Bigrichw
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Actually saw one on the M1 yesterday in the flesh. That's one hell of a good looking car. Seriously nice. One day Rodney
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automaniaman
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You're not wrong Del Boy....
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Cant wait for the GTC cabrio........and can't afford one either!
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Adamccc
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Really not a fan - think a fabric roof ruins so many cars. I wish Audi, Merc, Porsche would follow suit and do the proper folding hardtop spyders like Ferrari & Mclaren - Hell, even BMW are doing them now on the 4 series.
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I must say I don't care if it's a hard top or a fabric roof, I normally have the roof down all the time it's not raining. I drove an SLK 55AMG for 4 years and a Honda S2000 for 5 years before that.
I only think there are a couple of mainstream cars that carry off the hard top thing successfully and that's the SLK(C) and the MX5, most folding top cars have a fat @rse like the BMW 3 series, Z4 and a variety of Peugeots. The SL is only 50/50 in that regard too. The Targa roofed Porsche nearly carries it off, but then it's not a real convertible without a flat rear deck.
The other issue of course is weight, and that weight is where it most affects a cars handling most, roof up high up on the car, roof down above the rear wheels affecting balance.
Just my thoughts.
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I only think there are a couple of mainstream cars that carry off the hard top thing successfully and that's the SLK(C) and the MX5, most folding top cars have a fat @rse like the BMW 3 series, Z4 and a variety of Peugeots. The SL is only 50/50 in that regard too. The Targa roofed Porsche nearly carries it off, but then it's not a real convertible without a flat rear deck.
The other issue of course is weight, and that weight is where it most affects a cars handling most, roof up high up on the car, roof down above the rear wheels affecting balance.
Just my thoughts.
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b1g1an
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If you think you want a GTS now, you'll kill for one after driving it. Just as easy to drive as a hatchback but doesn't lose any of the specialness like a lot of 'friendly' cars do.
With the fixed spoiler option hiding that odd kink at the rear it's a beautiful car.
With the fixed spoiler option hiding that odd kink at the rear it's a beautiful car.
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Dogbreath
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Urrhh no fabric roof please... it would spoil such a great looking car...
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Hard top that doesn't fold always looks best
Sorry I'm just a tart who'd like to hear that M178 engine with the roof down on a sunny Sunday morning blast through the Yorkshire dales or the North Pennines.......
Come on the GTC doesn't look that bad, especially with the roof down.
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b1g1an
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Not saying it looks bad, just prefer tin tops. However, I thought the soft top SLS looked far better than the tin top but that was mostly down to way they messed it up trying to get those silly doors in. A tin top SLS with normal doors might have been a looker.
