BMW 8 Series Convertible OFFICIALLY revealed - on sale in the UK April 2019

BMW 8 Series Convertible OFFICIALLY revealed

The BMW 8 Series Convertible has been officially revealed, The new range-topping 8 Series Convertible costs from £83,270 and goes on sale in the UK in April 2019.

Yesterday we had the first photo of the new BMW 8 Series Convertible as BMW’s new range-topping convertible leaked out on to the interwebs a touch early. But now we have the real deal, with the 8 Series Convertible officially revealed.

Remarkably, the 8 Series Convertible looks good, with the chopped off roof’s folding cloth cover lending the 8 Series an air of elegance perhaps missing in the Coupe, a roof which can rise and fall in just 15 seconds – at speeds up to 31mph – with wind deflector and (optional) neck warming.

Beyond the new canvas roof and its cover, the changes are minimal over the 8 Series Coupe, but there are new cross struts and shear panel, with rollover protection added, with aluminium bars behind the back seats.

2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible interior – the same as the 8 Series Coupe

Just like the Coupe, the Convertible comes with just two engine options (for now) with the entry-level 3.0 litre diesel delivering 316bhp and 500lb/ft of torque, scooting to 62mph in a very decent 5.6 seconds.

But the car you’ll probably actually want is the M850i Convertible, with its 4.4 litre V8 delivering 526bhp and 553lb/ft of torque, good for 62mph in 3.9 seconds, two tenths down on the Coupe thanks to the Convertible’s extra weight.

Starting point is the BMW 840d xDrive at £83,270, with the M850i xDrive starting at £107,045, with both getting 4WD xDrive, eight-speed auto ‘box and adaptive dampers.

The new BMW 8 Series Convertible goes on sale in the UK in April 2019.