2012 BMW 650 review

One of the greatest leaps in automotive progress this past decade has been the taming of the convertible. Once requiring a tradeoff — open-air enjoyment versus performance and year-round comfort — today's convertibles are increasingly civilized beasts, making the body style more practical than ever.

Despite its considerable handling and power, however, the gorgeously redesigned 2012 BMW 650i has missed out on all that progress.

It remains a convertible at heart, with an incredibly loud ride and a gigantic blind spot with the top up. When the top's down, though, drivers will enjoy a pleasant open-air experience as a terrific-sounding exhaust powers them down sun-kissed roads.

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Front ventilation
Front ventilation 1. Use the thumbwheels to smoothly open and close the air vents 2. Use the lever to change the direction of the air flow Avoiding injury Do not drop any foreign objects i ...

Environmental conditions
▷ Say the commands, numbers, and letters smoothly and with normal volume, emphasis, and speed. ▷ Always say commands in the language of the system. The language for the mobile pho ...

Displays in instrument cluster
Displays in instrument cluster 1 Stored desired speed ▷ Green: the system is active. ▷ Orange: the system is interrupted. 2 Lights up yellow: vehicle detected ahead Display also ...