Convertibles car rental in France
We bring the car to you in Paris — at the airport, the station or your hotel — and the booking is agreed with a manager. Choose between the Citroen DS3 Cabrio, the Porsche Boxster or the electric MG Cyberster.
Which convertibles car rental in France puts on the road
Rent-Trip puts 10 convertibles on the road here, from a €99 Citroen DS3 Cabrio to a €249 electric MG Cyberster. The fleet splits three ways: 2-seat roadsters, 4-seat cabriolets and one 5-seat model, with automatic or manual gearboxes and a single electric option.
The full convertible fleet and what each model costs
| Model | Seats | Fuel | Transmission | Engine | Power | €/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citroen DS3 Cabrio | 5 | Gasoline | Manual | 1.2 L | 110 hp | €99 |
| Fiat 124 Spider | 2 | Gasoline | Automatic | 1.4 L | 140 hp | €129 |
| Mini Cooper Convertible | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 178 hp | €139 |
| BMW 2 Series Convertible | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 184 hp | €155 |
| BMW 4 Series Convertible | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 184 hp | €175 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 258 hp | €189 |
| Ford Mustang Convertible | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 5.0 L | 450 hp | €199 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet | 4 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 258 hp | €220 |
| Porsche Boxster | 2 | Gasoline | Automatic | 2.0 L | 300 hp | €245 |
| MG Cyberster | 2 | Electric | Automatic | 77 kWh | 340 hp | €249 |
The cheapest car in the fleet is also the only manual — if you want an automatic, the entry point moves up to €129.
Two-seat, four-seat and five-seat convertibles
Seat count splits the fleet into 2-seat roadsters, 4-seat cabriolets and one 5-seat model. Everything from the BMW 2 Series upward is rear-wheel drive; the Mini and the Citroen pull from the front.
The electric convertible and the manual option
The MG Cyberster is our only electric convertible at €249 per day, and the Citroen DS3 Cabrio is the only manual at €99. The Citroen pairs a 1.2 L, 110 hp engine with a five-seat body, so it is the practical end of the range rather than the fast one. An electric convertible changes the road-trip maths — you plan charging stops, not fuel stops, and on a long run out of Paris that means a different route.
What convertibles car rental in France costs by day, week and month
Daily rates across the fleet run from €99 to €249, weekly bookings start at €594 and monthly bookings at €2,079. Because weekly is daily × 6 and monthly is daily × 21, the longer you keep the car, the lower the effective cost of each day.
Daily, weekly and monthly rates across the fleet
| Model | €/day | from €/week | from €/month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citroen DS3 Cabrio | €99 | €594 | €2,079 |
| Fiat 124 Spider | €129 | €774 | €2,709 |
| Mini Cooper Convertible | €139 | €834 | €2,919 |
| BMW 2 Series Convertible | €155 | €930 | €3,255 |
| BMW 4 Series Convertible | €175 | €1,050 | €3,675 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet | €189 | €1,134 | €3,969 |
| Ford Mustang Convertible | €199 | €1,194 | €4,179 |
| Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet | €220 | €1,320 | €4,620 |
| Porsche Boxster | €245 | €1,470 | €5,145 |
| MG Cyberster | €249 | €1,494 | €5,229 |
Nine of the ten run on gasoline, the MG Cyberster is the one electric model, and every car except the manual Citroen DS3 Cabrio shifts automatically.
What the rental agreement sets out
The deposit, the excess, delivery fees and any discounts are set out in the rental agreement, not in the daily rate. Read those lines before you confirm the booking with the manager, and ask which of them apply to the model you have chosen. The daily, weekly and monthly figures above are what we charge for the car itself — everything else is agreed in writing when you book, so the real total is the one on the agreement, not the one in the table.
How convertibles car rental in France reaches you and how booking works
The car comes to you, not the other way round
Self-drive means you are behind the wheel from the first minute; nobody drives you anywhere.
