Cabriolet

When we saw the Skydancer 7.5 motorhome cabriolet back in 2014, we weren't sure it'd ever make it out of the prototype stage. But it has, transforming into the Fiat Ducato-based Skydancer Apéro, a luxurious, bright-white motorhome with retractable roof and space for four people.

The all-new Lume Traveler is a smooth-cornered box caravan with an interesting twist - it's a convertible. The fabric soft-top pulls away to connect occupants with nature, bringing in fresh air and unimpeded views of starry night skies.

The "SUV convertible" sounds great on paper – the capability of an SUV coupled with the playful, airy fun of a convertible, but is rarely so good in reality. Will VW's new T-Roc cabriolet be the one to break through with a design that looks as good in reality as on paper?

The Mercedes E-Class is available in sedan, wagon and coupe form, but well-to-do fans of drop-top motoring were being (tragically) overlooked. Until now, that is, because the Geneva Motor Show will play host to the launch of the E-Class Cabriolet.

Maybach offers a range of gloriously overblown limos spearheaded by the long wheelbase S660 Pullman. The lineup even caters to sunlight loving billionaires – at least it does now, with the launch of the Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet in LA.

AMG has turned the Mercedes C-Class Convertible into a 510 hp V8 bruiser for people determined to work on their suntan.

Smart has announced the new Fortwo Cabrio, describing it as "three cars in one." The two-seater can be adapted to suit the weather or the driver's mood. It can be used as a closed-top vehicle, with the roof open by way of a sliding canvas sunroof or with the roof removed entirely.

Proof that priceless automotive barn finds are still out there is the discovery of 60 cars untouched for 50 years on a French farm included four Ferraris, eight Delahayes, a Hispano Suiza H6B, a Maserati A6G and nine Talbot Lagos. Sure enough, one of the Ferrari's was a California Spider.

As accustomed to the wide range of convertibles as we've become, nothing quite prepared us for the convertible motorhome, a concept that appeared at the recent Düsseldorf Caravan Salon in the form of the Skydancer 7.5 concept.

The standard Audi A5 is transformed by the installation of a hand-built 4.2 litre V8 engine producing 445 hp, plus a bunch of chassis modifications befitting the RS moniker.

e first saw the E-Bugster as a coupé at Detroit in January, but this time the hard-top has been removed, enhancing the speedster aspect of the ever-evolving Beetle and previewing a sporty cabriolet of the future

The new Golf GTI Cabriolet uses the same 210 PS 2.0-liter turbo as the GTI hatchback, mated to a six-speed manual or six-speed dual-clutch DSG gearbox, enabling 0-100 km/h (62 mph) time in 7.3 secs and a top speed of 237 km/h (147 mph).