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BMW has unveiled a new drop-top version of its 1-Series
This is ‘one’ BMW you’ll certainly be seen in – it’s the new 1-Series Con­vertible! Following on from the Coupé version, these are the first official pictures of the striking drop-top, which will further extend the model range when it goes on sale here in the spring.

The newcomer allows BMW to steal a march on arch-rival Audi, as it will arrive in showrooms ahead of the A3 Cabriolet (Issue 975), which is due in summer 2008. With an electric folding cloth roof, leather trim and a 306bhp turbo petrol engine for the flagship, the 1-Series is certain to be a hit.

As with the Coupe, the Convertible adds a curvier lower spoiler, sporty door sills and a shapely rear bumper to the baby BMW’s design. But the biggest change is the roof.

The electrically operated soft-top can be raised or lowered in 22 seconds at speeds of up to 25mph. It folds completely flat at the touch of a button, leaving a simple rear deck with a third brake lamp integrated into the bootlid spoiler and new LED tail-lights. Read Article
BMW has unveiled a new drop-top version of its 1-Series



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DaHarderDaHarder - 10/16/2007 11:44:18 AM
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Seen It... NEXT!

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chuck717chuck717 - 10/16/2007 12:04:18 PM
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Concur... Next

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CrunkieBrewsterCrunkieBrewster - 10/16/2007 12:05:12 PM
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Wasn't this posted about 2 weeks ago?

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M35MTM35MT - 10/16/2007 1:12:21 PMView My AgentSpace
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Convertibles are girly, and compromise rigidity.

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M35MTM35MT - 10/16/2007 4:02:29 PMView My AgentSpace
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I stand by my analysis

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 10/16/2007 5:51:25 PMView My AgentSpace
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The Aston Martin V8 Vantage/Roadster was built to be a convertible... so it doesn't compromise rigidity at all, and I don't think it's girly. My car isn't girly, either.


M35MTM35MT - 10/17/2007 8:21:10 AMView My AgentSpace
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The regular S4 handles better. No doubt about it.

...just expressing my opinion like you did in the GTR threads.


EL34EL34 - 10/16/2007 1:52:29 PM
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I love that color.

Looks like candy :)

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DaHarderDaHarder - 10/17/2007 2:09:42 AM
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Yea... Girl Candy!

Note: Just Kidding, though I do find (most) convertibles very feminine.


investor27investor27 - 10/16/2007 9:26:11 PM
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Like the man said..."...for girls."

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huu76huu76 - 10/16/2007 10:54:51 PM
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I can just imagine all the masculine men driving around this tin can around showing off their testicular fortitude.

Drop top or not, I have one question. Can it outrun and outhandle an STi? I hear apparently people buy BMW's for some make believe thing called handling.

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