Overview Released in February 1994, the Porsche 993 911 Cabriolet was a two-door convertible with a power-operated soft-top roof. Manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany, the 993 911 Cabriolet range initially consisted of the rear-wheel drive Carrera variants, but was expanded with all-wheel drive Carrera 4 variants in 1995. Both variants, however, were powered by 3.6-litre horizontally-opposed […]
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Review: Porsche 996 911 Cabriolet (1998-05)
Review: Porsche 996.I 911 Cabriolet (1998-01) Overview Released in December 1998, the Porsche 996 Series I (996.I) 911 Cabriolet was a two-door convertible with a soft-top roof. Manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany, the 996 911 Cabriolet range consisted of rear-wheel drive Carrera and all-wheel drive Carrera 4 variants. Both variants, however, were powered by 3.4-litre horizontally-opposed […]
Review: Porsche 964 911 Cabriolet (1989-94)
Overview Released in October 1989, the Porsche 964 911 Cabriolet was a two-seat convertible with a soft-top roof. The 911 Cabriolet was powered by a 3.6-litre horizontally-opposed (or flat) six-cylinder M64 petrol engine with oil/air cooling, dry-sump lubrication and a single overhead camshaft (per cylinder bank). The 911 Cabriolet range consisted of rear-wheel drive Carrera […]
Review: Porsche 991 911 Cabriolet (2012-18)
Review: Porsche 991.I 911 Cabriolet (2012-15) Overview Released in April 2012, the Porsche 991 Series I (991.I) 911 Cabriolet range initially consisted of the rear-wheel drive Carrera and Carrera S variants. Manufactured in Stuttgart, the rear-wheel drive Porsche 911 Cabriolet Carrera and Carrera S were powered by 3.4- and 3.8-litre horizontally-opposed six cylinder engines respectively. […]
Review: Nissan S15 200SX (2000-02)
Overview Released in November 2000, the Nissan S15 200SX was a rear-wheel drive, sports coupe. Manufactured in Iwaki, Japan, the S15 200SX was powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions. The 200SX range consisted of Spec S and Spec R variants, though GT […]
Review: Morgan Series 2 Roadster (2012-15)
Overview Released in February 2012, the Morgan Series 2 Roadster was a two-seat convertible with a canvas roof. Hand-built in Worcestershire, England, the Roadster was powered by a 3.7-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Like its Series 1 predecessor, the Series 2 Roadster had an aluminium body (including the […]
Review: Nissan S14 200SX (1994-00)
Review: Nissan S14.I 200SX (1994-96) Overview Released in October 1994, the Nissan S14 Series I (S14.I) 200SX was a rear-wheel drive coupe. Manufactured in Iwaki, Japan, the S14 200SX was powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions. As per the table below, the […]
Review: Morgan Plus 8 (2012-15)
Overview Released in June 2012, the Morgan Plus 8 was a two seat roadster with a convertible mohair roof. Manufactured in Worcestershire, England, the rear-wheel drive Plus 8 was powered by a 4.8-litre V8 petrol engine that was mated to either a six-speed Getrag manual or automatic ZF transmission (the latter with selectable ‘Sport’ and […]
Review: Morgan Series 1 Roadster (2004-07, 2011)
Overview Released in August 2004, the Morgan Series 1 Roadster was a two-seat convertible with a canvas roof. Hand-built in Worcestershire, England, the rear-wheel Roadster was powered by a 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission with a single dry plate clutch. The Roadster was withdrawn from sale in Australia […]
Review: Morgan Plus 4 (2005-07, 2011-15)
Overview Released in March 2005, the Morgan Plus 4 was a two-seat Roadster with a canvas roof. Hand-built in Warwickshire, England, the rear-wheel drive Plus 4 was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The Plus 4 was withdrawn from sale in Australia in 2007 due to […]