Hummm, the first recent Audi that I was really attracted...



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Whats wrong with convertibles?  I'm surprised they went with a ragtop, I thought the norm was hard-top verts these days.  I have never owned one but I see the allure to dropping the top.  If I lived in FL I'd consider it.

but it has solar heat reflecting upholstery and neck warmers....








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Doesn't that go against your tendency of only liking things that exude manliness and testosterone?

Your argument for liking the Hummer plus your admission of having a penchant for risky activity with things such as motorcycles, etc..  All very manly stuff.  You want a direct quote that says, "I, Rippling Hurst, only love manly things," I don't think I'll find that, but you have set a precedent for liking very type-A testosterone heavy things.


Yes, yes... I'm well aware of the MX-5 and all the other models.  And its a nice little handling convertible.  Its also so small I think I'd have to buy two and wear them as roller skates because I've tried to drive one and my head is over the windshield and my legs couldn't clear the dash.  Same with the S2000 and the Sky and Solstice.  They're all barely 3000 lbs and were designed from the ground up as convertibles.

I do want to point out though that the Elise is a targa top, not really a convertible IMO.  The main thing with a targa top is that it retains the structural bracing of a coupe, sans the bracing between the A and B pillars.  The rear glass doesn't get removed, the B pillar is still part of the unibody and retained as a full structural hoop brace across the roofline behind the drivers.  The regular C6 is the same, and yet they still offer a convertible top because the targa top isn't a convertible in the truest sense.  But it gets classified as one because the roof is removable.  But when it comes down to performance, a targa top has very little drawbacks compared to the fixed roof coupe as it manages to keep almost all the inherent structural rigidity.

Then on the other hand, you have the 350Z which gains over 400 lbs between the coupe and convertible.  Still no word on the G37.  There's a lot of verts that fall in this category of fatter and softer than the fixed roof original.

I've driven and been in a handful of convertibles, 350Z, Mustang, Eclipse, Intrepid, Cavalier... think that's it.  There's nothing there for me.  And if you read most comparisons between the coupe and drop top, you find that the coupe is typically a much tighter chassis, in many cases lighter and far more enjoyable to drive at the limit.

And the key item, I've never seen a convertible that looks as good as the coupe.  The lines are never the same, and even with a retractable hardtop, you end up with additional creases and lines that take away from the clean angles you have with the original coupe.

Actually, it seems you're a little more concerned about the labels associated with the MX-5 since you already defended it for the gay reference that nobody made.

Nobody said there was anything wrong with it, so really no need to start citing sources to justify it unless you'e worried about it.