"Frank Kemper" > wrote in message
...

> Living in Munich, I have seen sveral 3' series coupés lately. They
> seemde to be pre-production cars, because the brand signs were hidden
> under tape.
>
> My two first impressions were these:
>
> 1. looks nice, clean and plain. Somehow like a mixture between E90
> and 850ci. Not bad, but also not totally terriffic.
>
> 2. no sound. The new engine soulds like an electric motor. May sound
> different from the inside, but the sound was as low asi twas boring.
>

That's my objection to my early ('99) E46. You can't hear the engine at all
from inside the car with the windows closed. My other BMW, a Z4, has a
resonant tube in the engine bay to amplify the sound - seems sort of nutty,
but it works pretty well.

Tom K.