2012 Fiat 500C Cabrio – First Drive Review

May 22, 2011 at 8:48am by David Gluckman

How the Cinquecento does roofless.

The Fiat 500C Cabrio is waterproof. This point was thoroughly confirmed on a recent trip to New York during which we sampled Fiat’s U.S.-market “convertible,” an event that conveniently coincided with an East Coast deluge. Fiat officially calls the car the 500 Cabrio and uses that other c-word to describe it, but the 500C’s retractable roof—the major difference between it and the 500 hatchback—is really more of a giant sunroof. One which thankfully doesn’t leak.

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Rolls-Royce reportedly planning to expand Ghost family with coupe, cabrio, LWB sedan

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Dec 8th 2010 at 7:01PM

Rolls-Royce Ghost – Click above for high-res image gallery
The new Ghost has been a runaway success for Rolls-Royce, the (relatively) more accessible saloon more than doubling its sales figures and outselling the larger Phantom by order of magnitude. And as might be expected, the BMW subsidiary has every intention of cashing in its success with a family of new models.

Much as it has with the Phantom, Rolls-Royce is reportedly planning on spinning the Ghost sedan into a full range, including a long-wheelbase version, a coupe and convertible. The stretched limousine is expected to come first, with about half a foot of extra length added between the B and C pillars for more rear-seat space. The coupe and convertible versions are expected to follow.

Reports also indicate that Rolls-Royce is planning a green push by implementing more environmentally-friendly drivetrain options, although it has not yet decided exactly what form they'll take. With sister-brands BMW and Mini taking the pressure of carbon emissions regulations off its back, the Spirit of Ecstasy is more concerned with pinpointing just what its customers want, and delivering it in a finely-crafted, leather-lined burlwood box.

Photos by Rex Roy / Copyright ©2010 AOL
[Source: Inside Line]

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