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The navigation screen also multitasks by integrating audio, trip computer, and phone-system controls, as well as by displaying a bunch of useful information on demand, including the miles to empty, outside temperature, and time speed and distance calculations. The screen itself is usually easily visible, although glare in some light can make it difficult. There is no voice-recognition ability, and the system is slow to present directions, but once calculated, they are displayed in a useful turn-by-turn list with voice guidance. But the map-cursor method is cumbersome and best suited to nearby locations, as the map scale can't be changed during the process.

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Destinations may be entered by zip code, from the address book, by direct address entry using the main knob to choose letters and numbers, or by moving the map cursor. Compared with more modern systems, including those in newer BMWs, the nav interface is limited. Our convertible was fitted with an optional DVD-based satellite navigation system, controlled via an LCD interface in the center of the dash.

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Instrument-panel design is classic BMW, with a large hooded pod for the main gauges and a center stack angled toward the driver for easier access to the audio and climate controls. The M-branded, leather-wrapped steering wheel provides audio- and cruise-control toggles, giving the driver a fine office from which to go about the M3's business. The 2006 BMW M3 is built for high-performance motoring in comfort, a fact immediately apparent as you slip into its firmly padded and wonderfully accommodating seats. On top of that, factor in the $695 destination charge and a $1,300 gas-guzzler penalty, and the grand total comes to $67,070. For power lumbar support in the front seats, add $400, and xenon headlights will set you back another $700. Our test car had the Cold Weather Package ($750) a Harman Kardon sound system ($675) a rudimentary nav system ($1,800) Michelin Pilot Sport tires ($1,750) and an SMG gearbox ($2,400).

With an intuitive rollover-protection system and a range of other standard features, the latest M3 convertible is about as safe as soft-top sports cars can hope to be.īut like all BMWs, a 2006 BMW M3 doesn't come cheap: The convertible starts at $56,600. The undeniable sunny-day attraction of top-down motoring and the stress-reducing capability of the SMG to operate fully automatically in traffic if desired make the M3 convertible as fine a car for everyday use as it is for high-performance driving. An excellent combination of sports handling and comfort contributes to the M3 being a race car of the road with real room for four. While 300 pounds heavier than the coupe, the M3 convertible is still blisteringly quick and capable, delivering plenty of smooth, refined power.

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Sirius Satellite Radio is available as a dealer-installed option, though, and the car is prewired for Bluetooth compatibility. The 2006 BMW M3 does show its age in its somewhat dated cabin electronics: MP3 capability even for CDs is nil, and the navigation system, while useful, has fewer features than most newer systems.

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In this day and age, maybe we should just be happy to have the lever there in the first place.It may no longer be the most modern car in its class, but with its 3.2-liter, 333-horsepower engine, its sequential manual gearbox (SMG), and its well-appointed interior, it more than holds its own and has well-earned M-car cachet. While the lever doesn’t slice through the cogs with the feel you’d expect for such a layout, it does at least enable quick, albeit knuckly changes. Power is sent rearwards through a six-speed manual gearbox (we'd opt for this over the SMG semi-auto), the ‘box itself sitting immediately below the lever for a satisfyingly close connection. We described the note as a ‘confident howl that pushes all the right buttons’ back in evo 025.

It produces a useful 269lb ft of torque from 5000rpm – a high number by today’s turbocharged standards – proving that the engine needs to be revved to offer its sweetest performance, and sounds just plain old lovely.

Thankfully, the past decade and a bit has been kind to the engine, and with the latest M3 receiving a turbocharger and even the previous E92 generation swapping six- for eight-cylinders, the E46 possesses a classic charm that’s been lacking from the M3 badge ever since.Įven today in the twenteens, it’s a peach of a powertrain.