Set to make its global debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in October, the 2015 BMW 2 Series Convertible will enter showrooms in early 2015.
Automotive News reports the convertible will arrive in the United States as the 228i, 228i xDrive and M235i, with the M235i xDrive model to arrive later in 2015. Price of admission begins at $38,850 for the base 228i, $40,650 for the base 228i xDrive, and $48,650 for the base M235i; the price for the M235i xDrive has yet to be announced.
Powering the 228i will be a 2-liter turbo-four driving 240 horsepower to the back through an eight-speed automatic while providing greater fuel efficiency than the outgoing 1 Series convertible’s 18/22/27 mpg rating.
Aboard the M235i, the M Performance Package brings a 3-liter turbo-six to the front, sending its 320 horses through the rear via either eight-speed auto or six-speed manual.
My first thought looking at the photo was Malibu Barbie. Then I read a little about Barbie and learned she was inspired by a German doll called Bild Lillie. So Barbie should be driving German. Alles gut.
…definitely looks like a chick-stang…
Another boring, generic, non-descrip BMW with an arcane series of numbers and letters to define it, if anyone can be bothered to care. Probably a good car in a typically BMW kind of unreliable and expensive to maintain kind of way. Who cares….
Sorority sisters nationwide cares…. And, extension, so do some frat bros…
So this is actually a 1 series convertible, yeah?
I look forward to the hard top 235i x-Drive GranTurismo 4-door coupe version. $65,495 or 699/mo.
Corey,
This just in: it’s been renamed the X3.5 28 s-Drive GranCoupe GT M.
Brilliant!
Looks like the bimmer hate grows every year.
I don’t think the 235 deserves an M tag but it’s pretty much the car I’ve been waiting for to replace my 335. I’m excited.
Although, now that the m3 is running a six again, the choice is a bit more complicated.
It’s not hard to hate BMW for their ridiculous model hierarchy.
Agree.
The other day I went on Cars.com to try and price what a 5-Series with a V8 is going for these days.
On the Genesis, it was easy.
On the E-Class, it’s easy.
Try it for the 5-Series. Each model 5 has it’s own separate pricing tab. Do they make the 540, 525, 535, 528, 545, 550 currently? You’d better know, because I went through several pages before I found the right answer.