We attended our 2nd 'Ultimate Drive' BMW test drive day at DeSimone BMW, and drove a total of 6 cars worth $361,000. One car alone, the V-12 760Li, listed for almost $120,000. My opinions:

• 330Ci Coupe (auto) - man, do automatics suck the life out of sporty cars. Not as fantastic a suspension as we expected, can't see spending close to $40 on one
• 325xi Wagon (auto) - At $30k, this car makes more sense. Don't need the 4wd, but everything else is just about right. The 2.5 liter is quick enough (needs the 5-speed though), and the size is just right for us
• Z4 2.5 (manual) - Yes, it handles better than the Z3 we drove a while back, but that styling! Don't like the interior much, HATE the exterior. Great manual transmission, clutch grabs pretty high
• 745Li (auto) - I-Drive will drive you nuts. Nice car, pretty quick, great seats.
• 760Li (auto) - So this is what $120,000 buys you. Huge V12 puts out 438 hp and 444 ft-lbs of torque for a 0-60 in under 5.5 seconds. This is in a car weighing almost 5000 pounds! Seats are heated, air-conditioned, and they massage. Back seats do all this plus recline. Truly a limo for the uber-rich.
• 540i SportWagon (auto) - As it was last year, my favorite of the bunch. So easy to drive fast, so perfectly balanced, traction control that can easily be turned all the way off, big enough to be a real wagon. I want this one!

First Car, 330ci	Me and the 745Li	Driving the Z4	How about a spin in the V12 $118,000 760Li?	Yum
Heated, air-conditioned and massaging seats	Command center	The Engine Start Button	Deb and the Z4
Deb and the 325xi
My dream car, the 540i SportWagon		Vroom Vroom