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The BMW M4 Convertible weighs as much as an M5 - can it still cut it?

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Performance cabriolets are a dying breed. Book-ended by cars such as the Mazda MX-5 at the lower end and many carbon fibre-chassis roadsters beyond the £100,000 mark, the BMW M4 Competition Convertible doesn’t have much in the way of competition at this level of the market. That might be why BMW has chosen to continue with its open-top two-door sports car when rivals from Mercedes-AMG, and Audi’s RS department’s mid-size soft-top models are off sale for the time being.

In fact, the closest rival for this BMW when it comes to performance is Porsche’s 911 GTS Cabriolet, but at £121,180, it’s significantly more expensive. So, is the M4 Competition Convertible good value? At £85,870, not exactly, but it does offer genuine sports car performance.

The 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo engine is carried across from the Coupé, with the same 503bhp and 650Nm of torque. It’s linked to an identical eight-speed automatic gearbox, but the M4 Competition Convertible is only available with BMW’s M xDrive all-wheel-drive set-up; there’s no rear-drive version. It's certainly not lacking firepower, but the M4 Convertible weighs nearly two-tonnes - can it still shine out on the road? Nicola Hume finds out in this review.

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In my opinion the M treatment of the deeper grill makes it work.
The M4's dark spaced out slats give the focus to the bold edged outline of shape. The M440i's fussier fill that is not totally dark doesn't do it quite the same favour.

artgreen

Your conclusion is absolutely bang on. As a GT the M440i convertible is a great car for a long Euro trip. It’s fast, comfortable, managed 40mpg+ economy on a long run to Portugal and isn’t too flash to worry about attracting unwanted attention.

The M4 convertible is fabulous of course but I’m sure it would be worse as a GT.

colinhardy

Had mine a few weeks. I am blown away by it after owning 3 AMGs. The bumps? Depends on tires. If you get lucky and get the Michelins the ride is amazing.

DouglasCrabb

I just love the honesty as well as the humour. Lots more of this please

MRVSKIN

How’d they manage to make it heavier with a soft stop vs the F83’s hardtop 😅

AngelInTheDesert

I saw my first one of these the other day and it was ploughed into the central reservation of the A13. They must of had it in 2 wheel drive mode. 😂

bp

So pleased BMW have ditched their awkward looking metal roofs. This looks a million times better.

AngryBritain

What's the best convertable with 4 seats with hard top?

irubuview

Hi Nicola, somehow in 8 minutes you get to the hub of a good car / bad car with a smart summary! Just keep up the great work. You make the old boys just sound a little dated! Mind if there is some track work Sutters does do a cracking review! By the way, it is possible to have a sports car which is heavy and comfortable. it is called a Porsche Taycan 4S. Just doesn't have a V8 🤷‍♂

richardkennett

Good review and agree with the conclusion, however if you've got a spare 25k then why not we've only got a few years left to enjoy the silliness.
I've still got an old 4 series (not an M) but my pocket says to my heart live with the old for a bit longer. Like you I think the new M looks good, especially the cloth roof unless you live in vandal city.

grayone

Nice review, good contrast with 440i, but bo mention of the lack of self driving or lane correction features?

herlegz

Nice! The styling fits the convertible really well

tractioncontroldelete

Very good review, it's nice to see one that isn't primarily based on the styling, but on the actual car. For most journalists it's very difficult to get their head around the fact that looks are subjective and not everyone should like what you like.

georgimihalkov