How to Use hardtop in a Sentence
hardtop
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The best seats in the house are the two rows under the sleek carbon-fiber hardtop.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 June 2021
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This is the first time the Z06 is being offered with a hardtop.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2022
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The main helm is found on the flybridge, sheltered by a hardtop.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
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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
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The four-door hardtop was a dealer demo and came with 4,239 miles on it.
—Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2017
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For the first time, the Corvette convertible has a folding hardtop rather than a cloth roof.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
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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
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There’s also access to 8 miles of hardtop roads and bridges.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2021
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What will the 2020 Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible cost?
—Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2019
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This May, a 2021 mid-engine Corvette Stingray hardtop convertible is the show ride.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2021
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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
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When the dust settled, the last car standing was a 1959 Chevrolet Impala two-door hardtop.
—Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2019
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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
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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
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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
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The hardtop roof, when taken off, fits snugly behind the two cockpit-style seats.
—Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
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The 718 is available as a hardtop Cayman coupe or a convertible-top Boxster.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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Retractable hardtops have existed on cars since at least the 1930s.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Oct. 2019
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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
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It’s based on the F8 Spider but has had its retractable hardtop completely done away with.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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