[Tigers] Gotta Have It

[CoolVT at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/23/2013 10:32:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
michael.s.king at gmail.com writes:

GT vs  ST;

In the S3 the GT model was introduced in the beginning the GT  had;

standard hardtop
 
I'm assuming a "standard hardtop" means the normal removable  top?  If so, 
what was the logic of having a top that could be removed and  had to be left 
at home leaving  no soft top in case of  rain?
Mark L