Off-road convertible - the body is rare, and now almost extinct. But twenty or thirty years ago, the situation was completely different: in addition to five- and three-door bodies, it was usually also produced with a soft top. These days, it's more like an experiment by automakers. was quickly removed from the assembly line due to low demand, and will be on sale very soon. It will definitely cost a lot. If the criteria for choosing a car includes the words “soft top” and “SUV”, then we suggest paying attention to our today's selection.

Jeep Wrangler

Wrangler YJ

This generation (1987-1996) was the only one equipped with rectangular headlights - before the optics were always round. Apparently, Jeep decided that somehow it didn’t work out very well, and all the following Wranglers up to the present day are also produced with round “eyes”. YJ came out with three engines, all gasoline: a four-cylinder 2.5 engine with 123 hp. and two in-line "sixes" - 4.2 (115 hp) and a 4.0-liter engine that replaced it with 190 hp.

Wrangler TJ

The next generation received the index TJ. Externally, the car was distinguished by a different design of the front part - a body-color grill instead of chrome and the aforementioned round optics. The SUV received a spring suspension instead of a leaf spring. The 2.5-liter and 4.0-liter engines were supplemented with a 2.4-liter 150 hp four.

Surprisingly, this generation is still on the assembly line. The model is produced mainly for the domestic market, and cars are also exported to Australia. The car is truly indestructible, besides, there are no problems with maintenance - many parts fit from the previous generation Land cruiser.

The range of engines is extensive. There are petrol engines of 2.4 (112 hp) and 4.0 (156 hp) liters, and in addition to them - several diesel engines. Heavy fuel engines are considered especially reliable: under the hood of an SUV there could be units with a volume of 2.5 (96 hp), 3.0 (125 hp), 3.4 (120 hp), 4 0 (135 hp) and 4.2 (129 or 164 hp) liters.

There are many body options: five-door, closed three-door, convertible, pickup truck, van. The car appeared in 1984, so it will not be easy to find a copy - they are still old and not very popular with us.

The catalog showed only one Land Cruiser 70 in a three-door body. Despite the thirty-year age of the car, the owner set a price of 120 million rubles.

Opel Frontera

The second generation Korando costs from 57 million rubles. Versions with open top unfortunately not found.

Mercedes G class

Three-doors are rare on their own, and convertibles are doubly rare. They were discontinued in 2013, with the final edition of the Final Edition limited to 200 copies. This series was released in only one color version - a black body with a beige interior and an awning.

The car appeared on the assembly line in 1979, eleven years later it was replaced by the updated generation W463, and the car is still produced in this body. has long lost its intended purpose and has turned from a reliable all-terrain vehicle into a way to tell others that you have a lot of money. True, this only applies new G-class, prices for which start from six-digit figures in currency.

Over the entire period of production, countless engines have changed. The current cars are equipped with V6, V8 and the rarest V12 (G65 AMG version). For those for whom the usual G-class is not enough, a 4 × 4² modification with a four-liter V8 engine has recently begun to be produced. However, the main thing here is not the engine, but the type of car itself - the clearance is 45 centimeters. This version came from an even crazier six-wheeler.

On sale at secondary market there is no convertible, and a three-door G-class can be yours for about 150 million rubles or more.

Also with an open top were UAZ-369 and VAZ 2121 "Niva", but latest model It was produced only for the countries of Western Europe and was not sold on the territory of the former USSR.

Deutsche Lada Niva Cabrio

Well, they were already quite rare in our area. Finally, there was, which in the CIS is good if there are a dozen. For fifty to seventy million rubles, you can buy an SUV with a removable top, which will definitely give more emotions than a car with a closed body. And since all the chassis and most of the body parts are borrowed from the three-door variants with a metal roof, finding spare parts will not be a problem.

Stanislav Ivaneyko

Now many new convertibles have left the Russian market. The devaluation of the ruble, the high cost of models and, which requires mandatory, very expensive certification of cars, affected. But there is a secondary market that makes it possible to purchase a convertible for a reasonable price.

