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Porsche 911 Speedster nearly doubles the price of a GT3 to pull the top down

Loz Blain May 8, 2019

It's a gorgeous, razor-edged convertible ... But at what cost? After revealing the 911 Speedster as a concept last year, Porsche has announced the limited edition production version. Based on the 911 GT3, it's a sexy beast indeed - but is it worth the US$274,500-plus price tag?

150 grand extra, for a convertible roof you've got to operate by hand? OK then.

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Aston Martin ratchets up heart rates with drop-top DBS Superleggera Volante

Loz Blain April 23, 2019

Aston has yoinked the roof off its super-grunty V12 muscle car to create its fastest ever convertible. The DBS Superleggera Volante hits the same 211-mph (340-km/h) top speed as the hard top version, but can drop its eight-layer canopy to deliver "that extra level of sensory overload."

The DBS Superleggera gets a drop-top stablemate

Automotive

Lexus takes sweet-looking convertible LC concept to Geneva

Loz Blain February 20, 2019

Fresh from Detroit and headed for Geneva, this convertible LC show car looks less like a way-out concept car and much more like something we'll see in showrooms before too long. It also looks like a ton of fun to point down a twisty summer beach road.

Lexus' LC Convertible concept is headed to Geneva, where it'll likely be mistaken for floor stock

Automotive

Skydancer makes holiday travel breezier with motorhome cabriolet

C.C. Weiss January 22, 2019

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.

Skydancer debuts its Apéro camper-cabriolet at CMT 2019

Laptops

Asus toughens up Chromebooks for the classroom

Paul Ridden January 4, 2019

Asus has announced three new Chromebooks that has been ruggedized for students and its first Chrome OS tablet. The Education Series is made up of two 11.6 inch Chromebooks – one a clamshell laptop and the other a convertible – and a 14 inch version, together with a toughened up 9.7 inch tablet.

Ahead of CES 2019, Asus has announced new Education Series Chromebooks

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McLaren's 720S Spider convertible is ready to give you a 202 mph Einstein hairdo

Loz Blain December 9, 2018

One good McLaren deserves another, and the British supercar company has chosen to celebrate the silly season with a new hardtop convertible version of its gorgeous 720S, capable of giving just about anyone an Einstein hairdo with its 202 mph top-down top speed.

McLaren 720S Spider: extreme performance figures include a 202 mph top speed with the roof open

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BMW gets production of the fierce 8 Series Convertible up and running

C.C. Weiss November 9, 2018

Unlike the BMW i8 Roadster, which dragged to market years after the i8 Coupe, the new 8 Series Convertible hits production mere months after the coupe. BMW brings fresh air into its performance flagship, giving it 523 hp and a power soft-top that opens in 15 seconds.

Production starts on the BMW 8 Series Convertible

Mobile Technology

Samsung's latest 2-in-1 tablet gives you freedom to roam for two working days

Paul Ridden October 18, 2018

Samsung released the Galaxy Book in May 2017, an answer to convertible tablets like Microsoft's Surface Pro. Now the company has revealed the Galaxy Book2, with better visuals, improved processor and cooked-in X20 LTE connectivity. And a battery that should be good for two full working days.

Samsung's Galaxy Book2 convertible Windows 10 tablet comes with LTE mobile connectivity cooked in

Outdoors

Convertible backpack's frame transforms into a cot

Ben Coxworth October 12, 2018

If you're backcountry camping, it's pretty much a forgone conclusion that you'll be sleeping on either a thin foam pad or an inflatable mattress. The LayBakPak offers an alternative, however, as it's a backpack that partially converts into a cot or recliner.

The LayBakPak, alongside the cot that its frame becomes

Automotive

Ferrari wheels out its most powerful convertible yet, the 720-hp 488 Pista Spider

Nick Lavars August 30, 2018

Ferrari's $48.4 million 250 GT may have just broken the auction world record, but it wasn’t the only curvaceous car from the Prancing Horse to turn heads at Pebble Beach this year. The event also saw the world premiere of the new 488 Pista Spider as part of the 2018 Concours d’Elegance.

The all new 488 Pista Spider on show at Pebble Beach