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In case the word didn't get out, it's convertible day at BMW. First they throw down with the new BMW M3 Convertible , and then they show their ace card the new 2009 BMW 1-Series Convertible . The littlest BMW is sporting a hot new powered drop-top and the teeming masses are all over it like gooey French cheese. Seriously, It took 15 minutes to hack away at the crowd to get decent pictures. Anyway, as expected, the top drops away silently and smoothly into the trunk leaving about as much space as you need for a day bag. galleryPost('1seriesverttop', 6, 'BMW 1-Series Convertible');galleryPost('1seriesvertgeneva', 6, 'BMW 1-Series Convertible'); The models were kind enough to run it up and down for us a couple of times and it seems to work well. The interior is same as on the current car, but the headliner is a strange stretchy cloth that does the job of covering up the top's inner workings. The little trim detail which runs along the edge of the...
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Say guten tag to BMW's latest cabrio. It's the droptop version of the 1-Series that debuted earlier this year. We've already seen the press shots , back in October. But after all those months, BMWs come up with a suitable US base price of $34,000 to start. That's for the 128i; no word on the 135i convertible, which is expected in Fall 08. In other news, the back seat is the size of an infant's bathtub. galleryPost('bmw1seriesexterior', 6, 'BMW 1-Series Exterior Live Shots'); galleryPost('bmw1seriesinterior', 5, 'BMW 1-Series Interior Live Shots');
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A more artsy sort might call the above series of photos "triptych in B minor." We're just calling it part of the press kit released this week for the BMW 1 Series convertible . We've uploaded the full monty for your viewing, drooling or skewering pleasure. Whatever you think of the newest small BMW droptop or its hardtop sibling , we know that by mid-2008 we'll be dodging the daughters of the well heeled, as they attempt to dab on mascara, work their Sidekicks and steer these four-wheeled tanning salons at the same time. galleryPost('bmw1convertpress', 12, 'BMW 1 Series Convertible'); Press Release: BMW 's 128i and 135i Convertibles Come to America in 2008 Woodcliff Lake, NJ - September 30, 2007... For those whose definition of pure driving pleasure includes wind in the face and sunshine above, the new BMW 1 Series Convertible follows the tradition established by the iconic BMW 2002 sport sedan. The essence of such driving purity - a responsive six-cylinder engine positioned within a rear...
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newVideoPlayer("bmw_1_conv_1_gawker.flv", 475, 376); What could be more relaxing than a spirited jaunt on a German country lane in a convertible ? If you answered, "17 minutes in a dumpster full of clotted cream with Nigella Lawson," please focus. BMW released some b-roll of its new 128i convertible (yes, the same BMW 128i convertible we revealed to you mere moments ago -- the drop-top version of the BMW 128i we revealed back in July, and yes, the same 1-series we saw the cloth pulled back on in Frankfurt) amidst a mild wringing on some Bavarian b-road. Its breezy cinematography makes us pine for those summer afternoons at the yacht club, relating bawdy jokes with the Windsor sisters and Edmund over gin and tonics. Ah, the squash matches we'd have. Then, we'd retire to Edmund's 325i convertible for line after line of Columbian high-grade. Ah, the tomfoolery.
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