2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible first drive review: Open-top hustler

National Road 124 runs through Portugal’s Montes Novos region, and it’s a near-perfect stretch of pavement for car testing. Located 45 minutes to the northeast of Faro, it not only offers gorgeous mountain and valley views, but more importantly, a hugely entertaining mix of straightaways and corners that will put a vehicle through its paces. It’s the sort of road you’d dream about driving in a Mazda MX-5 Miata, Porsche 718 Boxster or some other nimble, topless sports car. Yet my steed for today’s test is something much, much larger.

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