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A Volvo C70 with retractable hardtop. A retractable hardtop — also known as "coupé convertible" or "coupé cabriolet" — is a car with an automatically operated, self-storing hardtop, as opposed to the folding textile-based roof used by traditional convertible cars.
Volvo debuted the first generation C70 at the 1996 Paris Motor Show, [13] and introduced it in Europe as a 1997 model, and a year later as a 1998 model in North America — with 2.0 (sold mostly in Italy), a low-pressure turbo (2.4L) and a high-pressure turbo (2.0L and 2.3L), 5-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engines and manual and automatic transmissions.
The Corvette C8 was named 2020 Motor Trend Car of the Year, [80] and was also featured on 2020 Car and Driver 10Best. [81] The C8 was also named 2020 North American Car of the Year, [82] 2020 Detroit Free Press Car of the Year, [83] 2020 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Best of the Year, [84] and Edmunds Top Rated Sports Car for 2020 [85] and 2021. [86]
In a Car and Driver test event known as “Gathering of Eagles” (1987), Callaway drove a specially-modified Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette (C4), known as the "Top Gun" project, to a top speed of 231 mph (372 km/h), winning the magazine's shootout. A production Callaway managed a best of 187.95 mph (302.48 km/h).
C7 Corvette Convertible at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The 2014 Stingray Convertible is a version of the 2014 Corvette Stingray with a power-operated fabric roof. [22] The roof can be opened at speeds of up to 30 mph (50 km/h). The convertible was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. [23] The Japanese version went on sale in May 2014. [21]
A top government watchdog raised concerns Tuesday over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media despite finding no ...
The 2020 Corvette C8 was the first Corvette to have a rear mid-engine configuration, [108] GM's first since the 1984 Pontiac Fiero. The base Stingray coupe was introduced on July 18, 2019, with three launch colors, red (with the Z51 Package), white, and blue, and the convertible on October 2 at the Kennedy Space Center , joined by the C8.R race ...
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was the name for several model years of Chevrolet Corvettes: . Corvette Stingray (concept car), concept cars from 1959 and 2009 Chevrolet Corvette (C2), the second generation of the Corvette, introduced in 1963, referred to as the Corvette Sting Ray