Okay – I admit it, I was less than enthusiastic when I heard about BMW’s revamping of the less-than-loved Z4. The old Z4 represented much of what many dislike in modern design…ugliness. I could go on and on about what made the former Z4 not so great, in the end it was a muddled machine searching for a soul.
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I’m bald, a bit large, money’s tight, I’m married with a kid and a newborn and (as long as I’m driving the Mustang GT Convertible) it’s all good. I feel like a mix of a mid-life-crisis, gold chain wearing, comb-over Vegas dweller and youthful attention-getting bachelor from South Beach… but only when driving the Mustang GT Convertible.
I wish to hell I had a manual.
Now in its seventh year, the BMW 650i is available as a coupe and convertible. It will likely impress BMW fans and alienate car buyers who wonder why so much fuss is made about the popular Germany automaker's offerings.
There's no denying the 2010 650i is attractive. It debuted in 2004 and was updated in 2006 and in 2008. The current edition offers smooth body lines not to dissimilar from the look of classic Porsches.
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Dude, it’s like shoving a Rottweiler into a Pomeranian’s kennel! A fun to drive, hardtop convertible kennel… I guess.
Don’t get me wrong – I love the Mazda MX-5 as it is a real driver’s car. Unfortunately, it’s not built for shaved down silver-backs like me. At 6’2” and 250 lbs, I have a hard time with comfort in the narrow confines of the Mazda MX-5, especially when the nifty retractable hardtop roof is up.
Lexus has jumped into the deep end of the hardtop convertible business with the new IS 250C and 350C drop tops.
Both cars are aimed right at the heart of the BMW 3 series hardtop convertible, and here's what Lexus was thinking when it built the car from scratch.
Instead of selling both a two door hardtop coupe, and a two door convertible hardtop like the folks from Munich, why not just offer a two door hardtop convertible and give customers two cars in one?
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