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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Engaging the transmission position
Transmission position P can only be disengaged if the engine is running and the brake pedal is pressed. With the vehicle stationary, press on the brake pedal before shifting out of P or ...

Leafing through the Owner's Manual
Page by page with link access Turn the controller until the next or previous page is displayed. Page by page without link access Leaf through the pages directly while skipping the links. Highl ...

Functional requirements
The system must have been initialized when the tire inflation pressure was correct; otherwise, reliable signaling of a flat tire is not ensured. Initialize the system after each correction of th ...