They are Alfa Romeo's gray-bearded but still handsome Spider, Honda's incredibly well-thought-out Civic del Sol Si, Mazda's retro-look MX-5 Miata roadster, and Mercury's turbo-boosted Capri XR2.

Marketed as the Mercury Capri ASC McLaren Coupe, the conventional fixed-top version received more drastic visual upgrades and a special exterior finish with bespoke decals. Like the Convertible ...