Category: Convertibles 
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Security of metal roof, relaxed drive
Awful driving position, cheap interior, a touch dear
Supermini-size convertible takes the best points of the ever-popular 206 - but some of the worst too.
The metal-topped convertible market is a diverse one, with everybody from Mercedes, Lexus, Daihatsu, Peugeot, Renault, Nissan and Vauxhall producing cars aimed at very different buyers. As engine sizes in this sector range from the 64bhp turbocharged 659cc unit in the Daihatsu Copen to the 500bhp 5.5-litre V8 in the SL55 AMG, the Peugeot 206 Coupe Convertible (CC) nestles in the lower-middle bracket with its 110bhp 1.6 and 138bhp 2.0-litre petrol and 110bhp 1.6 HDi diesel engines.
This was the car that kick-started the current demand for small hatchback-derived convertibles such as the Nissan Micra C+C, Vauxhall Tigra and Mitsubishi Colt CZC. It's big brother, the 307CC, joins it in the Peugeot stable with a similar roof but with two rear seats that can accommodate adults, not just kids.
Available as a 1.6 or 2.0 petrol or 1.6 diesel with a five-speed manual 'box (a four-speed automatic is optional on the 1.6 petrol) the 206CC is a firm favourite in the UK - the only convertible which sells more is the BMW 3-Series. This success comes despite a slightly shaky start due to failing roof mechanisms, but the roof mechanisms have now been modified so that they are no longer so temperamental, and the 206CC was mildly refreshed in 2003, receiving 307 style rear tail lights, body-coloured rubbing strips and the GTi's front bumper.
