The driver's standard.
What's new for the 2006 BMW 3-series: Sedan and wagon versions enjoy a redesign. Coupes and convertibles are carryovers.
Luxury automakers across the globe have long challenged the BMW 3-series for sports sedan supremacy. Occasionally one comes up with a car that's faster, roomier, or better priced, but when it comes to respect and success, this Bimmer has never budged from its perch atop the heap.
Luxury automakers across the globe have long challenged the BMW 3-series for sports sedan supremacy. Occasionally one comes up with a car that's faster, roomier, or better priced, but when it comes to respect and success, this Bimmer has never budged from its perch atop the heap.
The 3-series' winning formula is hardly a secret: it's fast, it looks cool, and it's the very embodiment of BMW's "Ultimate Driving Machine" slogan. Thanks to its communicative steering, perfectly balanced handling, snick-snick shifter, and ingratiating six-cylinder engines, there's never been any debate of the 3-series being the most enjoyable car in its class. One drive will make you a believer.
It used to be that the 3-series' driving excellence had to compensate for flaws elsewhere, but over the years BMW has made it a more well-rounded car. The once-austere interior is now detailed and refined, and the once-muddy stereo now kicks out good tunes. The back seat, while larger than before, is still mediocre and a few controls can be confusing, but thankfully, the 3-series is the one sedan in which BMW doesn't force-feed its infamous iDrive interface down customers' throats.
Further points in the 3-series' favor are free maintenance for four years and strong resale value. Best of all, this is a car that comes in far more flavors than the competition: sedan, coupe, convertible, or wagon; rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive; automatic or manual; turbo or no turbo.
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