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The latest generation of BMW 4 Series Convertible arrived in 2021. You won’t fail to miss it on the road, thanks to one of the more dramatic interpretations of BMW’s familiar grille design, but that’s far from the only feature that defines the latest 4 Series drop-top.
It’s a typically well-rounded product from BMW, well-built, packed with the latest equipment, and good to drive too, feeling more enthusiastic than many of its rivals without losing out on comfort or practicality.
The Audi A5 Cabriolet and Mercedes C-Class Cabriolet have both disappeared from sale while the latest 4 Series Convertible has been on the market, so while they make fine alternatives to a BMW that’s a few years older, there’s less choice if you’re shopping nearly-new.
The latest BMW 4 Series Convertible is a car for people who aren’t afraid to stand out. Not just because drop-top convertibles typically invite the gaze of passers-by slightly more than fixed-roof cars, but also because in its latest iteration, the 4 Series gets BMW’s large and imposing kidney grille design - referred to in some quarters as the “beaver-tooth” grille.
So it has visual impact, and it’s up to you to decide whether that’s the face you want to project to the world. If you do, you’ll find a car that’s just as talented as the coupe it’s based on - one that’s good to drive, well built, and well-equipped.
BMW has offered four engines so far though two of those, the 430i and 420d, were dropped just a few years after the model’s debut, so the 420i and M440i will likely be easier to find used going forward. The lighter four-cylinder petrol versions have the nimblest handling, but the six-cylinder in the M440i produces the most evocative noise.
All are refined and the soft top does a good job of insulating noise, though wide tyres mean road roar is probably the most prominent sound you’ll hear at a steady cruise. You could always drown it out with the infotainment, which remains one of the easiest modern systems to use.
The Audi A5 Cabriolet and Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet are the two closest rivals to the 4 Series Convertible, though as neither manufacturer offers these models new any more, you’ll likely be looking at older cars than the equivalent 4 Series. As a left-field choice, the Ford Mustang Convertible is appealing (especially with a V8).
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Convertibles like the 4 Series invite a slightly less rational approach than you might apply when shopping for a saloon, estate, or SUV, so we’d be tempted to point you in the direction of the M440i xDrive, whose tuneful inline six engine is even easier to appreciate with the roof down, and it doesn’t have the fuel economy gulf you might expect to the four-cylinder models.
As far as trim levels go, there’s not a lot of choice: it’s M Sport for most, and with the M440i you get an M Sport-based trim which has largely the same equipment and styling features as the others in the range. Just keep an eye open for cars loaded with options.
The 4 Series Convertible range is as yet fairly slim, with M Sport trim offered on the 420i, 430i and 420d, and the M440i as a standalone model - albeit one with very similar equipment levels to the M Sport, and only a few visual differences to mark it out before options are added. Larger wheels and the M Sport Pro pack, which trades chrome exterior elements for gloss black.
The BMW 4 Series Convertible’s dimensions are:
The BMW 4 Series Convertible’s boot size is:
4 Series Convertibles cost comfortably more than £40,000 new, which means all are subject to a tax surcharge applied to more expensive vehicles. At the moment, that means paying £570 per year in tax from the car’s second year on the road to its sixth, before dropping to a lower rate after that.
The 420i should be cheapest to insure, with a starting group of 32 (out of 50), while the 420d jumps up to group 36. The 430i takes another few steps up to group 38, while the range-topping M440i xDrive has a group 42 rating. A Mercedes C-Class Cabriolet starts around a similar point, with a lowest insurance group of 33.
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