What you need to know when buying a used convertible? Firstly, the price of such a car will be 20-60% higher than the cost of a similar model in a conventional body. Convertibles can be called inexpensive to maintain, because they are made on the basis of mass-produced cars. However, the roof mechanism, the roof itself, the elements of the rear of the body are individual. And the price of these parts is high. In addition, they are rare, therefore they are available only on order. WITH scheduled maintenance the car, say, needs to be serviced, there are no problems. But if the roof mechanism is broken, this can become a problem. Not every service will undertake to repair the roof, since this requires special equipment, knowledge and skills. And not everyone has them.

Nevertheless, there are many used convertibles on the Russian market. We decided to focus on the brightest cars, whose price does not exceed 1,000,000 rubles, and whose age is ten years. Still, this is usually the second, or even the third car in the family, and therefore the runs of such cars are small. So to find a copy of a venerable age and good condition in this case is even easier than when looking for a regular model.

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Before buying a convertible, first of all, you need to decide on two main parameters. First - what should be the roof: soft or hard.

In case of damage, the tarpaulin roof can be repaired in Russia. Such work costs about 60,000 rubles. Prices vary depending on models. You can also order a non-original awning from Europe or the USA. Will cost about the same money.

Second, how much seats will be in your future convertible: 2 or 4. You can immediately forget about the five-seater saloon - the roof folding mechanism eats up too much space. Decided? Then about everything in order.

Let's start with the soft top.

Smart ForTwo Cabrio

For a little less than a million rubles, you can buy the smallest convertible on the Russian market -. Even in . The last one is different richly equipped. Rear-wheel drive Smarts are equipped with a liter gasoline engine with a capacity of 82 or 102 hp. Gearbox - robotic. Full of copies with low mileage of 20,000 - 30,000 kilometers.

Volkswagen Beetle Cabrio and Volkswagen Eos

This Beetle appeared in 1998 and was produced until 2010 at factories in Wolfsburg (Germany) and Puebla (Mexico). In total, about a million cars were made. In the secondary market in Russia, a convertible can be found with a 150 hp gasoline engine. and automatic. But the runs of used copies are great - from 90,000 kilometers.

Another convertible from Volkswagen - Eos - was created on the Golf platform and began to roll off the assembly line in 2006. The car differed from competitors in the design of the convertible roof: the five-section top did not fold, but slid into the compartment above the trunk. Thanks to this, it was possible to raise the roof, for example, in the garage.

On the secondary market, these convertibles can be found from about 650,000 rubles. It will be a car of 2007 with a run of 110,000 km. Under the hood is a 200-horsepower 2.0-liter engine, paired with a robot.

Mini Cooper Cabrio or Mini Cooper Roadster

Mini Cooper convertible is most often found with a 1.6-liter engine with 116 horsepower and a CVT. A 2007 car can be found with a mileage of 90,000 km. Cooper's main problems may arise with the CVT. But this applies to all cars, not just convertibles. Repair of the variator will cost a tidy sum.

Fiat 500C

The only convertible we found on one of the sites for the sale of used cars. This is a 2008 Fiat 500 with over 100,000 miles on it. Under the hood of the car is a 1.4-liter engine with 100 hp, paired with a robot. The car also has a loaded version with a folding roof - Abarth, but its price (of course, a used car) exceeds a million. The soft roof is devoid of an electric drive, it is laid out manually. However, in the updated such a decision remains.

BMW Z4 or 1 Series Convertible

Bavarian cars are popular in Russia, which is why the choice of convertibles of this brand is great.

One of the most compact BMWs - the 1st series - has been produced since 2004. And on the used car market for 900,000 - 1,000,000 rubles, you can find convertibles from 2007-2008. Runs - from 70,000 to 100,000 km. Under the hood - 2.0-liter gasoline engines 143 or 170 hp There are also 3.0-liter engines with a capacity of 218 forces. Transmissions - automatic 6-speed.

For about the same money, you can find a Z4 roadster. It will be a car from 2003-2007. Under the hood - either a 2.5-liter engine with 192 horsepower, or a 3.0-liter unit with 231 horsepower. The range of runs is large - from 50,000 to 170,000 km.

