You can deploy or retract the roof at speeds of up to 31mph, which is fairly common for a modern convertible. It also opens and closes a little quicker than before - it takes 18 seconds to perform either operation, an improvement of two seconds. We found the M440d Convertible to be more than quiet enough on the move, to the point where you very quickly forgot the roof isn’t fixed. Such mechanisms are complicated and heavy, and BMW claims its ‘panel bow soft top’ offers “the best of both worlds,” said to be significantly better in terms of acoustic shielding than the average folding fabric roof, and 40 per cent lighter than the old hardtop arrangement. Unlike the previous-generation 4-Series Convertible and the 3-Series Convertible that came before that, there’s no folding hard-top this time. BMW’s iDrive infotainment system, as ever, should be singled out for praise, even if this car runs the older seventh-generation operating system. This is a fantastic long-distance cruiser, helped by an appealing, solidly-built and logically-laid-out cabin. It’s comfort and refinement that the M440d Convertible excels at the most, really. Someone who isn’t clued up on cars may not even realise it’s a diesel - one passenger during our one-week test didn’t twig until right near the end of a 180-mile journey, which was done mostly with the top down. It’s hushed at idle, with none of that stereotypical diesel clatter, and smooth under full load, if not quite as silky as its petrol counterpart. On the other hand, diesel engines have become very quiet and refined, especially the six-cylinder unit found in the M440d. The thing is, as also mentioned in our M4 Convertible review, the mightiest 4 Series drop-top doesn’t exactly sound spectacular with the roof down, and the same goes for the M440i. New BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe 2021 review.New BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe 2022 review.BMW M440i xDrive: long term test review.
BMW M4 Convertible vs Porsche 911 Cabriolet: 2022 twin test review.In the last three months just 7.6 per cent of 4 Series Convertible buyers have opted for it, compared to 25 per cent for the most popular derivative - the 420i - and 17 per cent for the M440i. It’s become a bit of an oddity, but things get even more niche in the 4 Series Convertible range when you get to this M440d, another car lacking any obvious rivals right now.Ī performance diesel cabriolet might seem like an odd thing to build in 2022, and sure enough, it’s not a particularly popular version of the 4er Convertible. When we reviewed the all-new BMW M4 Convertible recently, we noted how lonely this latest version now looks, with Audi and Mercedes no longer occupying this part of the premium drop-top market. The looks won’t be to everyone’s taste and it’s not cheap but - at the moment - it’s without any obvious rivals. A high-performance diesel drop-top might seem like a strange concept on paper, but the M440d Convertible works far better in practice than you might expect, thanks in large part to its smooth, refined and superbly punchy inline-six engine.
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