What’s hot?
- Handsome styling, good-to-drive, practical coupe cabriolet all-weather convenience.
We drove the base level SE but even so the kit includes heated seats, cruise and climate control, and a serious multimedia system - Strong performance from the 420d’s two-litre diesel engine, with 280 lb ft of torque.
- Good economy with a 55.4mpg combined figure.
- CO2 at 133g/km means 22% company car tax.
- Nearly 700 miles potential range from the 57 litres fuel tank.
- Full four-seater, not a 2+2.
- Top motors down or up in just 20 seconds either way.
- Lots of safety kit, well equipped for occupant protection.
Up or down takes around 20 seconds - Pleasingly un-breezy in the cabin with the roof down when you use the optional wind deflector.
- Good size boot at 370 litres when the roof is on.
- Clever device to lift the roof mechanism out of the way for quick boot loading when the top is down.
- Business trip to Germany? This car can do over 140mph on a de-restricted autobahn.
- Can tow 745kg, if you really want to with a car this smart.
- Available with SE, Sport, Modern, Luxury or M Sport trim levels.
- Even the base level SE spec includes standard dual-zone climate control, heated front seats, cruise control, parking sensors, multimedia system with touch screen, rotary iDrive controller, Bluetooth for pairing your mobile to the car.
- Options include adaptive headlights (£360), interior comfort pack with steering wheel heating, ‘air collar’ neck level warmth and a wind deflector (£355).
What’s not?
- Priced at around £5000 more than the equivalent 4 Series Coupe.
- Boot shrinks to 220 litres when the top is down.
- Have to pay extra for some niceties you really need in a convertible as classy as this.
- Hefty insurance at group 31 for this model.
