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The third-generation Mazda MX-5 was available with an optional power retractable hardtop in place of the standard folding-textile soft-top. Compared to the regular soft-top, the hardtop weighed 77 lb (35 kg) more. It did not reduce cargo capacity. [23] The hardtop roof was polycarbonate and manufactured by the German firm Webasto. [24]
The majority of convertible roofs are of a folding construction framework with the actual top made from cloth or other fabric. Other types of convertible roofs include retractable hardtops (often constructed from metal or plastic) and detachable hardtops (where a metal or plastic roof is manually removed and often stored in the trunk).
The retracting roof system was marketed as the Hide-Away Hardtop, and was exclusively sold on this Ford-branded model, for three model years. Ford's 1957 Skyliner was the world's first retracting hardtop convertible to be truly mass-produced by a car company from the factory, coming close to 50,000 sales.
A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. [1] Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights. The term operable skylight, while quite similar, refers to a skylight that opens on a hinge, rather than on a ...
The term "pillared hardtop" was used in the 1970s to refer to cars that had a B-pillar but had frameless door glass like a pillarless hardtop. In limited cases, a hardtop roof can be detachable (often designed to store in the trunk), or retractable within the vehicle itself.
The Rangers started 11 games with the roof open during the regular season and were 7-4. The roof will be open for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series on Thursday night, which will be the first ...
A roof module is a complete top for a convertible. Such tops can be a softtop or a retractable hardtop which are produced by specialized convertible top suppliers and supplied to the OEMs . The OEMs finally are completing their cars in their own production lines with these tops to a convertible.
The E89 Z4 was the first Z Series model to use a retractable hardtop roof, which meant that there were no longer separate roadster and coupé versions of the car. [2] There was no Z4 M model for the E89 generation. [3] The Z4 (E89) was succeeded by the Z4 (G29) in 2018. [4]