BMW 320i Convertible - serene time machine for sun worshippers

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BMW 320i Convertible - serene time machine for sun worshippers

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Created on May 27, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - Red suits the Cabriolet perfectly

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - ready for spring ... and the summer after that

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - a good partner for cruising

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - Elipsoid lighting technology of the late eighties

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - initially rear headrests were not standard

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - classic triple architecture

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - a companion for all days

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - ideal country road car

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - a completely normal three-wheeler up to the waistline

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - the six-cylinder sound is a pleasure to listen to

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - a sturdy windshield frame also acts as rollover protection

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - open six-cylinder joys

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - classic four-eyed face

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - no-frills design

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - this version was only built in this form until the adoption of the saloon facelift in 1990

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - even with steel wheels and hubcaps, the Cabriolet looks dignified

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - low waistline, no rear headrests, that's how it looked best

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - off to spring

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - when car bodies were still clearly laid out

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - the open convertible, elegant and practical

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - from the front you can hardly tell the difference to the closed sedan

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - classic BMW interior architecture

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - classic four-seater

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - Leather on the steering wheel was only available at extra cost

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - would be the benchmark for cockpit design for a long time to come

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - hard to beat for clarity

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - these instruments are really quick and easy to read

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - five precisely shiftable forward gears

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - practical - extra charge for cassette compartments above the propshaft

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - A look under the hood

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - two liters displacement, distributed over six cylinders

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - longitudinally mounted in-line six-cylinder engine

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BMW 320i Convertible (1988) - the classic BMW kidney grille

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - BMW sign on the trunk lid

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BMW 320i Cabriolet (1988) - clear designation of the engine capacity

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BMW 1602 Convertible (1968) - at the Techno Classica 2016

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BMW 323i Baur (1981) - safety convertible, as was common in the eighties

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - with factory aluminum wheels

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - Driving pleasure for sun worshippers

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - 171 hp, 215 km/h

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - 171 hp, 215 km/h

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - Convertible freufen for dynamic drivers

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - Easy to fit soft top thanks to over-dead-center kinetics

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - completely open, without roll bar

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - with steel wheels and hubcaps, in the background the expensive hardtop

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - bird's eye view - compared to the ancestor 326

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BMW 325i Convertible (1987) - Bird's eye view

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BMW M3 (1988) - in the circle of its weaker series variants, including the Cabriolet, Touring and Sedan versions

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BMW 320 i Cabriolet (1988) - the simpler version, photo taken in the eighties

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BMW 325i Convertible (1988) - elegant openness for the family

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BMW 325i Convertible (1988) - Interior with driver-oriented cockpit

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BMW 325i Convertible (1988) - makes a good impression both closed and open

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BMW 325i Convertible (1988) - gladly driven by ladies

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Summary

You realize how old you are when you celebrate a reunion with cars that you once drove when they were new. The BMW 320i Convertible portrayed for this article is already 32 years old, a veritable classic car. But age and maturity don't have to be a negative thing, as you can see with this car. This driving report is about a BMW 320i Cabriolet from 1988 and shows it in current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Revolution?
Robust
Perfect
In the slipstream
Paradise
Fountain of youth

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A drive in the BMW 320i Cabriolet from 1988 feels like a trip back in time, especially if you pop one of his mixtapes from the late 1980s into the slot of the cassette player. Back then, Tracy Chapman sang "Talking 'Bout a Revolution" and it already looked a bit like a revolution in 1985 when BMW introduced the 325i convertible. After all, the range of full convertibles on offer at the time was fairly limited. Aside from the Alfa Romeo Spider, the Saab 900, the Mercedes-Benz SL (R107) and the Porsche Carrera, there were hardly any high-volume models, apart from the VW Golf or Fiat (Bertone) Ritmo convertibles and open-top Americans.

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