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Alfa Romeo roadster to be twinned with Mazda MX-5

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 23 May 2012 09:19

Mazda and Fiat today announced a new deal to develop future sports cars jointly. A new affordable Alfa Romeo roadster will be built - in Japan - from 2015. The non-binding memorandum of understanding covers the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture, according to the statement ...

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Alfa Romeo roadster to be twinned with Mazda MX-5

Alfa Romeo roadster to be twinned with Mazda MX-5

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Tim Pollard, 23 May 2012 09:19

Mazda and Fiat today announced a new deal to develop future sports cars jointly. A new affordable Alfa Romeo roadster will be built - in Japan - from 2015. The non-binding memorandum of understanding covers the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture, according to the statement ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Lexus LF-Lc concept car (2012) is leaked early

Lexus LF-Lc concept car (2012) is leaked early

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Tim Pollard, 21 December 2011 10:29

A concept depicting what a future Lexus SC could look like has leaked early. The new Lexus LF-Lc will be shown at the 2012 Detroit auto show in January. Road & Track magazine in the US is being blamed for the leak, which has provided this low-res image of the LF-Lc. It shows a sporting targa coupe and officials openly ...

Mercedes SL (2012): aluminium saves 8% weight

Mercedes SL (2012): aluminium saves 8% weight

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 29 November 2011 09:31

Mercedes' new 2012 SL will weigh a solid 140kg less than today's SL roadster - a significant saving of some 8%. This crash diet has been enabled by the adoption of aluminium for the new SL. The learnings from the SLS gullwing are now trickling down to the higher-volume SL, which will be revealed in December 2011. Why the new ...

Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder (2012) unveiled

Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder (2012) unveiled

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 22 November 2011 10:28

As predicted earlier by CAR, here is the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder – essentially an open-top Balboni. It’s a rear-wheel drive Gallardo roadster and will cost £158,797.60 in the UK. We love that 60 pence bit of the price tag! Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: the lowdown This is an entry-level Gallardo, and therefore the cheapest open-top Lambo ...

Jaguar XKR-S Convertible (2011) first pictures

Jaguar XKR-S Convertible (2011) first pictures

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 16 November 2011 06:00

Jaguar has announced the smallest surprise of the year - a convertible version of the rabid XKR-S. We all knew it was coming, but it shouldn't take the sheen off the fastest and most powerful Jaguar open-top road car ever. It's essentially the cabrio bodyshell mated to the XKR-S mechanical spec. That means the AJ-V8 Gen3 V8, tuned to produce ...

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder: RWD LP550-2 here in 2012

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder: RWD LP550-2 here in 2012

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 November 2011 09:47

Sant'Agata plans a two-wheel drive version of the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder – reflecting 2009's limited-series rear-wheel drive Balboni edition of the Gallardo coupe. Sales of the new rear-drive LP550-2 Spyder will start in early 2012, Lambo has confirmed to CAR. It will look the same as any other Gallardo convertible; the only changes will be to the hardware under the ...

Mini Roadster (2012) first official pictures

Mini Roadster (2012) first official pictures

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 29 October 2011 23:00

This is the new Mini Roadster - a second convertible for those who find the Mini Convertible a bit too pedestrian. The new Mini Roadster is based on the Coupe, meaning a different rear deck and - with the roof folded - no more pram-like hood antics stacked on top of the boot. The rear end is pleasingly flush. Mini ...

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