2011 BMW 3-Series
The 2011 BMW 3-Series is a midsize car. If you are looking for an entry-level luxury sedan that can serve as a family hauler and emphasizes performance, the 2011 BMW 3-Series is a great car. If you shopping for a soft-sprung luxury cruiser, this may not be the car for you. When it comes to highly competitive, entry-level luxury sedans there are few cars that have a unanimous following among auto critics, but the 3-Series is one of them.
Although the 3-Series can be considered a luxury car, its design is biased toward performance. This means the 3-Series has a powerful motor and a stiff suspension that some may find too brutal for daily, real-world driving. While this makes for a fun car at the track, the 3-Series has to compromise other luxury car elements, like a plush ride. Simply put, it is not as comfortable on the road as a Lexus ES.
Pricing for a base 3-Series starts at $34,025, which seems relatively affordable, but once you start checking the options box, it becomes expensive quickly. Want AWD? That cost you about $2,000, depending on the body style. Need an automatic? Cough up $1,375. Navigation adds on another $2,100. For 2011, BMW gives the coupe and convertible some new cosmetic modifications to their front and rear. Additionally, BMW ditched the older twin-turbo setup in the 335i for a single turbo powerplant. The new engine makes the same power but is more fuel-efficient. Also new for 2011 are a pair of new models, the 335is coupe and convertible. For 2011, BMW has pulled the old switcharoo as the standard 335i gets a single turbo motor while the 2011 335is retains the older, bi-turbo engine.