Booking agreed with a manager
Every booking is agreed with a manager rather than confirmed automatically by a form. You state the model, the dates and the delivery address; the manager confirms what is available and what the rental agreement will set out. That conversation is also where the practical details live — the deposit, the excess, delivery fees and any discount, all of which stand in the rental agreement rather than on this page. Nothing about the terms is left to a checkout screen.
What to settle before you confirm
- Model by name: ask for the exact car you want — the fleet is small, so the precise model is worth fixing early rather than hoping for a swap later.
- Delivery address and time: give the manager the address and the hour you need the car, and check both against your flight or train.
- Length of rental: daily, weekly or monthly changes the total, so state the dates you actually need.
Documents, licence and deposit for convertibles car rental in France
A convertible puts the paperwork question in a different light: the roof comes down, but the licence rules do not.
Licence rules for convertibles car rental in France
- EU/EEA licences: valid here with no time limit, and no exchange for a French licence is needed while yours stays valid.
- Non-EU/EEA licences, tourist: you may drive on your national licence; if it is not in Latin script, bring an official translation or an International Driving Permit (IDP).
- The IDP is not a licence: it is only a translation and must be shown together with your national licence, never on its own.
- Non-EU/EEA licences, resident: driving is allowed for 1 year from the entry date stamped in your visa; if you settle here, the licence has to be exchanged.
- Driving experience: the licence must have been issued more than 1 year ago, and digital licences are not accepted by rental companies.
- Open-top models: the fleet here runs from the 5-seat Citroen DS3 Cabrio at €99/day to the 2-seat electric MG Cyberster at €249/day, with the 4-seat BMW 2 Series Convertible and the 450 hp Ford Mustang Convertible in between.
The remaining conditions are set out in the rental agreement, so we fix ours with you when booking.
Deposit and protection in the rental agreement
The deposit, the excess and the delivery fees are set out in the rental agreement, not in a headline rate. French rental includes responsabilité civile by law in every contract, covering injury and property damage to third parties within the country's legal limits — it does not cover the driver's own injuries.
Driving rules, tolls and the Crit'Air vignette for convertibles car rental in France
The Crit'Air vignette and the low-emission zone
- ZFE de la Métropole du Grand Paris: a Zone à Faibles Émissions inside the A86 motorway, which itself is excluded, covering the boulevard périphérique and the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes.
- Crit'Air sticker: the windscreen vignette that classifies a car's emissions; without it, entering the ZFE is formally prohibited.
- Banned classes: Crit'Air 5, 4, 3 and «Non classé» are barred from the zone, with Crit'Air 3 restricted from 1 January 2025.
Tolls and parking
Street parking in central Paris is progressive rather than hourly — €6 for one hour, €12 for two, €24 for three, €39 for four, €57 for five and €75 for six, with six hours the maximum at one spot. The tariff is a visiteur rate since 01.08.2021 and is split into 15-minute steps.
Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 November to 31 March in roughly 34 mountain departments, with over 4,000 communes covered by prefectural decisions: either four winter tyres or chains and socks on the two driven wheels. Paris and Île-de-France are not included, so a car collected there needs nothing extra — but a February run to the Alps does, and the fine is €135 plus immobilisation of the vehicle.
Road trips and convertibles car rental in France
An open-top car turns a French route into the point of the trip rather than the gap between two hotels.
Motorway tolls on a long open-top run
A télépéage badge, sold as Liber-t, lets you pass without stopping, though whether one is available with your booking is settled in the rental agreement. Fuel is the other running cost to budget for: diesel and SP95-E10 at the pump both sit above €2 per litre on the latest readings, and a 5.0 L V8 like the Ford Mustang Convertible drinks far more of it than the 1.2 L Citroen DS3 Cabrio.
Weather, swaps and practical worries in convertibles car rental in France
Rain, wind and when the roof stays up
- Winter months: snow tyres are compulsory from 1 November to 31 March in around 34 mountain departments under loi Montagne II, with a 135 € fine and the car immobilised. Paris and Île-de-France are not covered, but an Alps trip is.
And the deposit, the excess and any delivery fees are set out in the rental agreement — read those lines before you confirm, because they decide the real total, not the daily rate alone.