Last winter was crazy tough. When most of the UK resembles the North Pole at the start of March, you know the weather gods are just being daft.<\/p>\n
Touch wood, winter is finally over and the next few months should be plain sailing and care-free with all this to look forward to: the World Cup, a royal wedding, Wimbledon, summer festivals, another Star Wars movie, the GDPR compliance deadline (hey, it could be someone\u2019s idea of fun), not to mention lots and lots of sun!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the time of year when you wish you could get your car\u2019s roof down and indulge in some wind-in-your-hair action and bask in those glorious rays. Well, in these cars, you can do just that…<\/p>\n
The i8 was never imagined as a convertible – all the hybrid workings and aerodynamic wizardry didn\u2019t lend it well to being tinkered with. However, the people demanded it so BMW made it work.<\/p>\n
Converting the i8 to a convertible has meant the rear seats have been chucked out, but they were never much use anyway. Aside from this and the electronically folding fabric roof, there isn\u2019t much difference between the i8 Convertible and its facelifted fixed-roof counterpart.<\/p>\n
It uses the same petrol-electric hybrid powertrain, but due to the extra weight from the droptop mechanism, its 0-62mph sprint is extended by a fifth of a second to 4.6 seconds – hardly a dealbreaker.<\/p>\n
At \u00a3124,730, it\u2019s the priciest choice on this list – but it\u2019s also the coolest.<\/p>\n