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Originally Posted by larryn
I'd agree that there's not even a remote chance. The 1er is a lower production car, with the convertible variant selling a low percentage. The M1 will be smaller yet, and the convertible would be a miniscule %.
Also, since the cabrio gets different parts than the regular 1 series, that means the $$ they are spending on development of the M1 coupe would be doubled by also needing ragtop parts too... I cannot see it for a single model year. They'd be losing their shirts on that car.
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I think Larry is right on with this. If the 'Vert shared the same bodywork as the coupe I'd expect they would do it, but I can't see the cost being justified to create additional tooling and testing for a car that would sell in extremely low volumes.