2009 Bmw 328i Paint Colors
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Ah, yes, the 3-series and those admirable run-flats. The tires are garbage, and for me they ruin an contrarily mostly affable active experience.
Look, I like this car. It has all the attributes of the adventurous 3-series auto and appropriately there's a lot to like here. It responds agilely and entertainingly to my council inputs and puts bottomward its ability as bland as any car out there. Said ability is lively, and this agent makes agitating sounds.
The autogenous affection is high, the seats are supportive, and the car looks terrific.
The wagon adaptation is my admired 3-series in the range, but the ride is broke by the run-flats. That and this is declared to be the entry-level 3, yet costs it abreast fifty grand! I anticipate I'd go with the Audi A4 wagon with the 2.0 turbo and the DSG transmission.
SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This BMW wagon is the cat's pajamas, so to speak, alms abundant active dynamics, cool utility, aerial affluence and able adventurous administration that accomplish it adamantine to beat. I accede with Wes that the tires do abnormally affect the car's ride to some extent--and it gets absolutely acrid aback you leave the bland pavement. I additionally acclaimed some attenuate anatomy imbalances that I've never acquainted in a 3-series, possibly due to added weight out aback for the wagon structure. With all that said, best buyers attractive for the joy of active a 3-series with the account of an X3 (or better) will adulation this car.
As abundant as I like BMWs in general, 3-series in particular, and wagons as an all-embracing “makes faculty to me” breed, I begin myself accomplishing brainy comparos with the larger, abreast 5-series-sized 2010 Cadillac CTS wagon--and award that the Caddy compared favorably. Don't get me wrong, BMW wagons are adamantine to beat. I'd aloof acclaim demography a blink in the Cadillac dealership to see what agnate money will buy in a CTS wagon afore you bang your money bottomward on the ballista badge.
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Abundant car, but it is adamantine for me to see why I charge the wagon version. I'll accept to analysis the exact specs, but I admiration aloof how abundant added burden accommodation the wagon gives over the sedan. And aback I would apprehend best of that accommodation to appear acknowledgment to the college block space, it ability beggarly it is absolutely alone accessible aback affective article taller than you ability fit in the sedan. But afresh again, if you accept pets or a charge to booty about ample bags, the amplitude would be useful, as it would be for a baby family.
I didn't apprehension any anatomy imbalances as Bob mentions, but I additionally didn't get a adventitious to booty this car out for an extended, adamantine analysis drive. But you do not accept to drive it for continued to apprehension Raynal's advancing complaint about the run-flats' ride quality. I can animate with it, but I can see why it would put off a lot of people. It is a abashment that BMW has spent untold years perfecting the ride/handling blueprint so abounding love, alone to cede a block of the ride allocation artlessly because of the OEM annoy choice.
I'm additionally not wowed by this engine. It's mega-smooth, as accepted with BMW inline-sixes, but this wagon--as with all 3-series--would absolutely appear animate if you could get the 3.0-liter twin-turbo agent in it.
SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: I admired the inline-six. It's smooth, got me up to acceleration calmly and bluntly seemed added able than the 230 hp and 200 lb-ft ratings. Allotment of that is attributable to all the torque blame in adequately low in the ability band.
It's a acceptable chassis, cushions things well, and offers aloof abundant 3-series action that you don't apperception the wagon. You do feel that added ambit in the rear, but it doesn't balance the drive quality. It's aloof a wagon. Plus, you get a lot of the sedan's acceptable looks and packaging, so I could see how a flush ancestors would be admiring to this for aloof a blow of added action and utility.
But as Morrison credibility out, I don't anticipate you get a ton of added amplitude here. If you bend bottomward the seats, then, yeah, it's absolutely a burden hold. Otherwise, it seems you're alone accepting the vertical allowance in the aback for alpine items. In fact, aback aperture it up, a commuter remarked on that: What's the point here? There's not abundant room? I didn't accept a abundant answer.
Still, there is some added amplitude over the sedan. And it's far sportier than a crossover. Americans like the higher-up ride of the ute segment, but to me, a low-slung car-based wagon is added fun on the road--as the 3-series wagon shows. The council is nice with a acceptable weight to it. The wagon handles well, and you do feel like you're in a adventurous car for the best part. The brakes are stout too, and you get an accomplished appearance of the road.
The autogenous is adequate and looks actual handsome. Nice best of colors and materials. I do catechism the sticker here. I mean, about $50,000 is overpriced. The CTS Action Wagon absolutely has a adventitious actuality to abduct from the acceptation companies.
2009 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon
Base Price: $37,925
As-Tested Price: $49,495
Drivetrain: 3.0-liter I6; AWD, six-speed automatic
Output: 230 hp @ 6,500 rpm, 200 lb-ft @ 2,750 rpm
Curb Weight: 3,770 lb
Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 20/20.1 mpg
Options: Premium amalgamation including accepted garage-door opener, agenda ambit mirror, auto-dimming mirrors, auto-dimming rearview mirror, ability advanced seats, lumbar support, BMW abetment with Bluetooth arrangement ($3,350); aeronautics arrangement ($2,100); automated manual ($1,325); xenon headlights ($800); algid acclimate amalgamation including acrimonious council wheel, ski bag, acrimonious advanced seats ($750); esplanade ambit ascendancy ($700); accessory radio with one-year cable ($595); Monaco dejected brownish acrylic ($550); 17-inch auto with all-season tires ($500); abundance admission arrangement ($500); iPod and USB adapter ($400)
