Comments on: Should Volvo Make a Convertible? Yes!

By: Used Volvo Trucks

Used Volvo Trucks — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:49:52 +0000

A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle. Many different automobile body styles are manufactured and marketed in convertible form. Roof designs vary widely, but a few characteristics are common to all convertibles. Roofs are affixed to the body of the vehicle and are usually not detachable. Instead the roof is hinged and folds away, either into a recess behind the rear seats or into the boot or trunk of the vehicle. Contemporary convertibles are known and marketed under several different terms due to the convergence of body styles over the years. A soft-top convertible may also be referred to as a cabriolet or cabrio, although two-seater soft tops often retain the name roadster, referring to their body style.

By: G

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:46:58 +0000

I liked the styling, personally. And that’s just it – the C70 wasn’t a Bimmer, therefore, etc., etc.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:10:35 +0000

As I recall the C70 was savaged by the automotive press, for what it wasn’t (or intended to be), a sports car and for its defects, lack of body rigidity, buzzy, weak 5 cyl motor and plain Jane styling. That said I always thought the complaints packed extra venom due to inchoate Volvo hatred. After all it wasn’t BMW.