Death of the convertible as suv sales soar, is the sun setting on the once-popular drop-top?

WE Brits can be a bit of a strange bunch with our car choices. Just look at the number of small sports car firms that have come and gone over the years as an example of our love of an oddity and willi

YOU’RE LYING ON the beach, gently glistening with suntan lotion. The sun’s doing some of its best work in ages, and your mind is empty of everything aside from the glorious hovering sensation of perfe

MOMENTOUS EVENTS – YOUR wedding, the birth of your first child, being knighted – don’t come around very often, so it’s tempting to push the boat out with celebrations. Of course, some folks’ boats are

FIAT GRANDE PANDA PRICE: from £20,975 The Panda was distinctly endangered for a while there (though you can still buy the old petrol one in Italy), but it’s been given a new lease of life with an elec

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

I’m currently driving a Ford Capri, a spacious and enjoyable all-rounder of a car that disguises its Volkswagen ID 4 basis well. The body control is enhanced in a typically Ford way (perhaps a bit too