2006 3 series touring
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My verdict is still out on the 06' models... I am glad I didn't wait unit the 06 tourning came out to get ours. I am not sure about the back end or the lights. The back seems to drop off a bit too much... my opinion though. I really need to see it in person.
However, if it comes in a 330 to the US, well then I might be a little upset.. I am sure some sport wheels would set it off nicely.
Good find!
However, if it comes in a 330 to the US, well then I might be a little upset.. I am sure some sport wheels would set it off nicely.
Good find!
I am so disappointed. Why did they have to ruin the three series? What was wrong with the E46? If it ain't broke....you don't fix it. I have a feeling that the next M3 is going to look like a sleeper........the current M3 looks...tough, mean and something else. The new M3 (if they use the E90 body style) will look weak and un-intimidating.
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JMO
I totally agree. Sitting here drinking coffee and getting ready to go on my LONG trip to pick up my 2005 Interlagos Blue M3. I am so excited...but I hope it does not look purple in person, for that I am nervous.
I think the V8 in the new M3 will attract a lot of buyers, but the current M3 and the past model are timeless...IMO.
Congrats on the X3 being built. Those have really grown on me....love them now!!
I think the V8 in the new M3 will attract a lot of buyers, but the current M3 and the past model are timeless...IMO.
Congrats on the X3 being built. Those have really grown on me....love them now!!
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Before it was a little hard to recognize if it was a 318, 320,28,25 or 330 from the distance, but the more I see of the new generation of BMWs the more it seems to me that for this new ones its going to be harder to tell if it is a 3 series or a 5
I think you guys are giving the M3 too much credit. We all here have the "trained eye" to easily spot an M3 over a regular 3-Series, but the average fool would probably barely know the difference. The little differences of the M3 are HUGE to us because we understand how the small differences give the M3 such an aggressive appearance. But in the grand scheme of things, the M3's profile and looks are almost nothing like a sports car. It is squared off a lot and has a very boxy profile...it is not very low and long and I don't think it screams "sports car" at all, unless you know BMW's well.
If you put a Corvette and an M3 side-by-side, the Corvette is EASILY the definition of a sports car, whereas the M3 looks more like a luxury sports coupe.
Case in point: The E46 M3 is in fact a sleeper in the auto industry as a whole and I expect to the next-generation M3 to be a sleeper as well.
If you put a Corvette and an M3 side-by-side, the Corvette is EASILY the definition of a sports car, whereas the M3 looks more like a luxury sports coupe.
Case in point: The E46 M3 is in fact a sleeper in the auto industry as a whole and I expect to the next-generation M3 to be a sleeper as well.
very well put. but exactly that is what i think makes the bimmer M3 that awesome. it is not as corvette, porsche and especially ferrari trying to shout at you at first sight how god dang fast they are. it is more like carl lewis in a tuxedo. this more classic look. still, you are right that an M3 might not be recognized as the sportscar it is by a regular non-car-fanatic.
but improving that situation can not be to further enhance the unimpressive look of the new version M3. I think that this wolf in sheep´s cloting style is perfectly realized in the E46.
but improving that situation can not be to further enhance the unimpressive look of the new version M3. I think that this wolf in sheep´s cloting style is perfectly realized in the E46.