difference between a roadster and a convertible

[rookie1010]

hello,

are all roadsters convertibles but all convertibles are not roadsters.or are they synonymous?

i as looking at their wiki entries, and the wiki entry for the roadster reads "the word is often used to describe a two-seat convertible without fixed window frames, especially a light-weight sports car. ",
does this mean that if there are fixed window frames then it is a convertible

 

[Jinny]

i believe roasters are 2 seaters where as convertibles can have 4 seats.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Roadsters are two seats, verts are 4. Roadsters also usually have a removable hardtop instead of a fold down (usually called a vert, like the vette convertible is not a roadster even though it has two seats).


Actually these days it is whatever the manufacturer decides to call it.

 

[zephyrprime]

A roadster doesn't have to have a hard top I don't think.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
A roadster doesn't have to have a hard top I don't think.

Why I used the word usually and not always

 

[b0mbrman]

Roadster is a sub-classification of convertible

That is, all roadsters are convertibles while not all convertibles are roadsters

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra
Roadsters are two seats, verts are 4.

No. For example, the Del Sol is not a roadster.

Actually, it's not even a convertible

 

[BoomerD]

From M-W.com:

Main Entry: road·ster
Pronunciation: \'rod-st?r\
Function: noun
Date: circa 1812
1 a: a horse suitable for riding or driving on roads b: a utility saddle horse of the hackney type
2 a: a light carriage : buggy b: an automobile with an open body that seats two and has a folding fabric top and often a luggage compartment or rumble seat in the rear


Main Entry: 1 con·vert·ible
Pronunciation: \k?n-'v?r-t?-b?l\
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : capable of being converted <a bond convertible to 12 shares of common stock>
2 : having a top that may be lowered or removed <convertible coupe>

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the replies,

maybe a car with 2 seats and a removable hard top roof is a roadster.


and a convertible converts between a roadster and a coupe.
hence it will have a foldable roof.

is the boxster a roadstep or a convertible?

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: rookie1010
thanks for the replies,

maybe a car with 2 seats and a removable hard top roof is a roadster.


and a convertible converts between a roadster and a coupe.
hence it will have a foldable roof.

Err...no on both counts

is the boxster a roadstep or a convertible?

The Boxster is a roadster in the narrowest classification and a convertible in a more general classification.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: rookie1010
thanks for the replies,

maybe a car with 2 seats and a removable hard top roof is a roadster.


and a convertible converts between a roadster and a coupe.
hence it will have a foldable roof.

Err...no on both counts

is the boxster a roadstep or a convertible?

The Boxster is a roadster in the narrowest classification and a convertible in a more general classification.

:thumbsup:

 

[rookie1010]

The Boxster is a roadster in the narrowest classification and a convertible in a more general classification.

does this mean that all roadsters are convertible and all convertibles are not roadsters?

i am bit confused,
why is this not correct? "maybe a car with 2 seats and a removable hard top roof is a roadster. "

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: rookie1010
The Boxster is a roadster in the narrowest classification and a convertible in a more general classification.

does this mean that all roadsters are convertible and all convertibles are not roadsters?

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
That is, all roadsters are convertibles while not all convertibles are roadsters

i am bit confused,
why is this not correct? "maybe a car with 2 seats and a removable hard top roof is a roadster. "

"hard-top" doesn't have to be in there...

 

[thedarkwolf]

A roadster has no top unless its a removable hardtop. The first dodge vipers were roadsters. They didn't even have real side windows.

 

[Xyclone]

From Wikipedia :

"Roadster is the North American term (spyder in England and a barchetta in Italy) for a 2-seater without a permanent top and without rollup windows (if it has rollup windows it is a cabriolet, not a roadster), and the windshield is bolt on rather than integrated as in modern cars."

"A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka 'soft top' or 'top' in USA, 'hood' in UK). The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible canvas or vinyl, although plastic, aluminium, and steel have occasionally been used in elaborate folding designs. Most modern vehicles have an electrical retraction mechanism."

 

[rookie1010]

i am confused by the boxster being a roadster,

does not have a retractable roof top, and also rollup windows


what are rollup windows, are they the windows which go up and down?

are all roadsters convertibles and all convertibles are not roadsters?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: rookie1010
i am confused by the boxster being a roadster,

does not have a retractable roof top, and also rollup windows


what are rollup windows, are they the windows which go up and down?

are all roadsters convertibles and all convertibles are not roadsters?

It is whatever the manufacturer decides to call it. Same with SUV's and sport utes and crossovers etc etc