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The Five Best Convertibles to Drive This Summer
There are fewer options than there used to be—but you can still have a lot of fun at every price point.
Illustration by Brindha Kumar for Bloomberg Businessweek.
Convertible sales in the US are as predictable as mom’s home cooking. They rise in spring, peak in summer, then fall as temperatures cool, reaching their low point in January.
Most often purchased as a second or third vehicle rather than a primary driver, they represented a mere 0.56% of new cars sold last year, down from a high of 1.86% in 2007, according to data compiled for Bloomberg by Cars.com. (Blame the rise of electric vehicles and the advent of panoramic glass roofs.)