Top Convertibles: $20,000 to $30,000

A couple of weeks ago, I took a call from a lifestyle writer for Forbes magazine who was working on a piece about the best coastal roads to drive in the world. Among others, we discussed the most obvious one in America, California's Highway 1. I suggested that

The Volkswagen Cabriolet was one of the must have convertibles of the 1980s. Don't believe us, just rent a copy of any high school movie from that time period and check out the parking lots in various scenes. But nearly quarter of a decade later the German com

Significance: No, it isn't the cutest convertible on the market, but at least it's got some cool features. But the heated cup holders and a music-holding hard drive pale in comparison to the top options: vinyl, cloth, and steel are all available.

The first of four Mini Cooper convertibles to roll onto the catwalk at March's Geneva auto show, when the car made its world debut, contained two hip young guys in the front seats and a huge, slobbering sheepdog-age and gender indeterminate-perched in the rear

Saturn's version of the Pontiac Solstice, the Sky exhibits the new face of Saturn, which will add a mid-size sedan and a large crossover sport-utility to its lineup over the next two years.

The Solstice is a fine first effort at a small roadster, but aside from a lamentable lack of stowage space and a cheap interior, our chief criticism is that it is too heavy for the 170 hp available from the 2.4-liter in-line four-cylinder engine. So we're plea

The droptop G6 will have a retractable roof that raises or lowers in less than 30 seconds. The two-piece, clamshell-style hard top, engineered with help from Karmann, stores beneath a hard tonneau cover.

Cue the shot, drop the top. Chrysler, makers of America's best-selling convertible, the Sebring, adds a new open machine to its lineup: the long-awaited PT Cruiser convertible. Revealed as a design study at the New York auto show in 2001, it took a little long

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