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Originally Posted by mendocino
yes drag, you're right!
A cabriolet IMO is a derivative of a coupe while the roadster only exist with a removable top and doesn't exist as coupe... anyway in reality the difference is quite obvious, roaster are sunny day cars, two seats, sporty, that can have a roof in extreem conditions, whereas cabrio are everyday cars, practical, 4 seats and not necesserily sporty that can remove the top if needed.
If you want a real example, look at porsche:
911 cabrio: when you see it, it's generaly with the top on, 4 seat's, buisness man on it
boxster : generaly open, 2 seats, blond woman on it.
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If I understand you and draak666 correctly your examples dont work heres why...
Lamborghini Diablo VT (hard top)
Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster (same car but with removable roof section)
I would call all hard top removable section cars roadsters or what other manufacturers might call a targa...(I cant remember what is left on a Porsche after you remove the roof on a targa) I used to have an MR2 T-Bar...I cant remember if you could remove the entire roof or you are left with a T-bar...hence the name maybe....
I would call all soft top convertables either cab's or the Italian equivalent spiders