2007 BMW 3-Series

One of the fastest moving targets in the automotive industry is the BMW3-Series. For a couple of decades now, the 3-Series has been the definitive sports sedan, which is not really surprising considering they invented the category with the 2002 back in the 1970s. As the marketing types will tell you, the first to a category usually dominates it (Red Bull comes to mind), so naturally every other...

Overview Competition in the convertible market has reached new heights. No longer is it enough for carmakers to have just a convertible. Now, to be truly a contender in this niche market, they must offer a hardtop convertible, one that replaces the traditional folding fabric top with a retractable hardtop. Witness the Volkswagen Eos, the Volvo C70, and the Chrysler Sebring. Always one to avoid...

Behold the BMW 335d coupe, a car that allows you to feel like you're helping to save the earth while covering it with smoky burnouts and black strips of burned rubber. This diesel-sipping Bimmer is only a few 10ths shy of a Porsche Boxster's best in the sprint from 0 to 60 mph at a claimed 6.1 seconds. But we've already nailed 60 mph in six seconds flat in the less powerful 330d, so we're...

Doing it right takes time. Good wine needs time to age, and fine artcan be months if not years in the making. In the case of the 3-Series Convertible, time elapsed is quickly approaching two entire years. That's a long time, even by automotive standards, but for good reason. BMW has been building and expanding the latest generation of 3-Series, the E90, during this span, and with the exception of...