The Executive Express - 

Tour in grand style with the thrill of a premium European GT.

Designed for seriously grand touring, this magnificent convertible offers a very enticing proposition for discerning drivers seeking a truly unique hire car experience. Cosseting seating for four, plus a smooth and powerful V8 engine for an engaging drive. BMW luxury, safety and attention to detail abounds, luxurious cool cream leather seating, a rear glass wind deflector you can electronically raise or lower, and a re-assuring presence that can be soothing, satisfying and exhilarating as you choose.

This is one of BMWs best cars and yet rarely available to hire. A true Grand Tourer that also makes a very good job of being a fine press on sports car. Pressing the Start button you can hear the V8 4.8 litre engine will be smooth, crisp and responsive. Being of surprisingly lightweight design, it also enables the handling to be smooth, crisp and responsive, a relatively big car that you can encourage to press on through the corners pretty swiftly and confidently on those huge rear wheel drive tyres, as a recent sprint over the wonderful Takaka Hill confirmed.

Of course if you just want to waft it does that very, very well indeed, and you can also bring along three fellow travellers to appreciate it as well in thick, padded luxury leather. With one of the best insulated soft tops on the market, and a myriad of luxury features and touches, including a stunning stereo system, this is a car to soak up the sun and bask in the beautiful unfolding landscapes that are New Zealand. And with the roof down, you'll see so much more of them from this luxury four seater convertible for hire.

Feeling like a cat that got the creme de la creme leather? This is a very special, very rare big four seater BMW convertible we're talking about. As well as being a full power roof convertible, you can also leave that up but lower all windows at the touch of a button, giving you an open air feel but still protected with a big sun shade. That includes the rear glass window, that can also be lowered and raised independently - how cooling is that?! It's an auto so it's easy to drive, but it also has tiptronic manual gear change so you can still have some more responsive fun. It is quite a big car but still nimble and also easy to park with sonar front and rear.

This is a modern BMW so it's laden with safety features such as ABS, airbags and traction control, including a function that 'pre-dries' your brakes in wet conditions.  In the unlikely event of any reliability issues, you have roadside assistance included in your hire charge anyway.  She's regularly serviced and has to pass the Certificate of Fitness (CoF) test required for rental cars every 6 months. 

All aspects are in good condition. The dark wood trim looks superbly understated, and all the thick cream leather seats have been specially treated and rejuvenated. Whilst it has above average km for its age, it's a very special and comfortable place to be, with the roof offering very effective soundproofing and electric everything for your controls.

A surprising amount, as the boot is large, barely affected by the roof being down, and if only 2 of you travelling there's masses of further space in the rear seats. The additional wind deflector can be removed prior to hire if people travelling in the rear seats, and we recommend they shouldn't be taller than 5' 9", but it will depend on how tall those in front are. With the roof up you can press a special lever in the boot and claim back a bit more height in the boot where the hood normally gets stowed. Please refer to the Seating & Luggage tab above for exact luggage dimensions.

Very striking, very controversial design when launched, now just very striking and very rare....

Absolutely nothing from 2007 worth mentioning IMHO....so instead, here are the best songs from artists from the same country as the car, Germany.

And whilst one on there isn't a German band, they surely deserve an honourable mention as you'll feel like a film star riding in this car...

Check out the rest of our classic best road trip driving tracks here and put RentAClassic on your play list… 

She can get up to 100km/h in under 7 secs....that's quite quick enough....

The steering wheel is connected to the front wheels with a big soft bag full of melted chocolate....I think he felt it was a little too wafty, but he wasn't driving the Sport model that our one is....

"The Ultimate Driving Wind in Your Hair Machine"