Audi TT Roadster or A3 Cabrio

The TT Roadster, for example, manufactured in 2008 with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine with 200 hp, fits into the amount of up to a million rubles. and robotic box gears. The mileage of such a car will be from 50,000 to 100,000 km.

A million fits A3 Cabrio 2007-2008 with a range of 60,000 km. Under the hood will gasoline engine with a volume of 1.8 liters and a power of 167 hp. The unit works with a robotic gearbox.

But there are also more practical convertibles, with the so-called hard top, or Hard Top. Let's look at them too.

Mercedes-Benz SLK

The most compact can be found on sites selling used cars quite often. Apparently, this is due to the fact that premium is held in high esteem by us. A roadster, for example, made in 2006, fit into the price of up to a million rubles. The car is equipped with an air scarf system. Air ducts are placed in the headrests of the seats, from which warm air is supplied to the necks of the driver and passenger. Under the hood of the car is a 1.8-liter engine with 163 hp. working in tandem with the machine. Mercedes runs are relatively small - from 50,000 km. Tempting offer!

Mazda MX-5 Roadster

Another stylish rear-wheel drive roadster, but from a Japanese manufacturer and more popular. This Mazda can be either soft top or hard top. We found with hard. Actually, only with such a roof was officially delivered to Russia. In the secondary market, you can find roadsters of 2011 with a mileage of 27,000 - 50,000 km. Under the hood is a 2.0-liter gasoline engine with 160 hp. With. and a 6-speed automatic. The price starts from 900,000 rubles.

Ford Focus coupe-convertible

Global models also have roofless versions. A striking example - Ford Focus. The second generation car looks familiar only from the front. The back is completely custom. Here are their rear lights, the trunk lid, under which the hardtop lifting mechanism is hidden. The trunk itself, like all similar cars, is small. On the secondary for a million rubles, you can find models of 2009 with runs of 70,000 - 120,000 km. As a rule, these are convertibles with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine with a capacity of 145 hp. and 5-speed manual.

Peugeot 207CC or 308CC

Once upon a time, the 207 beat sales records in Europe. Now the 208th has come to replace, to which the manufacturer has given individuality in the form of special body colors, rough to the touch. But when the Peugeot 207 hatchback left the market, the CC version, that is, the coupe-cabriolet, continued to be produced. Within a million rubles today you can buy a car with a mileage of 60,000 km. It will be a convertible with a 120-horsepower 1.6-liter engine. Gearboxes - either a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic, which had a lot of complaints. However, this is not a feature of the convertible. Many had problems with AL4 machines, so the company preferred the Japanese unit from Aisin.

For some reason, we all got used to the fact that in the Soviet Union they created cars that could not compete with Western counterparts. But the designers of the Soviet automobile design bureaus sometimes surprised even themselves.

American "Willis", which was used during the war

Often they made cars that were not only in appearance, but also in technical specifications much better than western models, such as jeeps, convertibles and other forms of transport. But the fact is that most of these cars were never produced as a conveyor, but they still existed.

GAZ-67. He is Ivan Willis

Even before the start of the Second World War, the automotive designers of the USSR thought that it would be necessary to create a high-quality SUV that would be multi-purpose and would be able to overcome significant obstacles while moving along the front.

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Countries such as Great Britain and America at that time already had high-quality off-road vehicles. That is why the American Willys MV Jeer was taken as the basis for creating future transport, which was not yet in the USSR.

GAZ-67 ‘1948–53

This option american car in the Soviet Union received the simple name GAZ-67. The power of the car of its engine was 54 Horse power s. This car during the war and in subsequent years was used not only as a means of transportation through the fields and off-road, but also as a tractor for light artillery installations.

GAZ-69 "Goat"

After the war ended, ideas began to arise in the design bureaus on how to modernize the old GAZ-67 and significantly improve it. Back in 1948, the first models began to be produced. updated car, which won the GAZ-69 marking. At the plant in Ulyanovsk, which used to be engaged in the production and assembly of the legendary military "one and a half", they began to produce cars of this model.

GAZ-69 "Goat"

Unofficially, this car was called "Goat", it was produced in two versions. The engine had a power of 50 horsepower. Many cars of this type were exported and were used not only in various military conflicts, but also for civilian purposes. This brand was especially popular in African countries.

