Photo: X-Tomi Design
Land Rover talked about the success of the Evoque Cabriolet and how it helped meet their sales and profit targets. The magic of this groundbreaking vehicle hasn't carried over to the second-generation Evoque yet, but we know all the German automakers at least considered making such a model too.
There were quite a lot of rumors, but Volkswagen is the only company to put its money where its mouth is. The company has always been interested in exploring the smallest of niches, and even though its bosses said it might not work, the T-Roc Cabriolet is now a thing.
But it's hard to get excited about a crossover not much bigger than a Golf. The ultimate German convertible needs to have a thumping V8, big grilles and quad exhausts. It needs to be a BMW X6 M.
As strange as the idea might seem, BMW has openly talked about a convertible SUV. Back in Spring 2018, BMW’s director of product planning and strategy, Ralph Mahler, called it a "really interesting topic."
"All these kinds of questions we have asked ourselves in the past. Whether or not there is a possibility, whether or not there is a market. You see the lineup at the moment. We don’t have one but nevertheless, I think it’s still an interesting question," he added.
But by the end of last year, all plans were scrapped, together with those for a sub-X1 model. The two main problems were the size of the market and the perception of lack of safety due to the higher driving position.
But what would that even look like? Well, BMW never made any concepts. But fortunately, the Internet has no shortage of renderings, including this latest one from X-Tomi Design, who not only took the can opener to the roof of the new X6 but also added M bits for some extra punch.
But it's hard to get excited about a crossover not much bigger than a Golf. The ultimate German convertible needs to have a thumping V8, big grilles and quad exhausts. It needs to be a BMW X6 M.
As strange as the idea might seem, BMW has openly talked about a convertible SUV. Back in Spring 2018, BMW’s director of product planning and strategy, Ralph Mahler, called it a "really interesting topic."
"All these kinds of questions we have asked ourselves in the past. Whether or not there is a possibility, whether or not there is a market. You see the lineup at the moment. We don’t have one but nevertheless, I think it’s still an interesting question," he added.
But by the end of last year, all plans were scrapped, together with those for a sub-X1 model. The two main problems were the size of the market and the perception of lack of safety due to the higher driving position.
But what would that even look like? Well, BMW never made any concepts. But fortunately, the Internet has no shortage of renderings, including this latest one from X-Tomi Design, who not only took the can opener to the roof of the new X6 but also added M bits for some extra punch.
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