Editing Convertible (section)

==Terminology==

Other terms for convertibles include cabriolet, cabrio, drop top, drophead coupé, open two-seater, open top, rag top, soft top, spider, and spyder, although companies use many of these terms interchangeably. Thus, nomenclatural consistency is rare.<ref>{{cite web |url=  http://www.convertiblecarmagazine.com/features/the-difference-between-a-convertible-and-a-cabriolet/ |title=Convertible and Cabriolet what's the difference? |date=31 December 2016 |publisher=Convertible Car Magazine |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> The term cabriolet originated from a [[Cabriolet (carriage)|carriage cabriolet]]: "a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons"; however, the term is also used to describe other convertibles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition: Cabriolet |website=dictionary.com |url= http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cabriolet |access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the historical term for a two-door convertible is drophead coupe, and a four-door convertible was called an [[tourer|all-weather tourer]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Beattie |first=Ian |title=The Complete Book of Automobile Body Design |year=1977 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |isbn=0854292179 |pages=36, 42–43}}</ref>