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Recent Examples of hardtop
General awareness of vehicle safety increased, and convertibles are undeniably less safe in rollover accidents than hardtops.
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Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Patricia Haddon and Barry Rebo are retired, in their 70s, and struggled to turn the page on a collision with their insurance company over a punctured tire, bumper damage, and pressure to give up Rebo's 2007 Lexus SC 430, a hardtop convertible.
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Larry Seward,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Equipped with massage seats and a retractable hardtop that opens and closes in just 14 seconds, the 12Cilindri Spider is primarily aimed at fulfilling drivers’ fantasies of cruising along the French Riviera with the smell of the ocean in the air and the banshee wail of 12 cylinders in their ears.
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Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
16 Jan. 2026
The two-seat Concept C features a retractable hardtop, ground-hugging bodywork, a long hood and short rear deck.
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Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Patricia Haddon and Barry Rebo are retired, in their 70s, and struggled to turn the page on a collision with their insurance company over a punctured tire, bumper damage, and pressure to give up Rebo's 2007 Lexus SC 430, a hardtop convertible.
—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Equipped with massage seats and a retractable hardtop that opens and closes in just 14 seconds, the 12Cilindri Spider is primarily aimed at fulfilling drivers’ fantasies of cruising along the French Riviera with the smell of the ocean in the air and the banshee wail of 12 cylinders in their ears.
—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
16 Jan. 2026
The two-seat Concept C features a retractable hardtop, ground-hugging bodywork, a long hood and short rear deck.
—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardtop
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The trio in tiaras rode in the parade in an open convertible, waving to spectators.
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No price was announced, but expect something north of the coupe’s $296,150 and the convertible’s $325,150 starting prices.
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The model line also comprises a four-door sedan, a wagon, and the very desirable coupe, whose fastback design is often compared to the contemporary Aston Martin DBS.
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This is the new Cayenne Turbo Coupe, a fastback, dual-motor, upgraded version of Porsche’s electric SUV.
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Toyota's hybrid hatchback is noted for its affordability, excellent gas mileage, and recent redesign.
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Axial flux motors The four-door hatchback will launch in two variants, as usual a 55 and a 63.
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Among the beauty pageant of 1960s Ferrari road cars, arguably the most dazzling is the 275 GTB/4 coupe.
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Strain into a chilled coupe glass and then garnish with a lemon peel.
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The wagons fell about 5 meters (16 feet) from the bridge, dpa said.
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Walkers and wheelchairs mingled with strollers and wagons where youths were carted around.
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With its British Racing Green exterior and black ragtop, the nearly 60-year-old Jaguar is often cited as the most beautiful car ever made.
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He’s driven the ragtop 15,000 miles since acquiring the car in 2010.
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Four people were in the SUV, including two children, ages 5 and 12.
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The range-topping version of the company’s flagship SUV looks awfully similar to the Ferrari Purosangue and features a dual-motor powertrain that makes 990 hp.
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Within weeks of that lunch, the two were sketching out plans for a high‑performance electric sports car, and Musk soon led Tesla’s first major funding round.
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After attending military school and studying physics and industrial design at Brown University, Dhani worked as an aerodynamicist for British sports car company McLaren.
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“Hardtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardtop. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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