramatic ‘airbridge’ behind the seats for a dynamic, driver-focused experience. The convertible roof combines beauty and practicality, deploying in just 19 seconds at speeds up to 30 mph, transforming the car from a coupe to an open-top grand tourer.

Mulliner’s team co-creates each Batur Convertible with the customer, using a visualizer to customize every detail. Customers can choose colors, finishes, and materials to create a truly unique car. Options include bespoke paint, customizable brightware, and 3D-printed rose gold accents crafted by expert goldsmiths.

Each Batur Convertible is handcrafted at Bentley’s carbon-neutral factory in Crewe, England, limited to just 16 units. The powerful W12 engine, paired with an eight-speed double-clutch transmission and sports exhaust, delivers exceptional performance. The engineering development car, Batur Convertible Car #0, features bespoke Vermillion Gloss and Satin Duo tone paint, with high gloss carbon fiber accents and a stunning grille design.

With the Batur Convertible, Bentley offers a blend of heritage, innovation, and personalization, ensuring a luxurious and unique driving experience.

May 21, 2024

Mini Cooper SE Convertible

Following the positive feedback on the unique specimen presented in summer 2022, MINI is now going ahead with a small series of the all-electric MINI Cooper SE Convertible (power consumption combined: 17.2 kWh/100 km according to WLTP; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km) which represents another big step in the direction of electric mobility. The world’s first locally emission-free premium convertible in the small car segment shortens the transition period to the introduction of the next-generation all-electric model family. From April 2023, the MINI Cooper SE Convertible will be available in Europe in a limited number of 999 vehicles.

“Three years ago we launched the all-electric MINI Cooper SE, and today one in five MINI sold in Europe is an all-electric MINI. This success has spurred us to implement the small series of the MINI Cooper SE Convertible within only a few months. I’m delighted that we can offer 999 MINI customers an extraordinary and exclusive open-air go-kart feeling,” says Stefanie Wurst, Head of the MINI Brand.

The MINI Cooper SE Convertible is available in Enigmatic Black and White Silver. Door handles, side scuttles and the surrounds of the front and rear lights are finished in Resolute Bronze. The MINI logos and the model lettering feature in elegant Piano Black to match. The E logo familiar from the MINI Cooper SE is found on the front apron and on the rear, thereby visually underlining locally emission-free driving fun.

Further edition-specific equipment details also adorn the door sill trims and side scuttles and, with the 1 of 999 lettering emphasising the exclusive character of the limited edition open-air MINI.

MINI takes on a pioneering role with the edition-specific alloy wheels. The 17″ cast alloy wheels in Electric Power Spoke 2-tone design are made of 100 percent secondary aluminium. The combination of green electricity during production and the use of the secondary raw material can significantly reduce CO2 emissions compared to conventional manufacturing processes.

Extensive interior equipment with MINI Electric Design features.

The sports seats are in MINI Yours Leather Lounge design and feature seat heating and adjustable thigh support. The multifunctional sports leather steering wheel in Nappa leather finish contributes to the fun-to-drive atmosphere and stylish driving comfort and can also be heated. In the lower steering wheel spoke, the MINI Electric Badge highlights the limited character of the all-electric convertible. The exclusive Piano Black surfaces, which can be stylishly set off by the ambient lighting, also contribute to car’s exclusive status. The design of the interior emphasises the fully electric character of the open-top four-seater with yellow colour accents, such as the yellow start-stop toggle switch.

In addition to numerous other features, the high-quality equipment is complemented in the cockpit by the eDrive services familiar from the MINI Cooper SE. These provides the driver with information on current energy consumption, range and tips for an economical driving style. All essential information is summarised on the MINI Head-Up Display while driving. On longer journeys, the Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go function and the MINI Driving Assistant, among other features, enhance the comfort of the limited MINI Convertible with all-electric drive as standard.

Pure electrified go-kart feeling.

