2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.8T - Car and Driver (blog)
Twenty years ago, any West Coast liberal arts school worth its Great Books curriculum featured streets filled with E30 BMW 3-series convertibles. People bought small convertibles in volume back then, and you might recall that Volkswagen’s Rabbit-based cabriolet was still rolling off dealer lots as late as 1994. Though VW still offers niche-y opentop cars in the form of the on-its-deathbed... While BMW’s M235i recently replaced the 3-series on our 10Best list , the droptop 2-series is somehow a little too serious and angry-looking for duty as an updated John Hughes–movie car. The car itself, cobbled together in Gyor, Hungary, seems to say: “Let’s go for a cruise. After all, you can purchase a Golf with the very same engine for $21,215, barely half the price of this Audi. While the Golf makes do with a steel roof and a six-speed automatic, the Audi gets a six-speed dual-clutch ’box (the VW is also available with a manual). It’s not the sportiest powertrain Audi’s ever stuffed into a vehicle, yet the 1. 8T/S tronic transmission combo works just fine in traffic and charges. Source: www.caranddriver.com
