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Jaguar XKR-S Convertible (2012) CAR review

Jaguar XKR-S Convertible (2012) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 08 February 2012 10:00

This is the Jaguar XKR-S Convertible, a 542bhp drop-top with a £100,000-plus price. A Jaguar XKR-S Convertible? Sounds a bit wrong to me. Can you imagine Porsche doing a GT3 cabrio? No, but then the XKR-S coupe and GT3 are very different cars, whatever the Jag’s fighty face and mighty figures suggest. The Porsche is, was and always will be, a trackday ...

BMW Z4 sDrive 23i (2009) CAR review

BMW Z4 sDrive 23i (2009) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 22 June 2009 10:15

BMW's new twin-turbo sDrive35i Z4 has garnered all of the headlines so far, but how does the Z4 at the other end of the price spectrum deliver? BMW claims there are no current plans for a four-cylinder version of the new Z4, so for now this 204bhp 23i version is the entry-level roadster. Read on to find out if it's any good. Z4 sDrive23i? Looks ...

BMW M3 Convertible M-DCT (2008) driven CAR review

BMW M3 Convertible M-DCT (2008) driven CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 01 May 2008 10:05

The BMW M3 Convertible is not a Footballers’ Wives kind of car. The convertible M3 might be heavier and bendier than the coupe but, along with that glorious V8, this  car also hasa surprise up its sleeve in the form of BMW’s new double-clutch semi-auto gearbox. Other M3s will be offered this transmission in time, but our first opportunity to try it ...

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster (2007) CAR review

Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster (2007) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 23 March 2007 07:16

A new Aston Martin convertible? Indeed, but don’t call it that, or even a Volante: this is the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. Those five words will set you back £91,000, £8k more than the coupe. For this you get a stunning car that’ll do 0-60mph in 4.9 seconds before powering on to 175mph. However you’ll still pay more for ...

Mercedes SLK200 Edition 10 (2007) CAR review

Mercedes SLK200 Edition 10 (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Chris Chilton, 05 March 2007 03:46

So what's Mercedes come up with to mark the SLK's first decade? The SLK Edition 10, a special version of the roadster with some very special paint. No different mechanically from the existing production cars, the Edition 10 is distinguished by 10-spoke, 17-inch wheels finished in chrome-shadow, and dark tinted rear lights. Most Edition 10s will come finished in black ...

BMW 335i (2007) Convertible CAR review

BMW 335i (2007) Convertible CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 24 January 2007 09:50

That can’t be a coupe-cabrio! Where’s the huge backside, the stupid wedgy profile and enormously overlong windscreen? It certainly is a CC - BMW’s first ever in fact – although you’re right, it doesn’t look anywhere near as frumpy as a Peugeot 307 CC or Focus CC. How has BMW managed that? The steel top folds into three sections (two ...

Porsche 911 Targa 4S (2006) CAR review

Porsche 911 Targa 4S (2006) CAR review

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Chris Chilton, 21 September 2006 08:00

A 911 Targa? It’s just a Carrera with a super-size sunroof isn’t it? Pretty much. But it’s been a staple of the 911 range since the first appeared in the mid sixties. Back then it was a solution to the problem of offering a convertible at a time when it looked like roll-over conscious America might ban traditional soft tops. ...

Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe (2006) CAR review

Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe (2006) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Chris Chilton, 18 September 2006 07:27

Finally, a folding tin top that looks great and isn’t a Mercedes. Amen to that. Although the MX-5 is in a market of about one now that the MR2, Smart Roadster and MGF have vacated the two-seater arena, Mazda reckons that loads of potential buyers have been put off by the conventional soft hood. The Roadster Coupe doesn’t replace the ...

BMW Z4 M Roadster (2006) CAR review

BMW Z4 M Roadster (2006) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Chris Chilton, 20 July 2006 16:41

So, Munich's TVR is back? That's right, but this one's a bit more sophisticated than the Z3-based version from the late 1990s. It's got the current M3's multi-award-winning straight six and no trace of the old M roadster's ancient semi-trailing arm rear suspension. Not much to look at, is it? It's certainly more discreet than the old M whose bulging ...

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