With a length of 3,850 mm, a wheelbase of 2,495 mm, 1,727 mm width and 1,427 mm height, the dimensions, including the luggage compartment with 160 l load volume, remain unchanged compared to the conventionally powered MINI Convertible. The 135 kW/184 hp electric motor comes from the BMW Group’s electric mobility competence centres in Dingolfing and Landshut. Its small size enables particularly harmonious axle load distribution and favours agile and easily controllable handling. The electric drive accelerates the MINI Cooper SE Convertible smoothly from standstill to 100 km/h in 8.2 seconds.

With a range of 201 kilometres determined in the WLTP test cycle, open-air excursions are possible well beyond the city limits. Up to 30 km/h, the fully electrically powered and thus particularly quiet textile soft top in MINI Yours style with typical Union Jack pattern can be opened, closed or set as a sliding roof.

From idea to small series.

With the MINI Cooper SE Convertible, MINI highlights its flexibility and has set up the production of a small series for the first time. The MINI Cooper SE Convertible will be produced in a limited edition of 999 vehicles alongside the conventional MINI Convertible in the Netherlands.

February 16, 2023

Genesis X Convertible Concept

Genesis demonstrated its design versatility today with the unveiling of the Genesis X Convertible concept in California.

The brand hosted an intimate viewing where guests were delighted with a surprise unveiling of a four-passenger open-roof concept. The venue was a natural choice as California leads the U.S. in adoption of electric vehicles and its temperate climate allows year-round enjoyment of the convertible vehicle format.

“Genesis started life by producing sedans mainly targeting business users. While creating a new, differentiated design DNA, we gradually increased the emotional appeal by applying this DNA to the SUV typology. Now, electric powertrains have given us the perfect scenario in which to enjoy nature, and propelled the brand to create vehicles with even greater emotional resonance,” said Chief Creative Officer, Luc Donckerwolke.

The EV Concept Trilogy: An Outlook on Genesis’ Future

The X Convertible concept lineage can be traced back to the X Concept, a two-door grand tourer that showcased Genesis’ Athletic Elegance design language. The X Speedium Coupe concept, the second car in the trilogy, displayed the brand’s signature Athletic Elegance in an even more progressive way. It also showcased an evolution of the Genesis Crest Grille, which evolved into a lighting signature to signify its electric powertrain. The X Convertible concept takes the X Speedium Coupe concept further up the emotional scale.

Beyond the Common Denominator of Athletic Elegance

The concept car trilogy is crowned by the Genesis X Convertible concept, which materializes the brand’s Athletic Elegance design language in its purest form. The X Convertible concept’s ideal proportions are complemented by design purity and exemplify the continued refinement in orchestrating design elements that make up Athletic Elegance. It is a beacon for the Genesis brand.

The Genesis X Convertible concept shares its architecture and electric powertrain with the X Concept in 2021 and X Speedium Coupe concept in 2022. Combined with its folding hardtop roof—that integrates transparent moon roofs above the front occupants to provide an open feel even when closed—the architecture and powertrain sets the perfect stage to communicate with nature, allowing users to enjoy the environment in a new way, free from mechanical disturbance.

The Genesis X Convertible concept’s long bonnet, generous dash-to-axle, short front overhang, and long wheelbase are drawn rearwards towards the long deck, accentuating its stately yet relaxed poise. The anti-wedge Parabolic Line emphasizes the regal character of the profile, creating tension between the full surfaces through a gently rearward-sloping horizontal belt line, while muscular blisters around the wheels form an athletic ‘Coke bottle’ plan view and integrate into an elegant silhouette when viewed from the side.

The characteristic quad lights—from which Genesis’ Two-Line graphic identity originates—are also present on the X Convertible concept. As in the X Speedium Coupe concept, this graphic identity integrates the new EV face and forms an abstract of the Crest Grille. The cooling function for the powertrain and batteries has been relocated to lower openings in the front bumper.

