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      07-11-2011, 09:40 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by siwon66 View Post
Soft top = Classy
Hard top = Coupe-wanna-be (and heavy)
I guess I just don't see that; a convertible Geos had a soft top, but I don't think that fact made them more classy. The soft top will also likely be noisier than a hard top, and limits the top speed below what a hard top could accomplish.

There have been a lot of classy GT cars with a hard top...the MGB-GT, by comparison (while not a $100k+ car or convertible) was absolutely classy...and a classic. Ditto for the Shelby Mustang GT. I could go on...I guess I just think a $100k car should try to set itself apart from the crowd as much as possible, and a cloth top doesn't get it done (in addition to limiting performance).

As for making the car heavier...this car is reported to pull more than 560 horsepower...560. Even if the hard top was to weigh 350 pounds, that's still less than .63 pounds (10 ounces) per horsey.

If they were concerned about weight, why not shave off about a foot of length?
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