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It’s almost a shame how quickly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                speed is built—because the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                M8 is stunning to behold when
                                                                                                                                                                                                                at rest. The dramatic roofline
                                                                                                                                                                                                                makes it more sleek than
                                                                                                                                                                                                                nearly anything on the road
                                                                                                                                                                                                                this side of $500,000. The long
                                                                                                                                                                                                                wheelbase and short front and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                rear overhangs trick the eye into
                                                                                                                                                                                                                perceiving the car as smaller
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and more taut than it is. With
                                                                                                                                                                                                                the top lowered, the acute angle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                of the windshield boldly makes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                its presence known. The balance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                inherent to the design reveals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                itself the longer one admires the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                M8 Convertible’s figure.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                While the M8 will happily attack
                                                                                                                                                                                                                every inch of pavement in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                whichever direction it is pointed,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                it also excels at more sane
                                                                                                                                                                                                                speeds. This is largely due to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                aforementioned seats. The near
                                                                                                                                                                                                                infinite adjustability combined
                                                                                                                                                                                                                with the intricate diamond-
              A JAB OF THE START BUTTON BRINGS the 600-horsepower twin-                                                                                                                                         stitched leather make them plush
            turbocharged V-8 of the 2020 M8 Convertible to life, mimicking the                                                                                                                                  and supportive in equal measure.
            confident throat clearing of a CEO at an annual board meeting. From                                                                                                                                 Despite the freight train-like
            every angle, the M-iteration of the latest 8-Series leaves no doubt                                                                                                                                 thrust and drop-dead gorgeous
            as to its prominence as a flagship vehicle—produced exclusively                                                                                                                                     looks, these seats are perhaps the
            to showcase the absolute best in style, performance, comfort, and                                                                                                                                   pinnacle of the excellence that
            technology that Munich can currently offer. The result is damned                                                         The 2020 BMW M8 Convertible starts                                         the M8 offers.
            close to automotive perfection.
                                                                                                                                     at $142,500, and is now available for test                                 Of course, being able to drop the
            Then, they took the roof off of it.                                                                                      drives at Braman BMW West Palm Beach                                       top at will is a close second.
                                                                                                                                     and Braman BMW Jupiter.
            There exists no task the 2020 BMW M8 Convertible cannot
            successfully accomplish. This is a car that will transport a family of
            four in luxurious comfort, swallow all manner of luggage or groceries
            in its cavernous trunk, float over mile after mile of I-95’s pot-marked
            asphalt without batting an eye, and shove all occupants deep into
            what are possibly the most comfortable car seats available on the
            market as it blitzes through the 1/4-mile in less than 11-seconds.

            All without a top, should you so choose.

            The M8’s personality is fluid—instantaneously adapting based on
            driver input. The car manages the toughest of vehicular tricks as
            its proportions seemingly shrink around the driver. While the wide
            hood stretching from horizon to horizon before the windshield may
            give one the impression of piloting a pontoon boat, a simple toe press
            of the right pedal shatters the illusion. This is no dawdling yacht; it’s
            a speedboat on a glass top lake. The M8 rockets forward from any
            speed—transforming palm trees, strip malls, and other drivers into a
            technicolor blur.


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