| The retractable hardtop adds to the bubbly appearance when it's covering the cockpit. |
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| I get lost on one of the streets and end up on a narrow hardtop mountain road. |
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| Its retractable hardtop makes it possible to drive the car year-round with little concern for the weather. |
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| For the ultimate feeling of adventure, the three-door comes with a detachable rear hardtop. |
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| And so did convertible lovers who find the PT appealing but wouldn't own a hardtop, particularly one without much pep. |
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| This procedure can also be done in hardtop vehicles to enhance chassis stiffness. |
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| The 2003 Chevrolet SSR is a hardtop convertible looking like an old-school pickup truck. |
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| The new model was first shown as a hardtop coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show last autumn. |
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| The retractable hardtop unlatches, separates into multiple sections, then folds neatly under a hard cover in 29 seconds. |
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| The simplicity of transforming the SC430 from a hardtop to topless is startling. |
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| This hardtop convertible is fetching from any angle and will undoubtedly be a big hit with the rich and famous. |
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| Yesterday I had just turned onto the hardtop when I saw a logging truck up ahead of me signal right and pull off to the side of the road. |
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| The road south was a hardtop surface road that could support armored vehicles and heavy artillery. |
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| Nor does Porsche produce the similar hardtop that graces the 911 Carrera Cabriolet. |
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| The first BMW 6 Series lived from 1976 to 1989 and it was the last large two-door hardtop sporting car which the company produced. |
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| The hardtop Defender is also available in the 90, 110 and 130 versions. |
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| And although it looks a bit like a big Elise with a hardtop, it's actually a four-seater. |
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| The available retractable hardtop provides the styling, quietness and security of a coupe with the fun, open-air freedom of a convertible. |
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| For 2006, the company is proud to introduce the second-generation C70 convertible with a new retractable three piece hardtop. |
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| The retractable hardtop converts the SLK from a coupe to roadster in just 23 seconds. |
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| A built-in horizontal load divider helps ensure the hardtop can always be smoothly retracted. |
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| Compared to the coupe, the G37 Convertible has a slightly wider rear track and larger overall width to accommodate the hardtop. |
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| Also new, the 2007 Volkswagen Eos is stepping in the arena with a price similar to the SKY's, but with a power hardtop. |
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| And despite the innovative Freedom Top three-piece modular hardtop, wind noise still manages to enter the cabin at highway speeds. |
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| With the hardtop up, this car provides a much higher level of anti-theft protection than a soft-top. |
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| Instead of such normal teenage activities I picked her up in my '53 Merc hardtop and we drove to the gun shop to pick up my custom Arvo Ojala rig. |
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| The retractable hardtop has been designed to fold down around it. |
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| With a mobile roof, safety is worth a mention, because there's still the perception that a roofless car doesn't quite have the rigidity, or crash-resistance, of a hardtop. |
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| One judge commented on the unique integrated tracks used for side canvas attachment to the beefy center console with a wrap-around windshield integrated into the hardtop. |
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| The two-door Ford Thunderbird is made available with a power-folding soft top, along with a heated glass rear window or a removable hardtop with trademark porthole windows. |
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| The power three-panel hardtop roof opens up in about 20 seconds, while the audio and climate-control systems have been tuned to auto-adjust depending whether the top is up or down. |
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| And it is actually two cars in one as the three-piece retractable hardtop transforms the Volvo C70 from coupe to convertible at the touch of a button. |
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| This raises the retracted hardtop to enlarge the opening. |
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| The unique three-split retractable hardtop is fully automatic. |
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| The three-piece retractable hardtop is a marvel of engineering. |
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| As for demerits, the main drawback seems to be that the seam in the middle of the hardtop turns into a channel that funnels rainwater onto your head when you exit the car. |
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| Hewing close to Corvette tradition, the top seen in the photos is covered in a canvaslike material – and is not a retracting hardtop, as some had speculated. |
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| All these cars have since bit the dust, but Lexus still has the SC430 a slimmer, slightly tauter hardtop convertible than the SC coupes it replaces. |
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| Compared to its predecessor, which could be seen on the roads as a closed coupé and as a convertible with a soft top, this classic roadster from Bavaria is now exclusively available with a retractable hardtop. |
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| The Chevrolet SSR combines the features of a convertible roadster and a pickup truck with a power convertible hardtop and a covered cargo bed. |
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| The model features a folding hardtop, two rear jump seats and Mazda RX-8-style rear-hinged doors. |
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| With its unique styling, retractable hardtop and exquisite interior the 2010 Lexus SC is one of the most recognized premium sport coupes on the road. |
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| Technical details are the same for the hardtop model, which means the car is slightly larger than the old cabriolet but still with a record-breakingly tight turning circle. |
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| And while the third-generation 2014 Hardtop is still cute, it looks a bit chubbier. |
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