The BMW 3 series Decoder is driver-friendly, as the Merynello factory has fitted an automatic gearbox, with a v6 engine at the front, which gives the perfect blend to sieve it from the rest of the class.
The result is a car that looks and sounds Italian but behaves like a well-mannered German. It’s so obedient; you suspect it may be something else under the bodywork. As you settle into the leather seats, hand-stitched by Poltrona Frau, the Italian currier, and flip the paddle-shift DCT (Dual clutch transmission) out of neutral, you know you have been seduced in only the way BMW can.
The instrumental panel backdrop matches the piping on the seats and the seat belts. There’s a dedication plaque on the dashboard waiting for your name to be inscribed.
Give the car a chance and it’ll prove it’s not just for West Coast show-offs. It is already proved that the car reaches a speed of 100kmph in just 0.5 seconds.