2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Car News and Review

Muscle cars have never coped well with having their tops clipped. Losing the roof rarely does a vehicle whatever favors in the rigidity department, but the high-horsepower, high-torque coupes of the last four decades took fiendish delight in twisting themselves into pretzels after a few enthusiastic throttle plunges. To make matters worse, frumpy, awkward-looking soft tops were never as attractive as the original tin. When it came time to design the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro, the engineers at General Motors specifically aimed to invalidate those pitfalls by drafting the chassis to field the two coupe and convertible duties.

Long before the first test mule ever turned a tire, this coupe was designed to go topless, and the result is one of the more stable convertible platforms out there. With a little help from the minds behind the Chevrolet Corvette soft top, the retractable lid even offers the same sleek profile as the Camaro Coupe. That’s not to say entirely is right in this cruising kingdom, though. Tough top-up visibility, a bulging waistline and an overly extroverted interior entirely work against the drop head. Even so, this is still a vehicle soaked in summertime. And whatdayaknow? The sun’s out.