2007-09-29 11:36:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
Roadster is the North American term (spyder in England and a spider in Italy) for a 2-seater without a permanent top and the windshield 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).
2007-09-29 12:54:36 · answer #1 · answered by mrhan1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A roadster is a 2 seater sportscar. It is a type of convertible. Roadsters are cars like Mazda Miata, Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky, Porsche Boxster, BMW Z3 and Z4, and the Chevy Corvette convertible.
2007-09-29 18:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by C7S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
convertible = A car that has a top that can be folded or removed.
roadster = an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
rumble seat =
A rumble seat, dicky seat, dickie seat or dickey seat is an upholstered exterior seat which hinges or otherwise opens out from the rear deck of a pre-World War II automobile, and seats one or more passengers. Roadster, Coupe and Cabriolet body styles were offered with either a luggage compartment or a rumble seat in the deck. Models equipped with a rumble seat were often referred to as a sport coupe or sport roadster.
2007-09-29 12:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
roadsters are 2 seaters , whereas convertibles can be 2 or 4, also roadsters are a specific design whereas a convertible is converted from a saloon/coupe
2007-09-29 12:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by tali4569 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