The rear end of the X Convertible concept features a concave elliptical duck tail intersected by horizontal quad rear lights, as seen on the X Concept and X Speedium Coupe concepts. The continuity of the elliptical shape is interrupted and crowned by a V-shape indentation that hints at the crest and wings of the Genesis logo.

The wheels are a combination of Genesis’ G-Matrix pattern orchestrated by an aero dish concave section. The spacers of this aero dish serve to extract heat from the brakes.

An Interior and Exterior that Capture Korean Aesthetic Nuances

The interior of the X Convertible concept features a driver-centric four-seat asymmetric layout—a consistent theme throughout all recent Genesis concept cars. Its wraparound instrument panel seamlessly integrates with the center console and cocoons the driver cockpit, emphasizing not only its performance-oriented attributes but its connection with the driver.

Inspired in part by traditional Korean roof architecture—a nod to both the brand’s origins as well as the most important aspect of convertibles—the interior design features Giwa Navy and Dancheong Orange colors, which lend the cabin a modern look and feel, befitting the car’s vibrant character.

The primary interior color is Giwa Navy—named after “Giwa”, the roof tiles on Korean houses. Made from recyclable wool fabric, the textured, woven pad graphic wraps around the cabin, contrasting with the smooth and sleek leather surfaces of the seats. Meanwhile, Dancheong Orange—named after the traditional decorative colorings on traditional Korean wooden buildings— serves as a bold accent color, encircling the cabin in a two-line motif and featuring on the stitching of the seats and fabric.

The Genesis X Convertible concept’s exterior is painted in Crane White. White cranes represent nobility and sanctity in Korea, and Genesis wanted to weave these cultural elements into its colorways. The result is an exterior surface coated in white with pearl particles, achieving a luxurious sheen that dynamically frames the contrasting interior.

Genesis’ Unparalleled Sensory Experience

The X Convertible concept is an open-air theater, providing an unparalleled sensory experience for all occupants. Convertibles offer freedom of expression and a heightened sensory experience thanks to the open roof, which allows a direct connection with the surrounding environment. The Genesis X Convertible concept takes the sensory experience a step further with its electric powertrain and high-performance sound system developed by sound master Guk-il Yu. First seen in the X Speedium Coupe concept interior, the immersive audio system was specially conceived to optimize acoustic performance.

“It is the normal development of Genesis to increase the athletic and emotional facet of our design philosophy by creating an emotional trilogy: the X family,” said Luc Donckerwolke. “Innovation is the catalyst to becoming more engaged with the environment around us. We are in the process of transitioning Genesis into a company that will deliver products for customers to enjoy.”

Genesis is pleased to tune in to what customers seek in their driving experiences and aspirations, and will continue to explore new ways to create immersive driving experiences and spaces in which they can connect with their vehicle and surroundings.

November 16, 2022

2023 Dodge Challenger Convertible Coming to Dealers

Dodge dealerships are simplifying the process for 2022 Dodge Challenger buyers who wish to add a convertible top to the world’s quickest, fastest, and most powerful muscle car. They are now offering an expedited ordering process for third-party convertible modifications through Drop Top Customs, which is the oldest convertible coachbuilder in the United States. This new integrated transportation ordering process enables customers to place third-party orders and pick up finished vehicles through participating Dodge dealers.

Starting August 16, 2022, Dodge dealerships in the US will begin taking retail convertible transportation orders. This new third-party Challenger convertible fulfillment process was announced at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, during the first day of the three-day Dodge Speed Week event series, which showcased current Dodge muscle products.

According to Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand CEO – Stellantis, while Dodge is on the way to its new performance path, it is also commemorating decades of muscle car power by making it easier for Dodge Challenger customers to create a throwback convertible look. With the new process, customers can order third-party modifications through participating Dodge dealerships and pick up their finished convertible at the dealer once the vehicle is complete.

