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When the C8 HTC was first being leaked in 2019 or so the HTC was mistakenly referred to by some as the Spyder. Not sure if Chevrolet was responsible for that or whether it was organic, either way it didn’t stick.
Or you may have seen references to a particular wheel design, the spyder.
The term spyder alternately spider was used in the 1800s to describe lightweight nimble carriages. That were contrasted with heavier commercial cargo wagons. Spider being a reference to their thin spoke wheel design. The spokes looked like spider legs. Car makers adopted it early on to describe light and nimble sports cars. That were typically convertibles. Many incorporating the term in the official marketing name. From the humble to the magnificent. I've never heard of the C8 referred to as a spyder. No model exists sold that way. But technically, it would fit the general parameters of a 'spyder' automobile.
When the C8 HTC was first being leaked in 2019 or so the HTC was mistakenly referred to by some as the Spyder. Not sure if Chevrolet was responsible for that or whether it was organic, either way it didn’t stick.
Or you may have seen references to a particular wheel design, the spyder.
I was under the impression that SPYDER (spider) referred to a topless car (convertible) that had NO provision for adding a top at all.
There are differences between
Roadsters, (cars with the top that completely removes from the car AND side windows that also remove (aka side curtains)
Convertibles (cars with tops that fold down and stay attached)
Cabriolets (cars with tops that can be driven with the top 1/2 way down [back] i.e. covering only the back seat(s))
Drop Head Coupes (cars with tops that fold down ala a convertible but are 3 layered (insulated)
and
Spyders.. (open cars without tops at all.
These distinctions are being lost as manufacturers call their cars whatever they please for marketing reasons, but they are the traditional representations. Thus the Miata being called a Roadster even tho the top folds down and is not removed completely. And roll up windows.. SHEESH...
I was under the impression that SPYDER (spider) referred to a topless car (convertible) that had NO provision for adding a top at all.
There are differences between
Roadsters, (cars with the top that completely removes from the car AND side windows that also remove (aka side curtains)
Convertibles (cars with tops that fold down and stay attached)
Cabriolets (cars with tops that can be driven with the top 1/2 way down [back] i.e. covering only the back seat(s))
Drop Head Coupes (cars with tops that fold down ala a convertible but are 3 layered (insulated)
and
Spyders.. (open cars without tops at all.
These distinctions are being lost as manufacturers call their cars whatever they please for marketing reasons, but they are the traditional representations. Thus the Miata being called a Roadster even tho the top folds down and is not removed completely. And roll up windows.. SHEESH...
I sorta feel like you decided on those definitions/distinctions yourself though, not that those are or ever were "official" anywhere. Not saying that's a bad thing, and maybe it would have helped reduce confusion, but it's definitely not consistent with what is seen in the real world and I don't think it ever was.
I remember my first real "dream car" was the Ferrari 360 Modena Spider, which I believe is just a regular old convertible by traditional definition.
Originally Posted by Zormecteon
I was under the impression that SPYDER (spider) referred to a topless car (convertible) that had NO provision for adding a top at all.
There are differences between
Roadsters, (cars with the top that completely removes from the car AND side windows that also remove (aka side curtains)
Convertibles (cars with tops that fold down and stay attached)
Cabriolets (cars with tops that can be driven with the top 1/2 way down [back] i.e. covering only the back seat(s))
Drop Head Coupes (cars with tops that fold down ala a convertible but are 3 layered (insulated)
and
Spyders.. (open cars without tops at all.
These distinctions are being lost as manufacturers call their cars whatever they please for marketing reasons, but they are the traditional representations. Thus the Miata being called a Roadster even tho the top folds down and is not removed completely. And roll up windows.. SHEESH...
[QUOTE=PColasanto;1604503737]I sorta feel like you decided on those definitions/distinctions yourself though, not that those are or ever were "official" anywhere. Not saying that's a bad thing, and maybe it would have helped reduce confusion, but it's definitely not consistent with what is seen in the real world and I don't think it ever was.
I remember my first real "dream car" was the Ferrari 360 Modena Spider, which I believe is just a regular old convertible by traditional definition.[/QUOTE
I can't remember where I found all this information, but it didn't just come out of my head. I looked it all up a few years ago. Websights come and go.
