Category: Convertibles

Ferrari to help save the world by lowering CO2 emissions

Filed under: Convertibles, Coupes, Government/Legal, Green, Supercars, Ferrari, Driving, FIAT

Ferrari may only produce about 6,000 supercars per year, but the Italian automaker still wants to help control global warming by reducing its CO2 emissions by 40-percet. That’s a substantial savings when one considers that Ferrari will need to reach their goal by sustaining and likely […]

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Posted in Convertibles on Nov 20th, 2007, 12:05 pm     

More power, less roof: TechArt Turbo Cabriolet

Filed under: Tuners, Convertibles, Sports/GTs, Euro, Supercars, Porsche, Misc. Auto Shows

TechArt’s performance modifications to Porsche’s already-impressive sports cars might seem akin to adding a third warp nacelle to the starship Enterprise for the pure fun of it, but who are we to argue with the results? The supertuner/niche manufacturer has readied its latest creation for […]

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Posted in Convertibles on Nov 19th, 2007, 4:05 pm     

EXCLUSIVE! AutoblogGreen experiences the Tesla Roadster in its natural habitat

Filed under: Convertibles, Sports/GTs, Green, Driving
click above image for a high-res gallery of the Tesla Roadster
Anyone familiar with English B-roads can understand why classic British sports cars evolved the way they did. These roads rarely seem to go in a straight line for more than a few yards at a time and are narrow with […]

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Posted in Convertibles on Nov 19th, 2007, 1:05 pm     

LA 2007: 1936 Mercedes-Benz 290 Roadster Special

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertibles, Mercedes Benz
Click on the image above to view in high-resolution
The SLR wasn’t the only attention-grabbing roadster Daimler-Benz had on display at this year’s LA show. Sitting front and center in between all the latest machinery from Mercedes was this unique classic, the 290 Special Roadster.
On loan from the Mercedes-Benz […]

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Posted in Convertibles on Nov 18th, 2007, 4:03 pm     

LA 2007: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster in the flesh

Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertibles, Supercars, Mercedes Benz

It pains us to see a dead horse beaten so rigorously, but the folks at Mercedes have yet to stop. But then, they did paid a lot for that horse.
The SLR project that then-Daimler-Benz undertook in partnership with its F1 racing partner, McLaren, never went as well […]

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Posted in Convertibles on Nov 16th, 2007, 12:37 pm     

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