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VW E-Bugster convertible concept car at 2012 Beijing motor show

Rated 1 out of 51

Tim Pollard, 22 April 2012 00:01

Volkswagen, one of the biggest players in China's swelling car market, chose Beijing to unveil its latest E-Bugster - a good look at the forthcoming convertible version of the Beetle. We saw the E-Bugster in tin-top form at the 2012 Detroit auto show; now they've gone and chopped the top fully for Beijing. It's a two-seater speedster version of the ...

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VW E-Bugster convertible concept car at 2012 Beijing motor show

Rated 1 out of 51

Tim Pollard, 22 April 2012 00:01

Volkswagen, one of the biggest players in China's swelling car market, chose Beijing to unveil its latest E-Bugster - a good look at the forthcoming convertible version of the Beetle. We saw the E-Bugster in tin-top form at the 2012 Detroit auto show; now they've gone and chopped the top fully for Beijing. It's a two-seater speedster version of the ...

BMW i8 Spyder concept car (2012) first pictures

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 02 April 2012 09:04

BMW will chop the top off the i8 hybrid at the 2012 Beijing auto show - and it's unveiled photos of its new i8 Spyder convertible supercar a few weeks ahead of the expo in China. It's a sign that Munich will offer a convertible i8 alongside the tin-top coupe when BMW i8 sales kick off in 2014. This one ...

Mercedes SL65 AMG (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 20 March 2012 09:00

If you're wondering why Mercedes is persisting with a twelve-cylinder SL in this downsizing era, understand this: the new 2012-spec SL65 AMG exists purely because many buyers at this end of the market demand more of everything. So a Mercedes SL65 AMG with a hulking bi-turbo 6.0-litre V12 has been launched for customers in China, the Middle East and other ...

Lotus Exige S Roadster at 2012 Geneva motor show

Rated 5 out of 55

Stephen Worthy, 06 March 2012 00:01

Here’s the new Lotus Exige S Roadster, unveiled on the eve of the 2012 Geneva motor show. With a sub-four second sprint to the 60mph mark, it’s Hethel’s quickest soft top ever; we've already seen the Lotus Exige S in coupe guise, but this is the open-top Roadster variant. A hefty 3.5-litre V6 engine lies behind the cockpit which, says ...

VW Golf GTI Cabriolet (2012) first official pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 29 February 2012 06:00

This is the new 2012 VW Golf GTI Cabriolet, a 208bhp hot hatch-cum-convertible that Volkswagen will unveil at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March. This is Ronseal stuff, right? The VW Golf GTI Cabriolet is what you get when you mix a Golf GTI and Golf Cabriolet? Spot on. VW first unveiled the latest Golf Cabriolet at the 2011 ...

Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept (2012)

Rated 3 out of 53

Phil McNamara, 24 February 2012 15:00

Land Rover is exploring a convertible version of the Evoque, and will make a production decision ‘within six months’. Design director Gerry McGovern unveiled the ‘fresh out of the workshop’ concept at Pinewood Studios today (February 24); the car will make its public debut at the Geneva show in March. The Evoque convertible concept has a powered soft-top roof with ...

Mercedes SL63 AMG (2012) first official pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 22 February 2012 16:54

This is the new Mercedes SL63 AMG, a £110k roadster with 557bhp and 664lb ft of torque. Mercedes will reveal this monstrous open-top at AMG model at the Geneva motor show in March 2012. I’m up with Mercedes’ tricks – this Mercedes SL63 AMG doesn’t have a 6.3-litre engine, does it? It doesn’t – that ‘63’ designation has been a ...

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (2012) revealed

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Pulman, 22 February 2012 15:28

This is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, and it’s quite possibly the world’s fastest convertible. It will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March 2012. Effectively the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is what you get when you cross the open-top body of the Veyron Grand Sport with the monstrous 1183bhp powertrain of the Veyron Super ...

Ferrari California Handling Speciale (2012) first pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 16 February 2012 10:00

This is Ferrari’s revised California, which will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March 2012. It’s got more power, weighs less, and can be optioned with a chassis-sharpening Handling Speciale package, all features scooped by CAR last year. The California caused quite a stir when it was launched, ushering in a whole host of firsts for Ferrari: it was ...

Porsche Boxster (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 12 January 2012 08:00

Porsche only pulled the covers off the new 911 Cabriolet at the 2012 Detroit motor show three days ago, but it’s already unveiling another convertible: the new Porsche Boxster. Faster, lighter, cleaner, more economical, and (most importantly) better looking than its predecessor, it will be officially revealed at the Geneva motor show in March, before going on sale in the ...

June 2012 issue of CAR magazine
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