Coupé-Cabriolet

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A coupé-cabriolet is an automobile that has the silhouette of a coupé when closed , but can also be used as a convertible with the roof open thanks to a special roof construction . This roof is also known as a retractable hardtop .

Peugeot 601 C Eclipse, 1934
Volvo C70 during the opening of the roof

For vehicles with soft top ( soft top ) one does not speak of Coupé Cabriolets; A solid roof made of steel or glass ( hard top ) is required . The abbreviation CC in the name of a model is mainly found in products from French manufacturers, e.g. B. the Peugeot 206 CC / Peugeot 307 CC or the Renault Mégane CC .

history

The principle was introduced by Peugeot in the models 401 , 402 and 601 in the 1930s. The variants were nicknamed C Eclipse . In the 1950s, the principle was also applied in the USA, but without great commercial success.

The trend towards today's coupé-cabriolets came mainly from the Mercedes SLK presented in 1996 and the Peugeot 206 CC presented in 1998 , with which Peugeot introduced the term coupé-convertible . In the meantime, however, there are coupé convertibles (“CCs”) from almost every automobile manufacturer. Examples include the Opel Tigra TwinTop , the Mitsubishi Colt CZC , the Ford Focus Coupé-Cabriolet , the VW Eos and the Mercedes-Benz SL .

Models

On a small car basis

On a compact class basis

On a middle class basis

On a top-class basis

Roadster

Antique car