First Drive: 2008 BMW 1-series Convertible - Previews

Submitted more than 30 days ago by hottentot

The 1-series convertible isn’t as good as the coupe—but it’s close.
BY ERIK JOHNSON, January 2008

The new BMW 1-series coupe is really good, but one of the knocks on that car has been its heavy weight for its size, a fact which left the 1-series convertible's prospects somewhat in question. After all, a retractable roof necessarily adds beef, due to complex top mechanisms and extra structural bracing. Could the 1-series droptop overcome its hefty handicap and still have the coupe's stellar d