LuAZ-969

Often even the most experienced designers disagree about this car. Some called him a “hunting Cossack” and noted that he copes remarkably well with the passage through the forest area and even in the swamps. But some people claimed that appearance this car wants the best.

But, despite such disagreements among Soviet designers, in Turin in 1978, at the car exhibition held there, it was this brand soviet car entered the top ten in Europe.

Lada 2121, aka "Niva"

This is perhaps the most legendary and most practical car that was manufactured in the Soviet Union. Whatever the designers and people who don’t like this car say, it’s impossible to find a more powerful car in terms of its cross-country ability in the entire post-Soviet space. This car can be called the first Soviet off-road vehicle that does not have a military past. It was created specifically for civilian purposes.

While still at the experimental stage of development, this car took part in competitions with already prototypes of similar SUVs, such as LuAZ, Moskvich, UAZ and even Land Rover. For these competitions, the most impenetrable swamps and places were chosen. Almost all cars could not cope with the cross-country ability of this area, except for the Niva.

But not only off-road vehicles, which were mostly intended for military operations, were made in the Soviet Union. There were also examples when Soviet designers made convertibles and cars in the American style in order, for example, to carry party leaders, and to participate in all kinds of ceremonies and parades.

ZIL-111V

One of the most beautiful, most powerful and effective at one time was the government ZIL-111D. This car was produced between 1966 and 1967.

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Of course, for a simple buyer it was not possible to purchase such a car. Yes, and it cost unrealistically expensive money by those standards and, of course, it was intended only for transporting party leaders, government officials and top leaders of the Soviet Union.

Like all previous cars, the appearance and technical characteristics were borrowed from Western counterparts, as well as cars produced in the United States. The USSR, as one of the leading countries in the world, could not afford to transport its leaders to simple cars. To do this, the designers invented a beautiful car, which, in terms of its technical characteristics, as well as in appearance, was not inferior to foreign models.

Convertible ZIL-111V

This car had a special awning roof, which, for example, covered the cabin in bad weather. But at times when it had to be removed, for example, during a solemn parade, when the party leader greeted the audience, this awning was removed and the car became “topless”.

GAZ-13 "Seagull"

It is impossible not to mention legendary car"The Seagull", which for many years was the main means of transportation for the main persons in the Soviet Union. This car was distinguished by its reliability, chic appearance and met all the requirements of the car in which the head of the Soviet country should drive.

And of course, in the modification of the cabriolet, this car was used only by very high officials and statesmen in the Union.

Convertible GAZ-13 "Seagull"

These cars were produced from 1959 to 1981. For almost 30 years, all the tops of Soviet society used these cars. Subsequently, modifications of this car were used for various events and state celebrations for a long time.

ZIL 41041

After the “Seagull” was already outdated, the government decided to create a completely new car in a domestic manner, which would not be inferior in its characteristics and colorful appearance to its predecessors.

It was this car that became the government ZIL-41041, in the modification of a convertible, which began to be produced at the Lenin plant in 1981. Until recently, these cars were used during various state events, as well as parades and other ceremonies.

The demand for cars with retractable roofs in Russia, although small, is stable. In the pre-crisis years, buyers were found by 700 cars, in 2015 demand fell to 480 units, but then went up again: last year's result was 530 convertibles and roadsters sold. Although relatively affordable models have become much smaller: the open Peugeot 308 CC, Volkswagen Eos and Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet have sunk into oblivion. Not delivered to us BMW second series, Audi A5, Volkswagen Golf and Mazda MX-5.

The largest range of "openers" in Russia is offered by the Daimler concern: six models, including the most affordable car roofless market - tiny . Although it cannot be called a full-fledged convertible: a powerful arc is installed behind the seats, combined with the rear pillars. But the soft top has an electric drive and folds in 12 seconds. Base ­ a smart convertible with a 900 cc turbo engine (90 hp) and a “robot” costs 1.1 million rubles, and a 109-horsepower version costs 1.49 million.

smart fortwo cabrio

Two years later he returned to Russia: a new generation car is offered in the only version of the Cooper S (192 hp) with an “automatic” at a price of 2.04 million rubles. The fabric roof folds in 18 seconds, there is a second row of seats, but only children will fit there.

