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21-05-2025
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The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage in Photos
More from Robb Report Tod's New Coffee Table Book May Be the Best Shopping Guide to Italy Inside a $12 Million Miami Home Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright Oyster Just Unveiled a Round-the-World 80-Foot Sailing Yacht Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage in white. The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage in red. The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage from the passenger seat. The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage's hood. The Aston Martin Mex'Uk Vantage's steering wheel and console.
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23-04-2025
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The 15 Best Luxury Convertibles to Buy Right Now
As the warmer weather sets in, convertible tops can finally retract. At present, the luxury-car market is spoiling us, and our committed skincare regimen, with a startling plethora of quick, sporting, and sybaritic six-figure droptops. And they not only come in all sorts of shapes and configurations, but also with a range of gas, electric, and hybrid options. 'Convertibles have stayed fairly consistent at about .5 percent of all new vehicles sold to consumers each year,' says Alexander Edwards, president of Strategic Vision, a research and consulting firm that conducts hundreds of thousands of surveys with new car buyers annually. 'However, those over $100,000 seem to have jumped significantly in 2020 from just a few vehicles, to 13 percent of the convertible market. That has increased to 22 percent in 2022, and has stayed there till today.' More from Robb Report Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button Both Owned McLarens. Now the Supercars Are Heading to Auction. This Aston Martin Race Car Was the Last of Its Kind. Now It Could Fetch $2 Million at Auction. This Ex-Ralph Lauren Ferrari F50 Could Fetch $7.5 Million at Auction The reason for this growth, according to Edwards' data, is twofold. First, at the start of the pandemic, fully loaded and more profitable convertibles were among the only droptops being produced, as only their economic demographic of consumers were still actively in the roadster market. Then, based on positive feedback, this high-end segment became vibrant and stable. 'Essentially, consumers didn't know what they were missing out on, and now they look for it,' Edwards says. These buyers break down into two main categories, psychographically, Edwards says. About 40 percent of purchasers are what is known as 'Best Performers.' These are true enthusiasts who want the best in the segment. The second largest group, at about 30 percent of buyers, are the 'Status Seekers.' They want people to look at them—and appreciate how much they are into speed and performance. The latter segment is unlikely to diminish anytime soon. 'These buyers are particularly loyal, often mentioning multiple purchases from the same brand or model line,' Edwards says. 'This loyalty underscores the strength of brand identity and customer love within the segment,' something luxury automakers crave and would be silly to relinquish. With all of this in mind, here—in ascending order of price—are some of our favorite roof-optional rides in production. Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. Chevy's 'Plastic Fantastic' Corvette offers a startling mix of variants for the eighth generation of its fiberglass-bodied two-seat convertible, and they're each so different that we feel obligated to call them all out. The Corvette eRay Convertible (starting at $113,595) is a blisteringly fast all-wheel-drive hybrid, combining a 495 hp V-8 with a 160 hp electric motor; 60 mph arrives from a stop in 2.5 seconds. The Corvette Z06 Convertible (starting at $120,795) is a focused sports car, with a 670 hp V-8 that revs like a Ferrari; with all that power driving just the rear wheels, it hits 60 mph in 2.7 seconds. Then there's the Corvette ZR1 Convertible (shown above and starting at $184,995)—a ridiculous track monster with a twin-turbocharged, 1,064 hp version of the Z06's power plant, a rear wing better suited to an airplane, and enough added ductwork to crowd a plumbing van. We'll see if it can hit 60 mph without melting its tires, and wheels. BMW's big two-door convertible has been on the market since 2019, outlasting rivals like Mercedes-Benz's S63 Cabriolet (RIP). Its life may expire in 2026, but it perseveres into its twilight solely in compelling Competition form, in which its snarling twin-turbo V-8 produces 671 hp. Coupled with all-wheel drive, this model variant is capable of an absolutely eruptive 2.5-second blast to 60 mph from a standstill, making the M8 droptop a performance bargain. In addition, it features minatory good looks and clean styling left over from before BMW designers lost their minds. It's time to grab one before they're gone. Starting at $150,975 This new 'entry-level' Aston, and its forthcoming droptop sibling, is key to proving and disseminating the brand's upmarket/up-powered strategy. We