2006 BMW M3
A Pair of Star Athletes, with More Attractions for 2006




Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, December 15, 2005... For enthusiasts of ultimate automotive performance, it's a magic name: BMW M3. Combining the all-around excellence of the BMW 3 Series with the spectacular performance and handling prowess of BMW M, the two M3 models are formidable BMW sports cars that have earned - again and again - accolades from the world's motoring critics while providing their buyers with real performance and equally real practicality.


For 2006, the two M3 models - the M3 Coupe at $49,595 including destination charge and the M3 Convertible at $57,295  - continue. The Coupe offers enhanced standard equipment and a new option.


What's new for 2006

• Leather upholstery newly standard in Coupe
• Newly composed Premium Package
• Power rear-window sunshade newly available in Coupe.
• Optional 19-in. forged alloy wheel no longer available on Coupe with Competition Package.

Critical Acclaim for BMW M3

In its All-Stars awards of February ‚04, Automobile Magazine named BMW M3 its GT choice: "The latest M3 has everything we like about cars - speed, handling, braking, good looks - just the way we like it. Deeply sporty, edgy even, it is luxurious and relentlessly smooth yet blindingly fast." (Coupe and Convertible)

"Even when the rev limiters [of its competitors] shut off the lights, the 3.2-liter continues to burn with a bright flame. The music of its brass chorus borders on ecstasy. The Sport setting, not so concerned with transitions acceptable to everyone, sharpens things by opening the throttles faster. Together with its direct M3 steering, the eager brakes with their biting pedal feel, and good feedback all around, the BMW offers the all-around sportiest package."

auto motor und sport, Germany, from a June 21, '04 comparison of the M3 Convertible with its two key competitors

"The M3 is the vehicle for performance-oriented drivers, the sharpest tool for carving up a back road. The focus of the car is edgy steering with tight controls and an engine that likes to rev."

Shaun Bailey, in a December '03 Road & Track comparison test (Coupe)

"The M3 Coupe is as comfortable on a race track as it is on the fast track of everyday life. Complete with all the aggressive performance-aimed suspension goodies – like big wheels, tires and brakes – the M3 hunkers down and shows everyone who looks its way that it means business. But get in the driver's seat and grab the thick M Sport steering wheel; if you can do that without a pump of the old adrenal gland, check to make sure you're breathing. A turn of the key, a blip of the throttle and the dulcet tones of its exhaust note will melt your heart."

AutoWeek, July 7, '03, declaring the M3 Best Sports Coupe

"This is a strongly flavored choice, muscular and deliberate, ferociously powerful, and not at all shy about its performance compromises. It always acts like the automotive jock it is, every mile of every day."

Car and Driver, May '03 (Coupe)

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