It used to be that one of the first rules of building a super-hardcore, track day special of a sports car was to start with a fixed-roof coupe bodystyle; targas and convertibles were no-nos, thanks...
Tag Archives: Roadster
![The Fast & The Forbidden: 1991-’96 Honda Beat [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/honda_beat_1-335x256.jpg)
As the last decade of the 20th century dawned, Honda gave sports car fans a lot to smile about. It was at that time that the company introduced a nimble, mid-engine, two-seat turn-conqueror powered by...
While the Audi R8 Spyder certainly isn’t the most ho-hum convertible being made today, it isn’t quite the flashiest, either. The aftermarket restyling shamans at CT Exclusive decided to do something about that shortcoming by...
By the late 1980s, the small, cheap, rear-drive roadster segment of the new car market had all but vanished. Thankfully, Mazda was willing to take a chance on the genre, by building a fun, stylish...
When Tesla introduced the world to the Model S, lots of people were quick to sweep the company’s first effort – the Lotus-derived Roadster – aside like a kid sweeps away the previous school year’s...
![VITT Squalo Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Vamps in Violet [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vitt_squalo_aventador_roadster_01-335x256.jpg)
It’s hard to believe, in this present age of boring, inoffensive whites and beiges, that automotive color palettes used to be far more diverse and vibrant. Take a look at most car brochures printed prior...
![2015 Polaris Slingshot Proves Trike Makes Right [w/ Videos]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/polaris-slingshot-2-1-335x256.jpg)
It didn’t take very long for a carriage-style four-wheeled layout to become part of automotive design orthodoxy. Yes, Morgan, Reliant and a few others have dabbled in the world of three-wheeled cars in the last...
The current Mercedes-Benz SLK might not be widely considered the most driver-centric small German roadster made today (Crazier-than-Sriracha-infused-lederhosen SLK55 AMG notwithstanding.), but it’s just as well suited to relaxed, top-down sunny day sojourns as any...
When the production Dodge Viper debuted as a 1992 model, it did so as a roadster (though some will argue the big fixed roll hoop and fabric toupee made it more of a targa). When...
![2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster Dries Hair and Blows Minds [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aston_v12_vantage_roadster_s_07-335x256.png)
The late Carroll Shelby’s recipe for one of the most iconic (and most copied) cars in history – the Cobra – was elegant in its simplicity: Take a nimble British roadster chassis and body and...