This month's Car and Driver does a comparison of 5 high end convertibles
The Porsche 911, Cadillac XLR-V, Jaguar XK, Mercedes SL550, and the BMW 650i.
When I was reading the final tally I was in shock when I saw the BMW 650 end up in the 4th place slot!
The final ranking went like this:
5. Cadillac XLR-V
4. BMW 650i
3. Jaguar XK
2. Porsche 911
1. Mercedes S550
After reading the rankings I'm beginning to wonder about these guys...
Here's how we would have picked them (Remember, we prefer a drivers car not a mush melon)
5. Jaguar XK- Styling doesn't do it for us
4. Cadillac XLR-V-Awesome engine/handling but interior quality is a letdown
3/2. TIE-Mercedes SL550/BMW 650i-Mercedes is the best looking of all of them but the 650 convertible has really grown on us over time. It's the only new BMW design that works for us (We'll give the addition of new M Coupe into their stable honorable mention from a styling perspective), it looks fantastic driving on the road, the engine is killer and we like the extra space in the back.
1. Porsche 911-Simply the best 911 ever and even better in the S version