Mini Cooper S Cabriolet

After a short break, you can order again Audi TT Roadster: machines are delivered without the ERA-GLONASS system according to the old, but still valid Type Approval vehicle. The roof folds in ten seconds, prices start at 2.3 million rubles for a version with a 1.8 TFSI engine (180 hp) and “mechanics”, and a roadster with a two-liter engine (230 hp) and a “robot” costs 2 .6 million. There are all-wheel drive modification, as well as a "charged" version of the TTS (310 hp) at a price of 3.55 million rubles.

Audi TT Roadster

The ability to order four-seater coupe-cabriolets has returned, in which the three-section roof folds in 20 seconds. Basic version 420d with two-liter diesel(190 hp) and "automatic" costs 2.85 million rubles, and for petrol BMW 430i (249 hp) need to pay 3.13 million.

BMW Fourth Series

The small coupe-roadster also folds the roof in 20 seconds, but costs more: prices start at 2.99 million rubles for basic modification SLC 200 (184 hp). A more powerful version of the SLC 300 (245 hp) is estimated at 3.45 million, and there is also a “hot” Mercedes-AMG SLC 43 with a V6 turbo engine (367 hp) for 4.41 million.

Mercedes-Benz SLC

The four-seater convertible has a fabric roof that folds in 20 seconds, and the prices are even higher: at least 3.42 million rubles for the C 180 version with a 1.6 turbo four (150 hp) and rear-wheel drive! But there are all-wheel drive Mercedes C 200 (2.0 l, 184 hp) for 4.22 million and Mercedes-AMG C 43 (367 hp) for 5.17 million rubles. A larger convertible should enter the Russian market in mid-summer.

Mercedes-Benz C-class

The most affordable mid-engined roadster -: from 3.88 million rubles for the basic version with a four-cylinder 2.0 turbo engine with a capacity of 300 hp. and "mechanics". A more powerful Boxster S with a 2.5 engine (350 hp) - from 4.51 million, and in both cases you need to throw 179 thousand rubles for the PDK "robot". The soft top folds down in just ten seconds.

Porsche 718 Boxster

A unique offer - a convertible crossover with a fabric roof (removed in 18 seconds), which became the hero of the "Trying on" column in this issue of Autoreview: the only version with a petrol turbo four (240 hp), all-wheel drive and rich equipment costs at least 4.25 million rubles.

Range Rover Evoque convertible

It is still possible to order a four-seater convertible with a fabric roof that folds in 20 seconds. Prices start at 5.0 million rubles for the rear-wheel drive version of the BMW 640i (320 hp), but there are also all-wheel drive versions. And next year, the "eight" BMW should appear, which will be offered with coupe and convertible bodies.

BMW six series

A roadster can be bought for 5.23 million rubles, its soft top is removed in 12 seconds, but the base engine is a two-liter turbo four with 300 hp. The variant with a V6 compressor engine (340 hp) is a little more expensive - from 5.88 million. There are three more versions in the range with more powerful motors, and at the top of the range - (575 hp) for 10.8 million rubles.

TO open cars can be counted, because the central section of the roof is manually removed from it, turning the compartment into a targa. The initial Corvette Stingray (466 hp) is offered for 6.35 million rubles, and the extreme (659 hp) is estimated at 8.8 million.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

The large coupe-roadster has a hardtop that stows in the trunk in 18 seconds, and there is no alternative rear drive. The initial SL 400 (367 hp) with a V6 engine costs 6.6 million rubles, and the eight-cylinder SL 500 (455 hp) can be bought for 8.1 million. Next in the hierarchy is a supercar: a soft-top roadster ( removed in 11 seconds) and a V8 turbo engine (476 hp) in Russia is offered at a price of 8.8 million rubles.

Mercedes-Benz SL

Prices for rear-engined ones start at 7 million - the basic rear-wheel drive version with a 370-horsepower turbo engine and a soft top that folds in 13 seconds costs so much. There are several power options to choose from, all-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive, and the top version of the Turbo S Cabriolet (580 hp) is estimated at 14.3 million. Porsche 911 Targa, in which the central section of the roof is retracted under the rear “cap” in 19 seconds. Such cars are available only with all-wheel drive, and they ask for 7.41 million rubles.

