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VIDEO: The sights and sounds of the new BMW M3 Convertible
Click the image above to view the M3 Convertible in action
BMW's new M3 Convertible was supposed to be unveiled in March, but several leaked photos led to a flood of official photos and information straight from BMW. Now we are getting video footage as well, with a good mix of driving and detail shots along with the wonderful sound of that 420 horsepower V8. Enough talking - the video is after the jump.
[Source: YouTube]
Gallery: 2009 BMW M3 Convertible
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
John R 7:32AM (1/21/2008)
I understand the convertible hardtop adds some 300 lbs of extra weight, no thanks. I'd rather get an M3 with a sunroof. Are softtops really that unfashionable?
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Tyo 7:40AM (1/21/2008)
People who drive convertibles don't care about things like performance anyway.
LMBVette 11:44AM (1/21/2008)
You've obviously never owned a convertible. I had a Trans Am convertible that ran low 12's......it was even more fun with the wind blowing.
John R 11:48AM (1/21/2008)
Your Trans Am probably didn't have a retractable hard top that weighed hundreds of pounds.
paul34 2:33PM (1/21/2008)
I was under the impression that the '08 M3 (non-convertible) comes with the carbon fiber roof with no sunrooof or moonroof to reduce weight that is high over the wheels (lower the center of gravity even more).
John R 2:51PM (1/21/2008)
@paul34
You right. There is no variant with a sunroof. I was only saying hypothetically I'd rather have a sunroof than a retractable hard top.
SOhp101 9:09PM (1/21/2008)
Actually the convertible adds approx 400-500 lbs... people love their hardtops.
If the sunroof is that important, you would probably be better off with the 335i. Same if you want a hardtop convertible, but it would have cost the M division way too much money to research its own soft top just for the M3.
Aetius 8:14AM (1/21/2008)
Apart from the M Coupe and the M3, the whole BMW line-up has a 'domesticated' look/feel to it. Big, heavy, softer-than-before, vague design language, etc.
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Bryan 3:17PM (1/21/2008)
I'm a big fan of BMW and M3's and I was gonna say I'm already bored with the design styling of this model. It feels like it's already years old and ready to be refreshed. IMO
Steve_S 9:11AM (1/21/2008)
Looks and sounds great to me, too bad I don't have 60k for one.
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LMBVette 11:42AM (1/21/2008)
60k? Who are you kidding? The new M3 is expected to sell in the 70k range with reasonable options. The vert will be several thousand more....probably like 75k.
mango 9:28AM (1/21/2008)
People who buy M3's don't care about performance anyway....if they knew anything they'd be buying Audi's. M3's are for stock brokers and people who use too much hairgel and shop at Hollister or Abercrombi.
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rmc 10:02AM (1/21/2008)
wake up
Brett- BMW Advo 10:50AM (1/21/2008)
How old are you and what gave you the idea stock brokers shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie? An Audi, speaking exclusively of the RS4, is a copy of an M3. The very reason why other sport saloons exist is because of the M badge.
I think you should do some homework. Start, first, with where stock brokers purchase their wardrobe.\
Great M3 Convertible Video by the way!
DKB_SATX 11:21AM (1/21/2008)
Not to knock the impressive performance of M3s, but the RS4 has hardly been a copy of the M3. AWD wagons with warp drive are quite different from chunky-looking RWD coupes and sedans. If you mean that Audi created the RS4 because people were buying M3s, you may have something but it's hardly a copy.
jg 1:32PM (1/21/2008)
Nobody I know who drives an M3 cares about anything but it's performance. They won't shut up about it actually. They think the company should be MWB as in if its not an M, Why Bother.
Bryan 3:19PM (1/21/2008)
One of the dumbest comments I have heard in awhile.
YouFaceTheTick 11:16AM (1/21/2008)
Put your money on this thing weighing over 4100 lbs. Land yacht.
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Ben 1:54PM (1/21/2008)
wow why isn't this car a soft top. wake up, BMW. Nothing wrong with a soft top to save weight, increase performance, and give it more luggage space. they also work fine for most of the year. My uncle has a 2003 M3 convertible, he's driven it from Maryland to Ohio over Thanksgiving, no problems there.
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Mke 2:19PM (1/21/2008)
Personally, I would chose a hardtop that sacrifices performance so that I can have that extra wind noise reduction, insulation, durability, and most importantly, security. I think there are many who think like I do, especially since the car is so expensive. Say, for example, I had to commute to the city five days a week. I would only use the convertible on sunny days, all the rest of the days I need it to be well insulated and when I park it in the city, I need to know that some idiot isn't going to break in with a knife to the roof. (Vehicle break-ins of this sort are very common now.) Therefore, BMW chose the hardtop to boost sales.
Am I mistaken or wouldn't performance-freaks want the hardtop anyways? I thought hardtops had much more rigid handling.