How to Use hardtop in a Sentence

hardtop

noun

• The best seats in the house are the two rows under the sleek carbon-fiber hardtop.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 June 2021
• This is the first time the Z06 is being offered with a hardtop.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2022
• The main helm is found on the flybridge, sheltered by a hardtop.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
• Mini hardtop gets even more British The Mini is still one of the most fun cars on the road.
  — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2018
• The four-door hardtop was a dealer demo and came with 4,239 miles on it.
  — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2017
• For the first time, the Corvette convertible has a folding hardtop rather than a cloth roof.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
• And the retractable hardtop can be raised or lowered in just 14 seconds at speeds of up to 28 mph.
  — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 29 June 2023
• There’s also access to 8 miles of hardtop roads and bridges.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
• What will the 2020 Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible cost?
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2019
• This May, a 2021 mid-engine Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible is the show ride.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
• This big-bodied Chevy hardtop was, in fact, cloned after the titular car on the TV show.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
• When the dust settled, the last car standing was a 1959 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop.
  — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2019
• The paint job, a dazzling metalflake gold, is also an option, as are the fiberglass hardtop, the side curtains, and the roll bar.
  — Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
• The one-piece windscreen is also bigger and the hardtop has been fitted with a sliding sky roof.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023
• And, with the hardtop stowed, the Cielo looks even more stylish and desirable than its perma-roofed counterpart.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2022
• The hardtop roof, when taken off, fits snugly behind the two cockpit-style seats.
  — Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
• The 718 is available as a hardtop Cayman coupe or a convertible-top Boxster.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2022
• Available as a hardtop coupe or soft-top convertible, the 4-series can be equipped with rear- or all-wheel drive.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 3 Dec. 2021
• Solar panels on the hardtop will slow-charge the vessel to about 50 percent of peak power when the boat is not running.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
• Retractable hardtops have existed on cars since at least the 1930s.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
• The wider console now has space for a pair of 22-inch Garmin screens, while the new extended hardtop features sun shades and even a rain shower.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
• It’s based on the F8 Spider but has had its retractable hardtop completely done away with.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
• The Targa-style roof flows more seamlessly into the tail, and there is less wind noise with the top down and less road noise with the top up than the previous hardtop.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
• For thrill-seekers, the very top deck, high above the flybridge hardtop, will provide stunning 360-degree views of the water.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 May 2021
• It’s also been fitted with an aluminum Le Mans-style hardtop and painted black with two white stripes.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 May 2022
• Both come only as a four-door model with a hardtop and are more hardcore options for off-roaders—or mall crawlers.
  — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 10 Feb. 2022
• These bins also house neat holders to sort the various bolts that secure removable bits like the doors, the hardtop, etc.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2019
• Moskito has a large foredeck for the tender and crane, along with a lounge, while the main socializing happens on the flybridge, with its hardtop and Jacuzzi.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2021
• For instance, the 500e could be offered only as a convertible for a certain period of time, then switch back to sales of the hardtop.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
• Most obviously, the folding hardtop roof, which disappears beneath the rear deck in 11 seconds, even when the car is traveling at speeds up to 31 mph.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Aug 2024