2005 BMW M3 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the BMW M3:

Bolted to a six-speed manual transmission, the M3 can hit 60 mph in 4.8 seconds.

-- Car and Driver

In terms of pure performance, the M3 is among the most capable cars on the planet. Yet it also has a functional rear seat and starts at less than $50,000.

-- Edmunds.com

Aggressive driving is aided by heavily bolstered front bucket seats, a thick M Sport steering wheel with attractive blue and red stitching and distinctive, red-needled M instrumentation.

-- Edmunds.com

Even bystanders who don't know the difference between an M3 and a garden variety 3 Series Coupe might recognize that this car is hot.

-- New Car Test Drive

Best one-liner about the BMW M3:

The soundbite: It doesn't get any better than this. The catch: But you gotta be going 90 miles an hour. The post script: In a curve.

-- New Car Test Drive