年最酷的10款敞篷跑車(下篇)
edes-Benz E350 Cabrio
Base Price: $56,850
奔馳E350敞篷車
底價：56,850美元
In this price class, there should be few compromises, and the Benz makes none. In profile with the top down, the body is modern yet timeless. The chrome-finished fittings gleam in the sunlight and operate with absolute precision.
這個價位的跑車很少會在某一方面上做出“犧牲”，而奔馳則壓根沒有在任何方面做出犧牲。奔馳敞篷車採取了時尚卻永不過時的造型。內飾的電鍍處理在陽光下閃耀着微光。它的操控也是絕對的精準。
Sure, there are techno-breakthroughs like the Aircap, an aerodynamic wing that deflects air over the passengers, but the real appeal of the E350 is its maturity and confidence. On a drive this spring on Pacific Coast Highway, I held my own against some cars even higher up on the food chain.
這款敞篷車在技術上也做出了重大的突破，例如它採用了奔馳自主研發的Aircap裝置，Aircap是一個擾流翼板，可以使吹向乘客頭部的氣流上移。今年春天有一次在太平洋海岸高速公路（Pacific Coast Highway）上，我還開着我自己的奔馳E350敞篷車與幾輛更加名貴的跑車飆了一把。
ar XK8 convertible
Base Price: $75,495
捷豹XK8敞篷車
底價：75,495美元
Another classic roadster that breaks my rule on (effective) two-seaters, the XK8 wraps the traditional British fittings of burl walnut and leather in an absolutely elegant body.
這款經典的雙座轎跑再次打破了我對雙座轎跑的成見。XK8的內飾採用了傳統的英式胡桃木加皮革的搭配，車身也是絕對的典
雅。
Unlike some in this price class, the controls of the Jag are straightforward and the car can be driven with effortless ease. I'd replace the touch-screen and rotary transmission shifter with toggles and a stick, but otherwise this car is both an esthetic and dynamic delight. It's a worthy successor to the original E-type on display in the Museum of Modern Art.
和這個價位上的某些車型不同的是，這款敞篷車的操控非常簡潔，駕駛起來毫不費力。不過我倒寧願把它的觸屏改成按鍵設計，把旋轉式檔位改成傳統的排檔桿。但除此之外，這款跑車既美觀又動感大方。作爲曾在現代藝術博物館（Museum of Modern Art）展出的E型車的後續車型，這款車當之無愧。
rati Gran Turismo Convertible
Base Price: $135,800
瑪莎拉蒂GT敞篷車
底價：135,800美元
Lavish and exotic, the Maserati overwhelms the senses in the way you remember Claudia Cardinale or Gina
Lollobrigida. Built by hand at Maserati's historic factory in Modena, the GT convertible is an absolute stunner.
這款瑪莎拉蒂轎車既奢華又別具異域風情，給人的感覺就像好萊塢女星克勞迪婭?卡汀娜或吉娜?勞洛勃麗吉達，以萬種的風 情壓倒你的感官。這款GT敞篷車出自瑪莎拉蒂歷史悠久的摩德納（Modena）工廠，它絕對是一款令人驚歎的傑作。
Its body shell is voluptuous, the throaty rumble of its engine intoxicating, the detailing of its interior exquisite. Not designed for a casual relationship, it demands intense involvement from its owner, but repays such an investment in rich motoring pleasure.
它的車體弧線十分撩人，引擎的低吟令人迷醉，內飾精緻高雅。它不是爲了和你來一段露水姻緣，而是需要車主投入大量的感情，而它回饋給你的則是豐富的駕乘快感。
ley Continental GTC convertible
Base Price: $205,600
賓利歐陸GTC敞篷車
底價：205,600美元
First shown to the world in September 2005, the GTC convertible is aging gracefully behind its signature upright mesh grille (made of plastic these days instead of brass for safety reasons).
這款敞篷車在2005年9月首次登臺亮相。不過在其標誌性的垂直網狀格柵背後，這款GTC敞篷車正在優雅地老去。（出於安全原因，現在的散熱格柵基本上不再用黃銅製造，而是改用塑料）。
You hardly need 12 cylinders any more, but it is nice to know they are available for this two-and-three- quarter ton mechanical marvel that is capable of reaching 62 miles per hour in 5.1 seconds and has a top speed of 195 miles per hour.
現在基本上已經用不着12汽缸的發動機了。不過這個自重2.75噸的機械傑作只需5.1秒便可以從靜止狀態加速到62英里/時， 其最高時速高達每小時195英里。
Substantial without being ostentatious, the Bentley fades into the background in Greenwich and Palm Beach and
makes a quiet statement everywhere else.
這款賓利敞篷車皮實而不招搖，不過它們正淡出格林威治和棕櫚灘，在其它某個角落靜靜地訴說自己曾經的榮耀。
10.1959 Cadillac El Dorado Biarritz
Base Price: $7,401
1959版凱迪拉克埃爾多拉多比亞里茨敞篷車
底價：7,401美元
Other cars -- Chryslers, Lincolns, and DeSotos -- had massive tail fins, but none took them to the heights that Cadillac did. The fin era peaked in 1959 and the Biarritz was the peak of the peak. It was nearly 19 feet long, of which eight feet was front and rear overhang, and weighed more than two-and-a-half tons.
儘管克萊斯勒（Chrysler）、林肯（Lincoln）和德索托（Desoto）的幾款老爺車都有巨大的尾翼，但其中沒有任何一款車型達到了凱迪拉克的高度。尾翼時代在1959年達到了巔峯，而比亞里茨敞篷車更是巔峯中的巔峯。它的長度幾乎達到19英尺，光是前後突出部分就有8英尺長，其自重超過兩噸半。
Kitsch for years, these cars are now considered high automotive art. The '59 model launched in a recession and only 1,320 were ever built, so we'll probably never see Don Draper drive one on "Mad Men." You can buy a nice example today for $175,000
多年以來，人們一直認爲這款敞篷車做工粗糙，但現在人們的審美變了，轉而覺得它具有高度的藝術性。59年版的比亞里茨敞篷車問世時適逢經濟蕭條，因此只造了1，320輛。所以，我們也許看不到熱播劇《廣告狂人》（Mad Men）的主角唐?德雷柏在劇中開這款敞篷車了。不過現在花175,000美元可以買到一部車況較好的珍品59版比亞里茨。
