Cabriolet features not found on Speedsters that you should know about
VISIBILITY
The Cabriolet has better forward -side - rear visibility . Imagine driving a Speedster at night in the rain on the Interstate at 70 mph.
WEATHER PROOF CAPABILITY
If the Speedster has to be covered standing still in the rain....imagine driving at 65 mph in the rain
Cabriolets don't leak under either condition
ERGONOMICS
The Cabriolet has integral radio console - glove box - AC/heat outlets - power rollup windows-dash crash pad
OTHER DIFFERENCES
Windows
Our Cabriolets have power rollup windows that seal very effectively against the top and windshield post
Speedsters don't have any type of rollup windows. They have removable curtains that store in the trunk and don't seal against anything.
Convertible Top
the Cabriolet has a 5 bow scissor action taut fold down top that seals positively against the windshield header.
VW Speedster top is a 3 bow lay back type that leaks water and air profusely at the windshield header and side curtains .
After 55 years of existence no one has found a cure though many have tried and failed.
Headroom
Cabriolet seating puts your head below the top of the windshield header and out of the wind stream.
VW Speedster seating has you looking over the top of the windshield with the wind stream in your face.
Convenience and Storage
Cabriolets have a radio console integral with the dash.
Speedster has no radio console and is hung below the dash.
Cabriolets have an integral glove box in the dash
Speedsters have no glove box at all