haven't tried the convertible yet, but the gorgeous coupe surprised and enchanted us with its razor-sharp moves, its 3.5-second rush to 60 mph, the raucous soundtrack from its 656 hp twin-turbo V-8, and its exquisite interior. Aston has long been benchmarking the Porsche 911 here, and with this latest Vantage, it finally shows. It's great to see Aston differentiating its lineup this way. Estimated starting price of $200,000 Maserati's GranCabrio Folgore follows a similar recipe as the Bentley Continental GTC. With a four-place cabin and power sent to all four wheels, the model also yields a zero-to-60 mph time of around 3 seconds. But the similarity ends there. Where the British Bentley is stately and blunt in its appearance and affect, the Italian Maserati is sinuous and lithe. As for the Folgore suffix in its name, which means 'lightning' in Italian, the moniker indicates that this is the 818 hp, fully electric version of the trident brand's sensual grand tourer (a 542 hp gasser is also available.) With an 83 kWh battery, it will go 233 miles on a charge. Starting at $206,995 Like the Porsche 911, Mercedes-AMG's SL comes in seven convertible variants priced over six-figures. Again, we selected the most bahn-burning. This plug-in-hybrid version incorporates a 4.8 kWh battery, which is good for only seven miles of EV range, but adds 201 hp to the standard 603 hp V-8, allowing sub-2.5-second sprints to 60 mph. With all-wheel drive, and all manner of seat, steering wheel, armrest, and neck heaters, along with power-enabled wind deflectors, this roadster is ideal for rollicking top-down runs to the lake house, mountain house, or beach house, in any season. Starting at $208,300 Porsche produces seven convertible variants of its 911, each with different features and performance, and all priced over $100,000. But we favor the top-tier 911 Turbo S, which includes an obstreperous and audacious 640hp, twin-turbo flat-six engine in is lumpy rear. Although that output is the lowest on this list, when coupled with the car's class-leading sub-two-ton curb weight, and all-wheel drive, it's enough to hurl the sporty convertible from zero to 60 mph in a world-blurring 2.2 seconds. At that velocity, the wind may not only be in your hair, it may remove it. Wear a hat. Starting at $245,495 For those Benz SL aficionados more attuned to ultimate luxury than performance, Mercedes-Maybach offers this highly branded boulevard cruiser. Tattooed on its hood, roof, seats, grille, headlights, wheels, and elsewhere with the marque's layered-M monogram—like a giant Louis Vuitton handbag—there will be no mistaking it for any other SL. The Maybach model also loses the SL's vestigial back seat and receives all manner of suspension and sound insulation to deliver a cushier ride. It should be noted, however, that its 577 hp V-8 will still propel the car to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Estimated starting price of $250,000 Aston Martin has gone upmarket, attempting to benchmark Bentley on luxury and Ferrari on performance. The DB12—the latest in the British brand's 75-year line of DB-monikered cars—splits the difference between these two touchstones. It offers a booming 671 hp twin-turbo V-8, which is good for a 3.3-second rip from zero to 60 mph, as well as a gorgeously appointed cabin. As for that interior, it features an all-new—and surprisingly functional—Aston infotainment interface. And it's all complemented by the quick-retracting top that adds to the joyous rush of driving the car on mountain roads, or blasting along oceanfront boulevards. Starting at $271,825 With 'only' 612 hp from its twin-turbo V-8, Ferrari's Roma Spider is the least potent of the marque's current offerings, and the least potent on this list. But when a car looks this good, it doesn't need to show off its strength. (Its output still enables a run from zero to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds.) Subtle and elegant, the Roma Spider harkens back to mid-20th century Ferrari convertibles, with a cheerfully sneering face, a curvaceous bodyline, and strong rolling fenders. Its soft top isn't as insulating as the retractable hardtops found on its siblings, but there's a simple solution: leave the top down. Starting at $277,970 McLaren's near monomaniacal focus is on decreasing mass so its cars' potent power plants push them further, faster. For the Artura Spider, its entry-level convertible supercar, that means a lightweight plug-in hybrid system that combines with a twin-turbocharged V-6 to produce 690 hp. The Artura is the first model in the British marque's lineup to feature its new McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA) platform, which the new 750S flagship has been subsequently built on. And while the Artura is not the 'sportiest' McLaren, it still manages to race to 60 mph in just 3 seconds, and it sprints through straightaways and turns like a high-powered go cart, always eliciting joy. Starting at $281,008 Bentley's fourth-generation, 2+2-seat, all-wheel-drive droptop has been enhanced by a plug-in hybrid power-train configuration. The setup combines a twin-turbocharged V-8 with an electric motor to yield a combined 771 hp, enough