NEW E93 Coupe Hardtop Convertible Pictures (MOSTLY UNMASKED)

Brett · 11-29-2005, 01:54 PM

Check this out:

Wow, can hardly catch my breath, sweet!!!

-Brett

shimshimhada · 11-29-2005, 02:10 PM

It's going to be beautiful!

E90Fleet · 11-29-2005, 02:10 PM

Looking good

Squawks · 11-29-2005, 02:25 PM

Sweet. I wonder how much trunk space you lose out with this hard-top convertibles?

One of the main reasons I've always hated soft-top convertibles is the fact that when the top is up and over, the car just feels cheap. I like the top down on good days, however. I also like the lack of pillars (or perhaps they are incredibly thin) on both the driver and passenger sides. Can anybody say "easy blindspot checking"?

bimmer4me · 11-29-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

I also like the lack of pillars (or perhaps they are incredibly thin) on both the driver and passenger sides.

Convertibles don't have pillars....right??

itznin · 11-29-2005, 02:55 PM

Pretty sick, I can't wait to see this thing!

shimshimhada · 11-29-2005, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmer4me

Convertibles don't have pillars....right??

Yeah, they don't have a B pillar. They have the little thin thing Squawks was referring to.

Squawks · 11-29-2005, 03:17 PM

Mercedes CLK also lacks the B pillar - not a convertible as well.

Anybody here with experience with hardtop convertibles? i.e. Mercedes or Lexus? How's the road noise compared to non-covertibles? Any compromises involved?

Brett · 11-29-2005, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawks

Anybody here with experience with hardtop convertibles? i.e. Mercedes or Lexus? How's the road noise compared to non-covertibles? Any compromises involved?

From my understanding its hard to tell from the inside.

-Brett

JamieA · 11-29-2005, 05:55 PM

She looks boo-ti-ful

Like Squawks I don't like the cheap look of soft-tops, but a hard top is a different story. If BM can keep the body rigidity up (and I am sure they have) then it should be a sweet handler too.

This could be the first time I have liked the look of the convertible... I wonder if the glasshouse is a preview of the normal Coupe?

Mikey3 · 11-29-2005, 06:03 PM

wow thats amazing!

i cant believe how they can shove that into the trunk....

645 KID · 11-29-2005, 06:07 PM

It needs to lose the chrome trim around the windows though,other than that,not bad

JazzEKline · 11-29-2005, 06:20 PM

I like it. But you know what they say "black is slimming". I'm intrested to see what it looks like in other colors. It might appear bigger in diffrent shades.

scottz5 · 11-29-2005, 06:25 PM

nice

england1987 · 11-29-2005, 10:28 PM

That looks good, unlike the bigger brother the fugly 6 series.

Jesse Wilson · 11-29-2005, 10:47 PM

When does the E93 go into production, I have a friend that wants a vert and I am trying to talk him into the new body style.

Jesse

ward · 11-29-2005, 10:58 PM

3 series vert's are chick cars

the hardtop's going to eat tons of trunk space and shift the center of gravity of the car upward.

a good softop can be just as quiet as a hardtop

Brett · 11-29-2005, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesse Wilson

When does the E93 go into production, I have a friend that wants a vert and I am trying to talk him into the new body style.

It should be available in the states around December 2006 / January 2007. I would suggest if your friend is interested in one, he considers putting a deposit down in the next few months, already have mine down.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ward

3 series vert's are chick cars

the hardtop's going to eat tons of trunk space and shift the center of gravity of the car upward.

a good softop can be just as quiet as a hardtop

Do I sense some bitterness? I happen to have a 3-series convertible, and to the best of my knowledge I am not a chick! My previous roommate has a 3-series convertible, and get this, he isn't a chick either! One of my good friends dad had a 3-series convertible, and what a surprise he also is not a chick! I think you should be more considerate, especially in a post dedicated to the crazed individuals (such as myself) who are waiting patiently to purchase such car. Just because we can't justify purchasing an M3 or 6-series convertible, does not make the cheaper sibling a "chick" car by any means.

Now, I could go on to insult the sterotypes of sedans or roadsters, but I am above that

-Brett

Squawks · 11-30-2005, 01:29 PM

I gotta agree with Brett. 3-series convertible is not a chick car, despite the fact that chicks do love convertibles. Instead, I think the Z3/Z4 conv is more of a chick car. Smaller, prettier, more "cute". Miata is a chick car. M Coupe is *not* a chick car. M Roadster is *not* a chick car.

But it really doesn't matter. If you think the 3CiC is a chick car, oh well.

F32Fleet · 11-30-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawks

Mercedes CLK also lacks the B pillar - not a convertible as well.

Anybody here with experience with hardtop convertibles? i.e. Mercedes or Lexus? How's the road noise compared to non-covertibles? Any compromises involved?

MBSLK. Was 100x quieter than rag top. The top did take up some space in the truck, but it was well worth it.

ward · 11-30-2005, 03:47 PM

it does look much better than a softop with the accesory hardtop

yes, we all seem to have differing opinions on which convertibles are chick cars Oh well, that's what forums are for.

Steply · 11-30-2005, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawks

...Miata is a chick car....

Actually, I think a Miata is more of a lesbian-chick car... (it seems that every lesbian I know drives either a Miata, a Subaru, or a pickup)...

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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	3 series vert's are chick cars the hardtop's going to eat tons of trunk space and shift the center of gravity of the car upward. a good softop can be just as quiet as a hardtop
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Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 53 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	I gotta agree with Brett. 3-series convertible is not a chick car, despite the fact that chicks do love convertibles. Instead, I think the Z3/Z4 conv is more of a chick car. Smaller, prettier, more "cute". Miata is a chick car. M Coupe is not a chick car. M Roadster is not a chick car. But it really doesn't matter. If you think the 3CiC is a chick car, oh well.
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	it does look much better than a softop with the accesory hardtop yes, we all seem to have differing opinions on which convertibles are chick cars Oh well, that's what forums are for.
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