Convertible car with a rigid sunroof and a front engine and corresponding control method

A convertible car (1) with a front engine comprising:

• a passenger compartment (2);
• a rigid sunroof (8), which can be set to an open position or a closed position relative to the passenger compartment (2);
• a trunk (5), which is arranged in a rear position and contains the rigid sunroof (8), when the rigid sunroof (8) is arranged in the open position;
• an upper covering (12), which is arranged over the trunk (5) and is mobile between a closed position, in which the upper covering (12) covers the trunk (5) on the top, and an open position, in which the upper covering (12) is separated from the trunk (5) so as to allow the rigid sunroof (8) to move into/out from the trunk (5);
• a trunk lid (6), which is supported by the upper covering (12) and is mobile relative to the upper covering (12) so as to be opened to allow to access the truck (5) from the behind;
• a first actuating device (19), which is mechanically connected to the upper covering (12) and is suited to move the upper covering (12) between the closed position and the open position;
• a second actuating device (24), which is mechanically connected to the trunk lid (6) and is suited to move the trunk lid (6) relative to the upper covering (12) between a completely closed position, in which the trunk lid (6) completely closes the access to the trunk (5), and a semi-open position, in which the trunk lid (6) is arranged in an intermediate position between the completely closed position and a completely open position;
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• a control unit (27), which controls the movement of the rigid sunroof (8) and controls the first actuating device (19) to move the upper covering (12) between the closed position and the open position during the movements of the rigid sunroof (8);
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• wherein the control unit (27), before controlling the first actuating device (19) to move the upper covering (12) from the closed position to the open position, preventively controls the second actuating device (24) to move the trunk lid (6) from the completely closed position to the semi-open position;
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• wherein the control unit (27), after having controlled the first actuating device (19) to move the upper covering (12) from the open position to the closed position, controls the second actuating device (24) to move the trunk lid (6) from the semi-open position to the completely closed position;
• the car (1) is characterized in that:
• the trunk lid (6) is provided with a lock (20) which comprises a first locking element (21), integral with the trunk lid (6), and a second locking element (22), which is suited to couple with the first locking element (21) and is integral with the upper covering (12);
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• the second actuating device (24) is mechanically connected to one of the locking elements (21, 22) of the lock (20) so as to cause one of the locking elements (21, 22) of the lock (20) to move.