It was a fine day for all when, in December 2005, we took delivery of a Mystic Blue Metallic BMW 330i. Freshly redesigned for the 2006 model year, the new "E90" 3 Series had a tough act to follow ...

See All 8 Photos This E90 sedan is the first in a lengthy ... the new 3 Series comes only with a 3.0-liter six in North America. The 330i gets what BMW calls the "high-output" version of the ...

Accordingly, the new sedan, known internally as the E90, is about ... the value of DSC+, BMW's latest electronic stability-control system that is standard on the 330i. As in the previous model ...

All the usual BMW boxes for safe handling and creamy refinement were ticked in the E90 330i. The engine was honey-smooth and suitably raspy right up to 7,000rpm, 400rpm past the 254hp power peak.

For decades, the BMW 3 Series remained the sole luxury sedan ... Plus, for relaxed drivers, this means the 330i gets up to speed with just a whiff of throttle input, just-off-idle revs, and ...