You've likely seen the guy in the local haberdashery holding a blue necktie in one hand and a red tie in the other. He squints to assess the paisleys on one, eyeballs the dancing circus elephants on the other, then sweeps back and forth between the two. (In the background, the salesman slowly disappears under a web of spider silk.) Finally, after a half-hour, it does indeed come down to a tie: "Can't make up my mind," says the shopper. "Guess I'll just take 'em both."
The guy undoubtedly drives one of the cars you see here.
Which Convertible Would You Take?
Infiniti G37 19%(607 votes)
Total Votes: 3133
Hardtop convertibles may just be the ultimate wheels for the indecisive. Their best-of-both-worlds boast is the quiet and security of a coupe and the fragrant air and unlimited headroom of a conventional ragtop -- the fickle-driver's choice at the touch of a switch. Watch one of these rigs perform its whiz-bang metal-folding act, and you'd swear it shares some DNA with a silver-screen Transformer.Three of the convertibles in this test represent the new hiding-hardtop paradigm: the BMW 335i, the Lexus IS 350, and the Infiniti G37. Also along, both to help assess the virtues of folding metal and because it's a deserving member of this premium-two-door class, is the "old school" Audi A5 Cabriolet -- sporting a conventional power-folding top made of soft fabrics.
In retrospect, Mama Nature delivered almost ideal weather for testing vehicles that can swap personalities as abruptly as Sybil after a triple espresso. On our way into and through California's Death Valley National Park, our caravan encountered monsoon rains, hail, icy winds, and brilliant, warm sunshine. So sudden were some of the meteorological changes, we'd have the tops of the cars folded down, back up, then down again within 20 minutes.
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