Perfect BMX Car: Manhart Racing for the Win
Somewhere euro car snob and occasional BMW Wagon owner, Mike Ardelean, just shat himself.
A while ago the dealer gave me an E91 3 series wagon while my car was in the shop. While, overall, the car was enjoyable enough, I couldn’t get over just how unbelievably shitty the ergonomics were. I, a man with a 6’5″ wingspan, could not reach the window switches, there was no position that the steering wheel could be in that didn’t block gauges and things were changed from the E46 for no apparent reason. Also, the start button was just stupid.
When it came down to it, I liked it, but not enough to upgrade. In fact, I disliked it enough to tell people I know not to buy one.
I’d forgive it all for this. It’s an E91 3 Series wagon, fitted with an E90 M3 body kit and an E60/61 M5 drive train. Let me repeat that. BMW does *not* make an M3 wagon. They make a sedan and a coupe, but no wagon. This puts out around 400hp from a v-8. BMW *does* make an M5 wagon, which puts out around 500 hp from a v-10. What this is is an M3 wagon with an M5 drivetrain.
It’s also $120,000. So, yeah, I won’t be getting this. But I want it. bad.
Full press release at Autoblog.
