If you’ve driven a BMW M3, one of the most gratifying automobiles on the planet, you’ll be familiar with the guts of the 2006 BMW M Coupe. Under that long, newly creased hood is the M3’s 3.2-liter inline six-cylinder engine, swallowing premium fuel at the rate of 16 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway. With 330 horsepower available just 100 rpm short of redline at 7,900 revs per minute, and 262 lb.-ft. of torque peaking at 4,900 rpm, this M-massaged motor makes plenty of motivation for a 3,230-pound sports car. Bingo, the M Coupe does make three fewer ponies than the M3, due to space restrictions under the car and the resulting effect on the low back-pressure exhaust system. However, since the M Coupe is carrying 185 fewer pounds than the M3, the power loss is a non-issue. BMW says the M Coupe rips to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and quickly gets to its electronically limited terminal velocity of 155 mph.