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There is, perhaps, no more selfish car than the compact convertible. The rear seats are a puny. The trunk only has enough space for a weekend getaway. You buy a car like this in the hope you will use it on sunny days, in warm weather, to take yourself away. For this, the 228i fits the bill. It’s larger and more spacious than its predecessor, the 1 Series cabrio. All-wheel-drive — xDrive in BMW-speak — is standard equipment, as it is on the coupe. (The rear-drive M235i cabrio has xDrive as an option.) You could, conceivably, drive this car year-round. The 228i xDrive Cabriolet arrives in Canada in late February.

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