Drop Top Customs has 46 years of modification experience and specializes in creating convertibles with a fully hydraulic power top that features structural reinforcements to reduce body flex while retaining interior space. The quality design, padded roof, and heated glass rear window provide uncompromised comfort and sound and temperature insulation. The third-party Challenger convertible-top option will be available for 2022 and 2023 Dodge Challenger R/T, R/T Scat Pack, and all Challenger SRT models at a retail price of $25,999 (final pricing to be negotiated and confirmed with the dealer). More ordering information, including warranty information, is available through Drop Top Customs.

August 16, 2022

Ringbrothers Ford Mustang Convertible CAGED

Ringbrothers, the world-renowned custom car builder and parts manufacturer, has unveiled its latest creation — a custom-built 1964.5 Ford Mustang convertible known as “CAGED.” The design objective was to subtly evolve and modernize the original Mustang’s lines and proportions while honoring the aesthetic of Ford’s original pony car. The result is a modern appeal and unbridled performance mating the design of a 20th-century icon with the technology of the 21st.

Born from an original 1964.5 Mustang convertible, nearly every component is a Ringbrothers-built one-off piece, with the only factory Mustang parts being the center caps for the wheels. The Ringbrothers team conducted extensive metalwork converting the Roadster Shop FAST TRACK chassis back into a unibody, as well as widening and lengthening the bodywork by one inch. The BASF Glasurit “Burgundy Brave” finish was then applied, and all the chrome and stainless-steel trim was treated with Cerakote Titanium C-105P

August 5, 2022

Mini Cooper SE Convertible Concept

Sunshine, rising temperatures, fresh green scenery: Right on time for summer, MINI is presenting the all-electric MINI Cooper SE as a convertible for the first time. Not as a series production version, but as a unique specimen that shows how the path to an all-electric premium brand could continue and also electrify classic sporty open-air driving in the future. As an open four-seater, the MINI Cooper SE Convertible is the world’s only premium convertible with a fully electric drivetrain in the small car segment. With this frontrunner, the British premium brand combines classic sportiness, maximum open-top driving fun and locally emission-free electric mobility for the first time.

July 25, 2022

Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Convertible

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The luxury pinnacle of the Continental GT family, the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible, will make its global debut at Cheval Blanc in St Tropez, as part of a European Summer Tour hosted by Bentley. The Continental GT Mulliner is the first member of the new Collections portfolio introduced by Bentley Mulliner.

Surpassing the industry-leading craftsmanship so synonymous with Bentley, Mulliner has raised the bar further to create the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible; the pinnacle of roof-down automotive luxury.

Grand Black walnut veneer is standard, while a new extensive range of 88 different piano-finished wood veneers is available through Bentley Mulliner Personal Commissioning. Customers can, therefore, specify a contemporary, colorized veneer finish that can be matched to the interior or exterior of the car. Burr walnut veneer is hand-sanded and polished to produce a perfectly smooth finish before painting to match the color of the customer’s choice. Once dry, the veneer is polished to achieve a mirror-like finish. For the new Continental GT Mulliner Convertible, eye-catching chrome details are overlaid into the piano veneer, including a Convertible silhouette in the passenger fascia and a B-motif in the door waist rails.

The new Continental GT Mulliner Convertible has been created to appeal to those customers wanting an even greater focus on beautiful details. Taking pride in position between the cut-crystal inspired, precision-made headlamps, Bentley Mulliner introduces a bold new Double Diamond front grille, which is further complemented by bespoke Mulliner-branded side vents that continue the unique silver-on-black diamond theme.

The new Double Diamond design was inspired by Bentley’s exclusive Diamond-in-Diamond interior quilting design concept, which adorns all four seats, the door casings, rear quarters and now for the first time furnishes the tonneau cover. The Diamond-in-Diamond interior quilting was tailored to include contrast stitching in two complementary colors to accentuate the thread against the quilting. It takes almost 400,000 stitches to deliver this quilting across the cabin of the car, with each diamond containing exactly 712 individual stitches – each one precisely aligned to point to the center of the diamond it creates. Developing the embroidery process to deliver this process alone took 18 months.