Porsche 911 Targa

A chic five-meter convertible with a spacious four-seat interior and a fabric roof (20 seconds to transform) costs at least 9.55 million: this is a rear-wheel drive version of the S 500 with a 455 hp V8 engine. More than 12 million rubles are asked for AMG modifications.

Mercedes-Benz S-class

Beyond the ten millionth mark are already elite models. Double Aston Martin V8 Vantage S Roadster(436 hp) costs from 12 million rubles, for a four-seater all-wheel drive convertible Bentley Continental GTC they ask for a minimum of 14 million (the base V8 engine develops 507 hp). coupe roadster Ferrari California T(560 hp) - the most affordable model of the Italian brand: from 14.2 million rubles. mid-engine Lamborghini Huracan Spyder(610 hp) costs 14.9 million rubles, but a similar Ferrari 488 Spider(670 hp) is much more expensive: at least 19.1 million. Finally, the most expensive convertible on the market is pompous Rolls-Royce Dawn(570 hp) for 27.3 million rubles.

In the right execution, a convertible can be the perfect embodiment of automotive thought. Open top cars give a sense of freedom and are associated with a broad view of the world. Well-designed convertibles become works of art with soft, flowing lines stretching from front to back. rear bumper. Unfortunately, not every car produced in a convertible body is worthy of admiration, and even more so, not every car, having lost its roof, becomes a good convertible.

Our hit parade is dedicated to just such cars: the most disgusting convertible vehicles of the last 40 years.

1982-1985 Chrysler LeBaron

In the 1980s, the LeBaron was a Chrysler hit, so it made sense to create a convertible version of it. When the cloth-top version saw the light of day, it was the second family convertible since the 1976 Cadillac Eldorado. side panels made of artificial wood and no less artificial voice at that time of the progressive Electronic Voice Alert system, which in an annoying robotic voice warned passengers to fasten their seat belts, turned the hit into a clunker at once. Only shooting a car in the television series "Seinfeld" helped him to become at least a little fashionable.

Geo Tracker/Suzuki Samurai

That's not to say people didn't love the Geo Tracker (sold under the Chevrolet and GMC brands in Canada) and its Suzuki Samurai sibling. These cars were very popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s and it was easy to see one of these convertibles on the streets. And even though the machine performed well off the road, they never had a good reputation, like, say, the Jeep Wrangler or Chevrolet Blazer. In addition, she looks just disgusting both for those times and now.

Lada Samara Cabriolet

Europe has always delighted the world with its iconic convertibles, whether it be the elegant Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Roadster, the peppy Alfa Romeo Spider or the classic Porsche Speedster. However, Lada Samara Cabriolet is clearly not one of them. The car was made in Russia, a country not ideal for convertibles, and was sold only in Belgium, Germany and Australia. Developed in the mid-80s, the first Lada cabriolet had a manually opening fabric awning and a one and a half liter engine with an insignificant power of 71 hp.

Another european car with an open top, which was not particularly inspiring with its appearance, and the insides too. Inexpensive The Yugo brand was the butt of ridicule for producing underpowered and unreliable vehicles. However, the Yugoslav engineers wanted to change things by producing a relatively powerful convertible with 5 gears. Only 75 of these machines were produced, and in 1991 the American distributor went bankrupt. The same thing soon passed with the main company due to the Serbian conflict.

Cadillac Allante

Cadillac convertibles, with their traditionally large dimensions, spacious interiors and signature rear fin, set the automotive fashion of the 50s, 60s and 70s. So when Cadillac released the tiny, front-wheel-drive Allante in the late 80s, ancestral fans were disappointed. new model did not even save the commercial fact: the car body was produced by Pininfarina in Italy, and then transported to Detroit to install native chassis and engine.

