Lexus LC convertible could appear in 18 months, LC F to follow

Auto Express reports that Lexus has a approved a convertible version of the LC, and is close to green-lighting a high-performance LC F trim. The Detroit Bureau reported that the same two models were in development one year ago, citing Lexus sources at the Detroit Auto Show who told the outlet “a number of additional […]

2019 Mini Cooper Hardtop and Convertible: Retro Refined

– Around the turn of the last century, the automotive world experienced a whirlwind of retro cars. One brand after another came up with modern-day re-creations of beloved models of yore, from the Volkswagen New Beetle to the Chevrolet SSR to the Ford Thunderbird, and of course the Chrysler PT Cruiser, which its maker deemed […]

HP launches new 15-inch Spectre x360 2-in-1 convertible laptop

HP is wasting no time taking advantage of the détente between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which have gotten together to package a processor and a graphics chip in a much smarter way in laptops. The Palo Alto, California-based computer giant is unveiling the HP Spectre x360 convertible laptop, which has a 15.6-inch 4K […]

Oculus patent seeks convertible HDMI that can be powered by a PC or phone

A patent published today but filed in 2016 shows an Oculus concept for a convertible head-mounted display that can be powered by either a PC or phone. The patent application 20170364144 from Oculus is listed as invented by Yury Anatolievic Petrov. It covers a head-mounted display said to receive “video input from a stationary computer in […]

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible: Extreme, Extroverted, Expensive

– Barely two weeks after the most awe-inspiring Corvette in modern history, the bewinged and beastly 2019 Corvette ZR1 coupe, made its debut at the Dubai auto show, that car’s drop-top counterpart roared into Los Angeles, the next-sunniest city on the major-auto-show circuit. Not only does the 2019 Corvette ZR1 convertible look incredible, but Chevrolet […]

Bentley producing Grand Convertible in grandiose exclusivity

The Googology wiki that celebrates numbers has entries for 42, 151, SpongeBob’s Number, and Three Hundred Billion Gazillion. The wiki has no entry for the number 19, which means it doesn’t commemorate Steely Dan’s “Hey Nineteen,” Paul Hardcastle’s song “19,” or the official production run of the Bentley Grand Convertible. That’s right, the abundant and […]

Grand Convertible: Bentley’s Topless Offering Is for the Top of the Top Percentile

– As hard as it may seem for most of us to believe, there are those who wouldn’t consider a Bentley Continental GT luxurious (or exclusive) enough. Now, for those select few—very few—discerning and eminently wealthy individuals, there’s the new Grand Convertible by Mulliner. – Originally previewed as a concept at the 2014 Los Angeles auto […]