Furnishing the sleek and muscular profile of the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible, the all-new 22” 10-spoke painted & polished wheels have floating, self-leveling wheel badges that remain upright as the wheel rotates.

The ultimate handcrafted Continental GT Convertible interior offers eight custom-made three-color combinations. A new Mulliner-designed color split defines the eight colorways, including a third accent color to the interior in the form of a distinctive design line. The hand-stitched hides are embellished with unique Mulliner-branded embroidery.

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Bentley Mulliner combines traditional and modern coachbuilding techniques to introduce new contemporary and bespoke features.
An exquisitely tactile Diamond Milled Technical finish has been applied to the center console, through Bentley’s first use of a multi-machined panel process, extending the longest-standing partnership between a watch brand and an automotive manufacturer. The center console houses a new and exclusive Breitling for Mulliner clock with a new brushed metallic face and bejeweled hour marks. The clock bezel and air vent surrounds are finished in chrome to complete the stunning interior jewelry. The ornate and luxurious design of the Breitling for Mulliner clock face is also applied to the Driver Display Kombi, with the precision-rendered gauges of the LED-display driver’s instrument panel using the same brushed finished and Mulliner branding, linking the analog and digital harmoniously.

The new Continental GT Mulliner Convertible features mood lighting comprising of seven different themes, uplifted by illuminated Mulliner tread plates and LED welcome lamps that project the famous Bentley wings to the ground from the door mirrors.

The Continental GT Mulliner Convertible is available with the top of the range Naim for Bentley audio system. The state of the art setup features eighteen speakers and two Active Bass transducers driven by a 2,200‑watt, 20-channel amplifier and eight DSP sound modes with Active Bass.

Customers of the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible will receive their keys in a sumptuous, Mulliner-branded handcrafted presentation box, which matches the three-color interior configuration of the car. The two keys are provided in similarly color-matched leather cases with contrast stitching.

The Continental GT Mulliner Convertible will be available with Bentley’s V8 and W12 powertrains. When equipped with Bentley’s 6.0-liter, twin-turbocharged W12, the Continental GT Mulliner Convertible accelerates from 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds (0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds) and is capable of a top speed of 207 mph (333 km/h). The new-generation 4.0-liter, twin‑turbocharged V8 delivers a top speed of 198 mph (318 km/h) and 0‑60 mph in 4.0 seconds (0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds).

Available in the extended Bentley Mulliner paint range of 88 colors, customers wishing to specify their Continental GT Mulliner Convertible in a bespoke shade can commission Bentley’s artisan paint specialists to color-match to any item or sample.

August 3, 2020

Land Rover Came Up With Original Advertising for the Evoque Convertible

Land Rover Evoque Convertible Art Frames Today Londoners were surprised by Land Rover’s idea to place a collection of full-size Range Rover Evoque Convertible “wireframe” sculptures on strategic places in UK’s capital. These installations could be found on famous locations like Harrods department store on Brompton Road, Knightsbridge and Mayfair addresses. How cool is that?

Land Rover Evoque Convertible Art Frames

The sculptures were especially created by Land Rover’s Design team that used special computer modeling software to create an accurate outline shape of the latest Evoque Convertible. The frames are created by aluminum and are painted in bright colors that demonstrate the fine, but still aggressive lines of the convertible luxury vehicle.

Following the original wireframes that were used for the Evoque’s launch in 2011, the 1:1 scale artworks also include 3D wheels and front and rear seats. Furthermore, there are a total of six Convertible art models that were especially produced to give an idea to passengers of how the Evoque Convertible will look in the urban, cozy and a bit rainy UK atmosphere. And as you will see from the images, the colorful and shiny models really stand out in that notorious British weather with their massiveness and originality. Furthermore, each wireframe will begin a global tour as Land Rover team builds the real edition of the latest Land Rover family member.

Land Rover Evoque Convertible Art Frames

Source: Land Rover

October 2, 2015

BMW M6 Awaits its Owner From MotoGP Event!