to catapult the car from zero to 60 mph in around 3 seconds. And the 21.8 kWh battery is capable of 40 miles of range. With the top down, you can really enjoy the bombastic grumble of the exhaust note, or, if you're in nature (or affecting stealth) the whisper rush of EV power. Either way, the hulky three-ton convertible crushes roads with alacrity and precision, and never fails to get noticed. Starting at $336,350 You want a sportier McLaren convertible? Here it is. Its mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged V-8 makes 740 hp, which, when combined with just 3,200 pounds of vehicular mass, results in an almost violent 2.3-second acceleration from zero to 60 mph. The rush turns every freeway onramp into the starting grid and back straight of a Formula 1 race. With the top down, this kind of velocity also acts as temporary cosmetic surgery, which is useful as the wrinkly smile lines derived from driving this two-seat sports car may otherwise become permanent. Such standout styling and performance makes it no surprise that the 750S earned our crown as Robb Report's 2025 Car of the Year. Starting at $337,195 The Prancing Horse marque has slowly been hybridizing its convertible lineup, first in the $2.2 million La Ferrari Aperta of 2016, then in the $600,000 SF90 Spider in 2021, and now in the 296 GTS. Anyone who feared that electrical integration would impact negatively on the precise driving experience delivered by machines from Maranello has, by now, been proven incorrect. The 296 GTS may be our favorite Ferrari hybrid so far, with an explosive 819 hp capable of pushing the lively two-seater to 60 mph from a standstill in under 2.5 seconds. But it's on twisty roads where this car's magnetic capabilities really shine. Starting at $379,950 Saving the best Aston for last? The new Vanquish elevates the marque's performance chops with an 823 hp twin-turbo V-12 that allows the car to cover zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, a metric that just bests that of the Vantage. But it also brings a level of sumptuousness that rivals the Bentley Continental GT, with unique and redolent textured leathers. It is almost impossible to appreciate the allure of its carbon-fiber body in photos. The Vanquish coupe is long, low, wide, and mean, but also ludicrously lovely and delicate. We expect the forthcoming convertible to add sunshine to our infatuation. Estimated starting price of $465,000 The Doh-dech-chi Chi-lin-dri's traditionalism is right there in the name, derived from the anachronistically profligate (though melodious) 12-cylinder mill making 830 hp. And as is the case with every Ferrari grand tourer produced since the marque's founding in 1947, that engine is housed in a long hood up front. In accordance with convention, the motor drives only the rear wheels, but is still good for launching the 12Cilindri Spider from zero to 60 mph in 2.9 seconds. A complex mechanism for retracting and hiding the small hardtop roof coexists with a trunk out back that's just large enough to hold one's compact luggage. Starting at $510,000
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04-04-2025
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The Mercedes-AMG CLE Manufaktur Edition in Photos
More from Robb Report L.L. Bean's Japan Collection Makes Its Stateside Debut The First Completed Home in Park City's Wellness-Focused Velvaere Can Be Yours for $7.5 Million High Interest Rates Have Put the Brakes on Global Home Prices Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. Mercedes-AMG CLE MANUFAKTUR Edition Mercedes-AMG CLE MANUFAKTUR Edition Mercedes-AMG CLE MANUFAKTUR Edition Mercedes-AMG CLE MANUFAKTUR Edition Mercedes-AMG CLE MANUFAKTUR Edition
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03-04-2025
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How Trump's Tariffs Will Affect Every Luxury Automaker
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Wednesday affecting the vast majority of American trading partners, following on previously announced tariffs on lots of imports, with possibly devastating effects on the American wine industry, among numerous others. The tariffs also impact new cars, which are to get a 25 percent tariff on imports starting this week. How that will shake out in terms of prices customers pay is, at this point, almost anyone's guess, since manufacturers will likely decide based on their own internal calculations, but experts have said that prices for customers are all but certain to go up. Ferrari, which builds all of its cars in Italy, recently said it would eat some of the cost of the tariffs while also raising prices on a few of its models as a result, to take one example. More from Robb Report Michael Schumacher's World Title-Winning Ferrari F1 Car From 2001 Is Heading to Auction Mercedes-Benz Denies Reports That It Will Stop Selling Entry-Level Models in the U.S. This $12.2 Million Duplex Atop Miami's Aston Martin Residences Comes With a DBX SUV For luxury cars, many of which are made overseas, the tariffs will be particularly significant. Like Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati also make every car for sale in the U.S. in Italy, while Lexus imports many of its models for sale in the U.S. from Japan. Numerous Mercedes, Volvo, BMW, and Audi models are built overseas, to name just a few others. Each luxury automaker will have to recalibrate, and it's even possible that some marques might abandon the American market altogether. Below is a rundown of every luxury automaker in the American market, which models it makes overseas, which it makes in the U.S., and, thus, which cars might be the most affected by tariffs. Some automakers and dealers have already reported customers rushing in to buy new cars ahead of the tariffs, which look set to complicate the new luxury car buying picture for the foreseeable future. Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. Acura may be owned by Japan's largest automaker, Toyota, but it's a brand that has primarily been used to sell cars in the U.S. dating back to its launch in 1986. The brand's entire lineup is produced in the U.S., with the exception of the ADX, which is built in Mexico. Alfa Romeo builds all of its cars and SUVs in Italy. Few marques take as much pride in their national identity as Britain's Aston Martin. As such, the 113-year-old automaker builds every single one of its models, including the DBX super SUV, in the U.K. Audi will feel the full brunt of Trump's controversial tariff strategy. The automaker, which is based out of Ingolstadt, Germany, makes all of its cars and SUVs, including those with fully electric powertrains, in its native country. Bentley, which is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG-owned Audi, builds every example of the Bentayga, Continental GT, and Flying Spur at the company's headquarters in Crewe, England. Bugatti builds every one of its hypercars at its atelier in Molsheim, France. With the exception of the brand's best-selling model, the Michigan-built Enclave, the company's lineup is produced in either China or South Korea. BMW announced in mid-March that it plans to absorb the increased cost on models made in Mexico, like the 2- and 3-series, through May 1, though it has yet to say if it will do the same for vehicles made in Germany. The company's SUVs, including the X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM are all built at the brand's factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Cadillac builds the majority of its current vehicles, including the Escalade, in America, but one of its new EVs, the Optiq, is manufactured in Mexico. The GV70 and GV70 EV SUVs are both built in the U.S., with the rest of its lineup built in South Korea. The Maranello-based Ferrari will raise the prices of some models by 10 percent, but it will absorb it for others. Every Ferrari is built in Italy. Like its parent company, Nissan, Infiniti is based in Japan but builds its vehicles all over the world, including in Mexico. The QX60 is built in the U.S., but the rest of the company's SUV-only lineup is built abroad. Jaguar imports the F-Pace into the United States for sale from the United Kingdom, and the F-Pace is the only model Jaguar currently offers in the U.S. Every Lamborghini is produced in Italy. Land Rover's cars are imported from the United Kingdom and Slovakia for sale in the U.S. The TX full-size SUV and ES midsize car are built in the U.S., while the NX and RX, compact SUVs, are mostly made in Canada. Every other Lexus—nine other models including the LX, other NXs, GX, UX, IS, LS, LC, RC, and RZ—is made in Japan. The Nautilus, a mid-size SUV, is imported from China for sale in the U.S., while the rest of Lincoln's lineup—including the Navigator full-size SUV, the Corsair compact crossover, and the Aviator midsize SUV—are made in America. Lotus imports the Emira into the U.S. from the United Kingdom. Every Maserati is built in Italy and imported to the U.S. for sale. Every McLaren is built in the United Kingdom and imported. Mercedes builds cars for sale in America in South Africa, Hungary, Mexico, Austria, Germany, and in the U.S. The EQS, EQE, GLS, and GLE are all made in the United States while the rest of Mercedes's cars for sale in the U.S. are built or assembled abroad. Every Porsche for sale in the U.S. is imported from Germany or Slovakia. Every Rolls-Royce is built in the United Kingdom. Every Tesla for sale in the U.S. is made in the U.S. Volvo builds the EX40, XC40, V60, EC40, and, eventually, the EX40 in Belgium for import to the U.S., and the S90 is made in China. The XC90, XC60, and V90 are built in Sweden. Volvo builds the S60 and EX90 in America for sale here. Polestar 3s are made in the U.S. and Polestar 2s are imported from China, along with the Polestar 4.
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26-03-2025
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The $226,000 1993 GMC Typhoon in Photos
More from Robb Report Brunello Cucinelli's Daughters Are Making Their Mark on the Family Business Sarah Jessica Parker Used This $30 Million N.Y.C. Townhouse as a Closet. Now It Can Be Yours. Kanye West's Infamously Gutted Former Malibu House Pops Back Up for Sale After 6 Months Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article. The exterior The exterior The engine The exterior The interior The exterior The exterior The exterior
