Regardless of a few shortcomings, perhaps the best thing about the 2006 M Coupe is that it’s not overloaded with BMW technology. There’s no iDrive. There’s a normal turn signal stalk. The shifter operates intuitively, though it’s easy to accidentally engage reverse gear if you’re not paying attention. There aren’t a million different fine-tuned programs to select, tweak, disengage, and understand only after consulting a thick manual. The 2006 BMW M Coupe is a simple machine, built purely for speed, and that alone makes it worth investigation.

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