BMW M Division presented the highlights in its MotoGP participation at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera: this is the car, which will be presented to the winner of the coveted BMW M Award. As you know, it is a kind of a traditions since 2003 for the racer with the best result to be given an exclusive and individually customized BMW M vehicle. This year is no exception: A BMW M6 with individual features expects its owner. In fact, the car was unveiled today at MotoGP in Circuito de Jerez

The latest BMW M6 line allows BMW M Division to maintain its leading position in the high-performance segment. The model has reached incredible balance between power, efficiency, dynamics and comfort. The power comes from the monstrous 560 hp (411 kW) M TwinPower V8 petrol engine, that gives incredible features. For example, the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) is measured at 4.3 seconds and the top speed is 250 km/h (138 mph). These definitely incredible stats are further boosted by the double-clutch transmission, Dynamic Damper Control and Active M Differential systems, that ensure perfect control and reaction time in every situation.

And not only the drivetrain system is impressive. The BMW M6 is visually incredible. No, it is just stunning. The vehicle comes in Frozen Blue Metallic and looks both elegant and aggressive. Further impact have the stylish 20-inch BMW alloy wheels. The interior keeps the sporty affair and comes with Merino leather in Opal White.

This is really a special car for a special event. We all wonder who the winner will be. Stay tuned for further information.

Source: BMW

May 5, 2015

Family Heritage in Dodge Custom Convertible

Collector cars usually have a base price to them, and are usually cataloged based on whether it is all original, packed with certain features, as well its overall mileage. But what can not be explained or defined in the pricing is how that vehicle came to be, the story behind that specific car, and who the original owner can improve the price of the vehicle.

A 1964 Dodge 880 Convertible is the topic of this discussion. It is a custom convertible produced in a model year celebrating the 50^th year of the Dodge auto brand. It is also the year in which Dodge produced over 100 thousand vehicles. Out of all those created, there were just a thousand or so of these convertibles created. That alone adds value to the vehicle.

Now the major kicker to all of this is that the original owner was Anna Thomson Dodge, aka Mrs. Dodge herself. The widow of one of the Dodge Brothers, Horace. The convertible was purchased and given to her from her son Horace Jr. The sad end of that story was Horace never got around to seeing his mother drive her new vehicle, and died that following December.

Now almost 50 years later we now know this remarkable story of a vehicles history, and the people that were involved with it. The current owner Mary Wilson, and whose husband was the founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, says she knows the vehicle could use some restoration work done, but she is always glad to take it for a spin whenever she gets the chance.

Source: Kolosso Dodge

September 24, 2014

BMW 2 Series Convertible – a new beginning

This is the first BMW 2 Series Convertible. A perfect combination of sportiness and open air feeling in the premium compact class. It is a typical BMW convertible. The flat shoulder profile combines at the athletic appeal of the BMW 2 Series Coupe with an elegant appearance.

The front is well known from the BMW 2 Series Coupe and of course it’s a typical BMW. At first look, you notice the three-dimensional kidney grill which is augmented by the slender bar around the frame and the double round headlights. Taking a look at the astounding rear of the vehicle, you notice the horizontal lines, in combination with the tail lights and the low rear end.

Safety and design can coexist together, that shows us the fully-integrated roll-over protection.
The dynamic shape of the engine hood gives the car a distinct forward orientation. The belt line runs almost parallel to the road and makes the care look longer. This appearance is supported by the almost horizontal trunk lid which creates an elegant silhouette.

The interior boasts with high refinement with high gloss center stack and the chrome elements around the air grill. BMW “ConnectedDrive” allows online entertainment, with instant access to over 22 million songs, its almost impossible not to find one’s favorite song. This car offers a huge driver system package to make your driving even safer along with the usual intelligence services and apps.

