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The Bottom Line:
The slightly lower front-impact scores are a concern, but the 2008 BMW 3-Series performs well in safety tests.
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safety features up the wazoo
received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest rating
Four stars, frontal collision; five stars, side impact
FEATURES | 9 out of 10
Expert Quotes:
navigation requires hideous iDrive system
Car and Driver
A remote replaces the key...engine fires via a start/stop button
Cars.com
We'd steer clear of the optional navigation system
Edmunds
The 2008 BMW 3-Series offers much in the way of excellent options, as well as some that are not so excellent. Standard features include the usual power windows/locks/mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, and AM/FM/CD player.
Cars.com praises this 2008 BMW's sound system, which features "Subwoofers beneath the front seats...included with the standard audio system." MyRide.com also notes that the 2008 BMW 3-Series offers "ground lighting in the door handles [and] rear ambience lighting."
Optional features on the BMW 2008 include Sirius radio and Logic7 surround sound, while a "multifunction remote replaces the conventional key," starting the engine with a start/stop button. According to Cars.com, for 2008, BMW also offers "Dynamic Cruise Control, adaptive xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights and Active Steering with Servotronic speed-sensitive assist."
Vehicles optioned with the navigation system also pick up the iDrive system, which requires a complicated, screen-driven interface for some controls. Car and Driver describes it as the "hideous iDrive system." Edmunds also advises buyers of the 2008 BMW to steer clear "of the optional navigation system...as its accompanying iDrive interface is very unintuitive."
Conclusion
The 2008 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon can be trimmed out with the latest tech gear, but iDrive makes the navigation system user-unfriendly.
