Beleaguered Japanese automaker Mitsubishi sure isnít acting like a company in trouble. In fact, to the delight of auto enthusiasts everywhere, the ìDriven to Thrillî brand seems to be pouring an awful lot of resources into rebuilding their high-performance reputation.…
Category: Convertibles
Convertibles
2007 Bentley Continental GTC from the New York Auto Show
Upper-crust, Anglophile auto-lovers were initially introduced to the ragtop version of Bentley's immensely popular Continental GT (the GTC-clever, no?) at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Even from the pictures, it was easy to fall in love. However, now that the…
2007 Bentley Continental GTC
Upper-crust, Anglophile auto-lovers were initially introduced to the ragtop version of Bentley's immensely popular Continental GT (the GTC-clever, no?) at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Even from the pictures, it was easy to fall in love. However, now that the…
2007 Bentley Continental GTC Preview
Upper-crust, Anglophile auto-lovers were initially introduced to the ragtop version of Bentley's immensely popular Continental GT (the GTC-clever, no?) at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Even from the pictures, it was easy to fall in love. However, now that the…
Bentley Continental GTC
Bentley Motor Cars unveiled the fourth new model since the brand's 1999 renaissance at their press conference at the 2006 New York International Auto Show-a convertible version of the Continental called the GTC. This is the world's fastest four-seat convertible,…
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
The MB boys also took a moment to show off the all-new SL-Class, although these coupes are clearly not top banana compared to the bread-and-butter E. The SLs, like the new Es, look pretty much like the outgoing versions did,…
Improving on an Original: All-New ’05 Mazda MX-5 Miata
It was this reporter's birthday, and one of the last weeks of warm sun and late days--the kind of week that just begs for a fun car. Perhaps it was kismet that the all-new Miata--the newest version of the car…
The Sun Shines on Pontiac: A Solstice for 2006
One thing that's immediately apparent about the Solstice roadster--it's drop-dead gorgeous. From any angle, and inside and out, this is not only the most beautiful thing to come out of Pontiac, but probably GM itself, in thirty-plus years. And one…
2005 Ford Mustang GT Convertible: High Speed Fun in the Sun
Ford Mustang: always an American icon, it was entirely redesigned and re-engineered for 2005, becoming by all accounts one of the best new cars of the model year and an outstanding sporty-car sales success - the likes of which Ford…