1.   But Mahoney, a freelance visual consultant who owns two other convertibles, knows that many people look at a retractable top and see only a bad hair day.

2.   That two-seater had a one-touch retractable top that folded into a Z and tucked neatly into the short rear deck.

3.   The fully retractable hard top has a real glass rear window, and stows away in the trunk when the driver is in an open-air mood.

4.   The one-touch retractable hard top takes up much of the already limited trunk space when it is folded down.

5.   Those systems have a reputation for leaking and failing, so Lexus opted for direct electric-motor drive for the retractable top.