Well, how about a hardtop convertible with nearly the same performance? That’s what BMW has done with the BMW M3 convertible you see here.

2015 BMW M4 Convertible is here to put wind in your sails Each generation of the BMW M3 has included a convertible model. Even the distant E30, the patriarch of the M3 line, had an ultra-rare ...

BMW wasn’t planning on releasing the M3 convertible just yet. It had its hands full with the production X6 crossover and those new-fangled turbodiesels the company unveiled at the Detroit show ...

To steal a line from Homer Simpson (I work at FOX, it was either him or House), the BMW M3 convertible is the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems. Global warming is the root of all ...

Maybe a hardtop convertible roof? Got it. This car seemingly has everything. OK, so you’re saying at $78,000, it ought to have everything including the kitchen sink, and it’s hard to disagree.

Read all about the new BMW M3 convertible, which, for the first time, has a V-8 and a hardtop -- auto news from the automotive experts at Motor Trend.

Surprise! BMW will make an M3 version of their 3-series hardtop convertible. A new dual-clutch transmission is also coming for the full M3 line. Read the full story at Automobile Magazine online.

BMW's new M3 Convertible is powered by a 309 kW 4.0-litre V8 engine and comes with either a six-speed manual or the new seven-speed M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic to put the horses ...

That's for coupes only, consistent with the harder core audience that the hardtop attracts. Coupe or Convertible, all M's get a suspension upgraded over standard, 3-Series issue.

Hardtop convertibles are already a rarity, but BMW made them even rarer by abandoning the format a few years ago. Here are BMW's reasons for making that call.

Even saddled with a hefty burden, the M4 hardtop convertible proves to be a beast.

Q:I have a 2003 BMW M3 convertible. I recently learned in a publication that the convertible is actually slower in 0-60 acceleration than the hardtop (5.4 seconds as opposed to 4.8). Is this true ...