This is the BMW 118d Exclusive Edition—the small, rear-drive cabriolet that lets you do proper BMW things (steering feel, balance, smugness) while the roof disappears faster than your willpower near a kebab shop. It doesn’t shout. It just gets on with being quietly brilliant. Under the bonnet sits BMW’s 2.0-litre turbodiesel (118d), about 143 bhp with a healthy slab of torque. It’s not a rocket, but it’s brisk enough: roughly mid-9s to 62 mph and about 129 mph flat out. The point is how calmly it does everything—slick gearing, planted rear-drive poise, and that long-legged diesel cruise. Economy is the party trick: official combined in the low-to-high-50s mpg, with high-40s realistic in everyday use. CO? sits in the 120s g/km range. Because it’s Euro 5 diesel, it doesn’t meet London’s Euro 6 diesel threshold—so ULEZ charges apply inside the zone. Insurance is sensible for a premium soft-top: typically around Group 24 on the 50-group scale. Not supermini cheap, but nowhere near eye-watering. Big-ticket kit on this car includes heated seats (vital for roof-down winter heroics), a wind deflector (saves your hairstyle and your hearing), full leather, 17-inch alloys, front fog lights, and rear parking sensors to keep your bumper out of trouble when you’re backing into a space with the roof down. Standard equipment brings the electric soft-top, stability control, air-con or climate control, a multifunction steering wheel, and that solid, rattle-free cabin BMWs are loved for. Being the Exclusive Edition, it looks and feels a notch smarter without resorting to shouty body kits.