Chrysler TC by Maserati

Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca believed that Maserati's TC could "change the world's attitude" towards car company, which he got in the 1980s. One journalist then wrote that the idea of ​​combining a Chrysler body with a Maserati engine meant "taking the worst of both companies." In addition, auto reviewers wrote a lot about the similarities between the Chrysler TC and the Chrysler LeBaron GTC, which had almost the same performance but cost much less. Unsurprisingly, TCs barely sold due to their high price and poor performance.

GeoMetro

Geo Metro is another example of Suzuki made for General Motors. Only unlike much better examples of co-production, when GM was considered the king of convertibles under the brands Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and Oldsmobile, this example of cooperation was very inconclusive. Surprisingly, in 2008 a boom began for this car. Everything is explained by the efficiency of the car: the convertible consumes 5.8 liters of fuel per 100 km. However, this fact will not convince anyone to prefer the Geo Metro to the lavish but chic 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible.

Pontiac Sunfire

Even though Pontiac was envisioned as an exceptionally performance car brand, until the label was retired during the World Economic Crisis, Pontiac occasionally made some pretty pathetic cars. As you may have guessed, the Pontiac Sunfire is one of them. The compact Sunfire was available as a convertible from 1995 to 2005. The most powerful models in the lineup were 150 hp, which ruined Pontiac's reputation as the best convertible manufacturer in the past. And even though the Pontiac Sunbird and its cousin Chevrolet Cavalier were among the most affordable convertibles, the concern made this car look cheap too.

Plymouth Prowler

Even before it was born, Prowler was already doomed to failure, like its manufacturer. Available for sale for five years until 2002, Prowler wandered around for another year after the company closed. automotive market. With its low stance and open wheels, the Prowler should have appealed to hot rod fans. But the standard Chrysler V6 engine, which produced about 250 hp. and automatic transmission not allowed to be considered as such. If the Prowler had more power and a manual transmission, who knows, maybe he would have been forgiven for such a stupid appearance. Or maybe not.

Lexus SC 430

One car reviewer described the Lexus SC 430 as an upside-down tub with a bottom cut out. Production started on the second Lexus generations SC in 2001 and ended in 2005. The car was converted into a convertible and equipped with a retractable aluminum roof. When the SC 430 went on sale, the ads claimed it was a "Lexus gem" and that it was the luxury brand's first convertible. And in 2012, the notorious Top Gear magazine called this car "the most worst car ever built."

Ford Thunderbird

Touching the nostalgic touch of car enthusiasts by recreating a popular retro model is always a very dangerous game for the manufacturer. It worked for the famous Beetle, the Volkswagen Beetle, and modern muscle cars like the Chevy Camaro and Dodge Challenger. But the Ford Thunderbird, released in 2002, is one example of what not to do. Even though he got a role in a James Bond movie, it didn't help to attract the attention of buyers. Ford's main mistake was the absolutely inappropriate design of the car.

Chevrolet SSR

The Chevy SSR suffered from a lack of personality in the first place. The car was described like this: "a cargo convertible with a retractable hardtop." It is not surprising why buyers were confused by its appearance, and the model itself lasted only from 2003 to 2006. Even with a good V8 engine and good performance, it sold much worse than General Motors expected.

Chrysler PT Cruiser

The Chrysler PT is a love/hate car with very mixed reviews and a fan base and a hater base at the same time. However, as for the convertible version of the scandalous car, there are no flattering reviews at all. A four-seat, two-door PT convertible was added to the lineup in 2005. Production did not last long and after the release of a new model in 2008, it was stopped.

Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet

Nissan Murano is a strange looking crossover even with a roof. What can we say about Murano CrossCabriolet, which can be called one of the most unattractive cars in the history of the automotive industry. Nissan has spared no expense in developing the Murano CC since its introduction in 2012, introducing new changes from rear pillars before strengthening the structure and changing the model of the seats. One way or another, poor sales forced Nissan to accept and send the poor Murano into retirement.

Land Rover Evoque

The design of the Land Rover Evoque was a big step to the left for the British automaker known for its large, boxy luxury SUVs. light lines compact crossover made it a bestseller and a fashion benchmark for street cars. But as a convertible, the Evoque lost its visual appeal due to the lack of a unique roof. The Land Rover Evoque looks more like Nissan's equally quirky but pricier cousin Murano CrossCabriolet's.