2 Million new Minis have been built over the last ten years after the first car. The Mini 2 Million is a special edition convertible (of course!) and will be the prize in a global competition.
Convertible Car News: Small Convertibles
Abarth 500C gets manual option
6th July 2011
The Abarth version of Fiat’s 500C has always been a blast to drive but purists missed out as the only gearbox option was the paddle-shift automatic. Until now that is. The five speed manual version has everything that made the Fiat 500C Abarth great but with a good old fashioned stick-shift.
New VW Golf Cabriolet goes on sale across Europe
4th July 2011
The much rumoured Golf Cabriolet was first seen a few weeks back at the Geneva Motor Show as a fabric topped alternative to the Eos hardtop convertible. It’s now reaching showrooms and order books are open for the new car.
Smart ForTwo Cabrio Brabus La Bleue
5th May 2011
Smart/Mercedes Italy have launched a Brabus special edition model of the Smart ForTwo Convertible.
VW Golf Cabriolet
1st May 2011
Fiat 500C launched in US
15th April 2011
Fiat have announced that their 500 Cabriolet will be available to the U.S. market “just in time for spring”. Like the European model it has fixed window frames and a retracting fabric roof just like the original Nuova Cinquecento from the 1950s.
Renault Wind Roadster Gordini
3rd February 2011
Gordini is a French motor racing brand that dates back to the 1950s when Amédée Gordini a Formula One racing driver and engine tuner built Renault based competition cars with a famous French Blue colour scheme and trademark twin white stripes.