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Long Term Verdict: 2006 BMW 330i
For 2006 BMW offered toys previously unseen on the 3-among them, Active Steering and iDrive. With plenty of experience driving various BMWs equipped with both, we wanted neither....
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Fleet Update: 2006 BMW 330i
The debate continues on the feel of our 2006 BMW 330i: Some say it's still the ultimate driving machine, while others are wondering if BMW has lost its edge....
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Fleet Update: 2006 BMW 330i
At the freeway entrance, a line of vehicles ahead of me slammed on their brakes. I dynamited the brakes on our 2006 BMW 330i, ABS goes into action, and I stopped 1.6 microns away from the car in front of me....
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Fleet Update: 2006 BMW 330i
The 330i's innovative center-console bottle cooler kept drinks cold on a trip from Sacramento to Los Angeles where the outside temperatures hovered around 98 degrees....
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Future Vehicle: New BMW 3 Coupe Breaks Cover
BMW serves up two surprises with its long-awaited E92 3 Series coupe (the convertible, coming later, is codenamed E93), a 300-horse, 300-pound-foot twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six and those long, horizontal taillamps....
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2006 BMW 330i vs. 2007 Infiniti G35s Road Test Comparison Gallery
Conditions were far from optimal. Our charcoal-gray G35S six-speed contender arrived fresh off the plane with barely 200 miles showing on its odometer. The similarly somber-hued BMW 330i Sport six-speed on hand to defend its hard-earned sport-sedan title had been around the auto journalists' block s...
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2006 BMW 330i vs. 2007 Infiniti G35s Road Test Comparison Gallery
Conditions were far from optimal. Our charcoal-gray G35S six-speed contender arrived fresh off the plane with barely 200 miles showing on its odometer. The similarly somber-hued BMW 330i Sport six-speed on hand to defend its hard-earned sport-sedan title had been around the auto journalists' block s...
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2007 BMW 328i and 335i Sedans
Yes, you read that right. Only a couple years after their debut, BMW's 325i and 330i four-door sedans are slipping out the door with nary a wave goodbye. Taking their place are the 328i and 335i four-doors-powered by a 220-hp, normally-aspirated 3.0-liter six...
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Long-Term Road Test Arrival: 2006 BMW 330i
The previous-generation 3 Series, sold from 1999 through 2005, defined the modern, European-style sport sedan. In all its versions, the last 3 was a well-synthesized machine, sold like mad, and was still a solid seller even in its sixth and final year....
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Spied: BMW 3-Series Coupe & BMW 1-Series Hatchback
Peel the black electrical tape off the C-pillar, and you can see that the 3 Series coupe's classic Hoffmeister kink works well in harmony with Chris Bangle's "flame surfacing" on the next model, expected this fall....
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2006 BMW 330i
Will it be as rewarding to drive in the grind of the daily commute as it is on twisty two-lanes?...
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2006 BMW 325xi Sports Wagon
The BMW 325xi Sports Wagon rolled into U.S. showrooms last fall, only a few months after its sedan siblings. As with the previous generation, only the lower-output engine is offered--there's no 330. The 325xi's 3.0-liter inline-six sends its 215 hp to all four...
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Hottest 50 Cars, Trucks, and SUVs for 2006
The new model year is upon us, bringing the darlings of the last auto show season to our local dealers and driveways. From show floor to showroom, these are the most promising new models....
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2006 BMW 325xi Sports Wagon
The 325xi Sports Wagon rolls into U.S. showrooms this fall, only a few months after its sedan siblings. As with the previous generation, only the lower-output engine is offered--there's no 330....
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2006 BMW 325i
The BMW 330i is still at the top of the class, but is the slower and cheaper 325i a sad stepchild or young prodigy?...
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Road Test: 2006 BMW 330i
Driven By Desire: BMW won't launch a more important new car model this decade than the all-new 3 Series. This is the one car that must prove beyond doubt BMW hasn't lost its way. What makes the BMW 3 Series so wanted by car lovers and feared by rival automakers is that every successive generation ha...
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Road Test: 2006 BMW 330i
Driven By Desire: BMW won't launch a more important new car model this decade than the all-new 3 Series. This is the one car that must prove beyond doubt BMW hasn't lost its way. What makes the BMW 3 Series so wanted by car lovers and feared by rival automakers is that every successive generation ha...
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2006 BMW 3-series Coupe
WHAT: Popular and profitable variants of BMW's most important car are attired in all-new, de-Bangled sheetmetal. The coupe, convertible, and M3 will help the 3-series sedan, which arrives this summer, fend off challengers for the entry-luxury-segment crown. T...
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2006 BMW 330i
The latest iteration of BMW's best-selling sedan is bigger, better, and bolder. And we even like the exterior styling....
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2006 BMW 330i and 325i
The latest 3-series, codenamed E90, replaces the best-selling E46 that went on sale in 1998. Fortunately for BMW fans, the exterior styling isn't as controversial as the 5-, 6-, and 7-series that preceded it, although the interior looks cheaper to our eyes than the outgoing one....
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2006 BMW 330i and 325i
The latest 3-series, codenamed E90, replaces the best-selling E46 that went on sale in 1998. Fortunately for BMW fans, the exterior styling isn't as controversial as the 5-, 6-, and 7-series that preceded it, although the interior looks cheaper to our eyes than the outgoing one....
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2006 BMW 330i Photo Gallery
The BMW 3-series has been the leader of the pack for decades. See our wallpaper-quality photos of the latest 330i by photographer Mark Bramley here....
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Absent on Picture Day
-BMW 3-series Coupe will arrive in late spring 2006 with styling and features similar to the sedan and wagon. M3 and convertible models will come later....
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