Chevrolet Corvette 6.2 V8 Cabrio

The Chevrolet Corvette 6.2 V8 Cabrio is the loudest car in the MandryCabrio catalogue, and that is the point. The naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 sits behind the seats, inches from your back, and breathes through a quad exhaust that fills the whole cabin when the roof is down. No turbochargers, no electric assistance, no synthesised sound - just displacement, an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and rear-wheel drive. Open the throttle on an empty stretch and the noise alone is worth the rental.

The mid-engine layout puts the driver far forward, almost over the front axle, which makes the car feel much smaller than it looks from outside. The hardtop folds electrically into the body in a few seconds, so you can go from closed coupé to open roadster at a traffic light without leaving your seat. Luggage goes into the rear compartment behind the engine - enough for two people travelling light, which is exactly how this car is meant to be used.

Inside, the cabin is built around the driver: a digital instrument cluster, a central touchscreen angled towards the seat, the Corvette's signature spine of climate buttons running down the console, a flat-bottomed steering wheel and leather sport seats. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connect wirelessly, and the rear camera does the parking work that the low nose and wide body make harder than usual.

This is the car for an anniversary, a proposal, a wedding entrance or a photo shoot where nothing else will do - and for the driver who has wanted a V8 Corvette since they were a teenager. In the MandryCabrio fleet it sits at the very top, above the Mustang and the Porsche, and it is a partner car, so availability has to be confirmed for your dates before anything is promised.

Our Tenerife guide sends it to the roads that suit it: the TF-1 coastal motorway where the V8 settles into a long, easy stride, the wide upper sweeps of the TF-21 towards Teide National Park, and the open coastal run through Adeje and Guía de Isora at sunset, when the light on red paint and the sound off the rock walls are the whole reason you booked it.