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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Start/Stop button
Pressing the Start/Stop button switches radio readiness or the ignition on or off. Manual transmission: if you press the Start/Stop button and depress the clutch, the engine starts. Automatic ...

Fuses
Notes Replacing fuses Never attempt to repair a blown fuse and do not replace a defective fuse with a substitute of another color or amperage rating; this could lead to a circuit overload, ul ...

Switching on
The cooler can be operated at two levels. 1. Switch on the ignition. 2. Press the button once for each cooling level. The highest cooling power is active when two LEDs are lit. If the coole ...