BMW presents an optimized “Efficient Dynamics” engine. The new diesel generation is stronger and high performance brake system. For instance here are some of the models’ characteristics:

The BMW 220d Convertible: It delivers 140 kW (190 hp) at 4,000 rpm with max. Torque of 400 Nm (296 lb.-ft.) at 1,750 – 2,500 rpm. This model reaches from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mp/h) in 7.5 seconds, automatic: 7.4 seconds. Average fuel consumption is 4.7 – 4.4 (4.4 – 4.1) litres/100 kilometers and 60.1– 64.2 (64.2–68.9) mpg imp. The ride’s top speed is 225 km/h (140 mph).

At the top of sportiness is BMW M235i Convertible: With its 240 kW (326 hp) at 5,800 – 6,000 rpm, max. torque of 450 Nm (332 lb.-ft.) at 1,300 – 4,500 rpm. With a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mp/h), the car reaches 0 – 100 km/h (62 mp/h) in 5.2 seconds and, if automatic: 5.0 seconds. The average fuel consumption is 8.5 (7.9) litres /100 kilometers / 33.2 (35.8) mpg imp.

Another model is the BMW 228i Convertible: Four-cylinder in-line petrol engine and High Precision Direct Injection, its capacity output is 180 kW(245 hp) at 5,000 – 6,500 rpm with max. torque: 350 Nm (258 lb.-ft.) at 1,250 – 4,800 rpm. Average fuel consumption is 6.8 (6.6) litres/100 kilometers and 41.5 (42.8) mpg imp. A top speed of 250 km/h (155 mp/h), it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mp/h) in 6.1 seconds (automatic: 6.0 seconds).

The BMW 220i Convertible’s capacity is 135 kW (184 hp) at 5,000 – 6,250 rpm; max. Torque is 270 Nm (199 lb.-ft.) at 1,250 – 4,500 rpm.Accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mp/h) in 7.5 seconds if the gear box is automatic: in 7.6 seconds. top speed reaches 231 km/h (143 mp/h).Average fuel consumption is about 6.8 – 6.5 (6.4 – 6.2) litres/100 kilometers and 41.5 – 43.5 (44.1–45.6 ) mpg imp.

Some of the BMW 2 Series Convertible models can be equipped with “BMW X drive”. For the first time a four-wheel-drive is now available for convertible of the premium compact class.An acoustics, folding roof top which reduces noise can be opened or closed is 20 seconds while driving at 50 km/h (30 mp/h).

The trunk volume with opened roof, you get about 280 liters (74 gallons) of space and with a closed roof 335 liters (88 gallons). Another function is the optimized through loading function, with width of 45 cm. you are able to transport even larger objects.

The BMW 2 Convertible is for sure the most dynamic in its area. Prepare for a nice driving pleasure, and fantastic design and option to individualize your car.

The new BMW 2-Series Convertible is expected to hit the market in February, 2015. The pricing starts from $38,850 for the 228i model in the US and goes up to $48,650 for the top-of-range M235i.

On the UK market, the entry level model is 220i starting from £29,180 and the M235i will be £37,710.

Source: BMW

September 10, 2014

2014 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible – EU Price €44,990

Chevrolet has announced the 2014 Camaro Convertible, which will make its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Camaro is expected to hit the market in the end of this year with German pricing starting from €39,990 for the coupe and €44,990 for the convertible.

The 2014 Camaro Convertible has new front and rear bumpers, revised front grille and new head- and taillights. The stylish car also has a new MyLink infotainment system with a 7” touchscreen display and Bluetooth/ USB/AUX connectivity.

The European version is powered by a 6.2 liter naturally aspirated V8 with 432HP (318 kW) and 569Nm (420 lb-ft) of torque. 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds for the coupe and 5.4 seconds for the slightly more heavier convertible.

“Camaro has always been associated with iconic design, high performance and driving fun, and we are particularly proud of the new coupe and convertible models,” said Dr. Thomas Sedran, President and Managing Director, Chevrolet Europe.

“They incorporate new high-tech features that add extra convenience and give customers even more value for their money”, he added.

Source: Chevrolet

August 21, 2013

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