BMW M3 Cabriolet

The BMW M3 is one of the world’s best sports coupes, powered by a sumptuous 4-litre V8 engine which chucks out 420bhp. Accelerating from 0-62mph (100kph) in 4.9 seconds, the Bavarian beast rockets to an electronically-limited 155mph.

But BMW wanted to give its customers more choice. So in October last year it revealed the M3 saloon.

Then last week, while the UK was having one of the wettest Januarys on record and experiencing bitter temperatures and gale-force winds, the manufacturers released official details of the BMW M3 convertible.

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Using the same rip-roaring V8 seen in the other two models, the topless M3 will do the 62mph dash in 5.1 seconds thanks to its brilliantly complicated semi-automatic gearbox.

These figures are slightly slower than the convertible’s coupe and saloon siblings due to the extra weight of the retractable roof which takes 22 seconds to open or close.

The BMW M3 convertible goes on sale in April with prices starting from £54,655. Watch the German brute in action now.