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2008 BMW M3, Part Three
Why you should buy this car:You like power, speed and reliability all wrapped up in a compact, five-seat package. You accept no imitations. You like driving. You loved your Porsche 911, but need room for baby seats. You don't need to brag.
Why you shouldn't buy this car:
You're likely to ask "What do you mean it doesn't come in 'P***Y Magnet' Yellow?" You think girls are impressed by the size of your wing. You think the internal combustion engine is evil and loathe it in all of its forms, but especially the finest. You're a believer in that whole 'Speed Kills' thing.
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12:00 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Wes Siler
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Latest by photophile: I like how the top speed is limited to 155mph. Make you wonder how fast it can actually go. more »
2008 BMW M3, Part Two
Exterior Design: ***The 2008 BMW M3 sedan, depending on whom you ask, is either ugly or boring. We think it's a bit of both. But, packing supercar performance into a compact package that won't turn heads is definitely a positive thing. If anything, the M3 isn't subtle enough, we'd take ours — and boy how we'd take one — sans bumps and bulges. We'll add a star for any buyer savvy enough to order theirs with the badge delete option checked.
Interior Design: ****
One part subtle mixed with one part tacky, the 2008 is classic M3. Any car that combines classic BMW-type faces and design language with both red and blue stitching is a winner in our book. We'd specify either black or white for the leather, but the as-tested red is certainly, umm, eye catching. As with any BMW, the controls are precisely where your hands or feet expect to find them, making this interior work better than it looks.
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12:30 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Wes Siler
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Latest by camp6ell: @Bumblebee: maybe it's a Mr Polar? more »
2008 BMW M3, Part One
The 2008 BMW M3 puts the world around it in fast forward. No, this isn't some function hidden deep within the still befuddling iDrive or a secret performance setting achieved by hitting B, A, B, A, Select, Start; just an inherent ability to twist the world over its power dome and past its windscreen at a nearly impossible speed. Neither is this the kind of garden-variety performance achieved by the average big engine, small car formula. Remember how cheesy '80s action shows would speed up the tape during chase scenes? The resultant mix of unbelievably flat cornering and inexplicably rapid oncoming traffic just ended up being unbelievable and inexplicable. But not in this new M3.More »
12:30 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Wes Siler
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Latest by netcaretaker: Got the 335i and I have to say that driving the M3 was not worth the extra money over the 335i. I have a car as fast as the old M3 but did not have to pay M kind of more »
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2009 BMW M3 Coupe And Sedan Shots Emerge, Now In Dark Silver And White
Now that we've shown you some early shots of the 2009 BMW M3 Sedan, convertible and coupe, we thought we'd share some official pictures of the cars in new colors. We find the dark silver, a.k.a. Silverstone, on the sedan to be quite fetching. If we were forking over $54,575 for the sedan that's the one we'd probably get.More »
M3 Pricing Details: Available for Less Than $60,000
TheCarConnection is telling us today starting prices on the new BMW M3 Coupe and M3 Sedan will ring in at less than $60k. The V8 powered, 414 hp fraternal twins will be rolling out the door with the coupe priced at $57,275, the sedan will set you back $54,575. We're not sure if this is a bargain or not yet since the last copy of the M3 ran in the $50k range with 333 ponies from the inline 6. First copies will be available for 