Most convertibles have hard-top counterparts, but some measure of performance or excitement is usually lost in the conversion. These cars were designed to breathe open air from the get-go, and as far as I’m concerned, they’re the best of the best
1. Honda S2000
- I’ve been an enormous S2000 fanboy since the beginning. Of all the cars I’ve driven it remains the only one that felt more like an extension of my senses as opposed to a driving machine. Detractors love to rail on the S2000’s sky-high power band and lack of torque, but the S2000 is one of those special cars where more horsepower can actually be a bad thing. Yeah, I said it - driving pleasure isn’t just about going fast, and the S2000’s magic stems from Its perfect balance of precision and power. Muck with either, and it’s just another neat convertible.
- Time to revisit the decade where purpose-built convertibles really came of age, and Cobra could be the most famous of them all. It was already a great little sports car before Carroll Shelby stuffed a V8 under the bonnet, but the melding of British finesse with American muscle didn’t just create a great open-top sport car. It created a legend that spawned numerous clone-close kits cars over the years. Even Shelby got back into the action with the Cobra continuation cars, using the familiar chassis with modern updates.
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