Though it might look a little funky from the front, it’s all business from the back and sides.
Ferrari just announced the “hugely versatile, innovation-packed GT Maranello” they’re calling the Ferrari California. (Take that, other states!)
Featuring 8-cylinders of mid-front mounted Grand Tourer power, it’s exclusively a convertible with a folding hard top for when you’re ready to mess up the ‘do.
Specs?
0 – 100 km/h in less than 4.0 seconds, 7-speed dual clutch transmission, multilink rear suspension, F1-Trac traction control system, Brembo brakes, carbon-ceramic discs, etc. Basically, if you want it in a sports car, then it’s there.
To me, the front looks a little bubbly, and the wheels don’t do anything for me, but the back looks pretty good with single tail lights and vertical exhaust, and the side looks pretty good as well with classic proportions, so maybe this prancing horse will grow on me soon enough.
Look for it at Ferrari dealerships and country clubs near you.
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[Via: Jalopnik]
If you’re trying to get people to pay attention to your car, nothing does it quite like chopping the back half off of a Mini and turning it into a MiniCamino.
This Pioneer show car features an MS Design widebody kit in two-tone chocolate and white, a custom convertible kit, Recaros, a surfboard rack, an iPod dock, and enough Pioneer electronics to blow your neighbor’s ears out.
[Pioneer - Mini Pick-Up]
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The Hummer HX concept is one truck that I would love to see make it to the showroom floor without getting smoothed over by the penny pinchers at GM.
Designed to be a Jeep Wrangler competitor, the HX features a 3.6-liter SIDI E85 FlexFuel engine, four wheel drive, a six-speed automatic transmission, and a modular roof that can be opened convertible style.
Considering the fact that the styling isn’t too far off when compared to the current H2 and H3, I can only hope that this is a nearly-there preview of the H4 to come.
[Via: Autoblog]
GrandOpening has reopened, and it’s now Manhattan’s only drive-in cinema.
Twice a night, seven days a week, you and five friends can sit under the painted sky in a 1965 Ford Falcon convertible and enjoy life as it used to be.
Films will start from the ‘60s and progress chronologically each night, and there’s even a full concession stand if you get the munchies mid way.
At just $75 per show, it’s only $12.50 per ticket, which, sadly, isn’t that much for a movie these days.
Grab some friends, grab some tickets, and grab some memories, because it’s only a matter of time before there’s another grand opening.
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Mazda’s new MX-5 hard-top convertible can raise its top in only 12 seconds, which is a full 18 seconds faster than a girl who just signed her dignity away for 15 minutes of Girls Gone Wild fame. The new micro-site, 12 Second Thriller, showcases Mazda’s “world’s fastest retractable hardtop” with short video clips that involve the top saving lives form the likes of birds, ninjas, sharks and aliens. Plus, users can create their own trailer by choosing a genre and a character to star in their creation. Thrilling.
[12 Second Thriller]
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How long does it take to sell 50 high priced ($139,000) BMW M6 Convertibles? Well, if your name is Neiman Marcus, it takes exactly 92 seconds, the amount of time it took them to unload their entire Christmas Book fleet. Next year, Neiman ought to at least offer a wash from the likes of Paul Dalton with your purchase.
[Via: Jalopnik]
