2023 BMW M4 Convertible Interior and Cargo

BMW offers three base colors, all combined with black. These options are Tartufo (brown), Ivory White, and Black. The rest are color combinations, including Yas Marina Blue/Black with Yellow accents, Silverstone/Black, Kyalami Orange/Black, Fiona Red/Black, and Fjord Blue/Black.

BMW also offers a more upmarket leather in the same color combinations mentioned above, retailing for $2,550 each.

Aluminum Tetragon is the standard interior trim, although you can opt for carbon fiber for $950. BMW's Individual options include Piano Black Finish, Aluminum, and Open-Pored Black Wood with Silver effect, but you'll need to fork out $1,080 additionally and be prepared to wait a little longer for your car.

With the roof folded down, you get 9 cubic feet of cargo capacity. While not exceptional, it is a usable amount of space for a compact convertible. It's also on par with what the few remaining competitors in the segment provide.

If you do need more room, you can raise the roof. This will increase the cargo capacity to around 11 cubes according to most measurements, as official figures are hard to come by. That's not too bad and actually bigger than the trunks of some small sedans such as the Mercedes A-Class.

Interior storage is ample, with large door pockets, storage space underneath the center console, and armrest storage for the front passengers. Since there isn't enough space for a rear center seat, that space has been dedicated to housing two cupholders for the rear passengers.

BMW gives you a decent number of standard features while still leaving enough room for improvement on the options list. As standard, it has dual-zone climate control, a three-spoke M steering wheel with the famous contrast stitching, comfort access keyless entry, auto-dimming interior and driver's mirrors, three-stage heated and 14-way power-adjustable front seats, four-way power lumbar support for the front seats, multicolor ambient lighting, tri-color pinstriped M seatbelts, a wind deflector, and a universal garage-door opener.

A 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster is standard and forms part of the Live Cockpit Professional system. A heated steering wheel, ventilated front seats, a neck warmer, and remote engine start can be added optionally.

On the safety side, the M4 Convertible comes with dynamic cruise control, parking sensors front and rear, auto high beams, advanced real-time traffic information (with over-the-air updates), and an active driving assistant as standard. The latter comprises frontal-collision warning, blind-spot detection, lane-departure warning, and speed-limit info. A head-up display is available on the options list.

Holding all things information/entertainment together is BMW's iDrive 7.0 system that's accessed through a 10.25-inch screen. iDrive 7.0 can be operated by voice or the touchpad controller. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both standard, as is a beautifully tuned 12-speaker, 450-watt Harman Kardon sound system. Wireless charging and a Wi-Fi hotspot are optionally available.

While the touchscreen response isn't the quickest out there, it's smooth, and the menus are easy to navigate. From there, you can change everything from individual driving dynamics to the interior ambient lighting, as well as manage your playlist.