Straightline

Looking like a cross between BMW's 6 Series and Audi's A5 coupe, the Citroen Airscape wasn't the most French-looking convertible we've ever seen. It was quite elegant nonetheless, with a soft fabric roof that had few of the awkward lines typical of most convertible tops. Citroen even extended the fabric all the way down the A-pillar to emphasize the curve of the structure.

It features SnowMotion traction control, which is almost as good as all-wheel drive according to Citroen. There's also an UrbanHybrid system which makes it sort of like a Prius except that it's not. According to the press kit, the C5 Airscape will also render all other convertibles meaningless should it ever go into production, but then again it was all in French so we could be wrong on that one. -- Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor, Inside Line