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Originally Posted by gthal
Ok, now I need to use the dreaded "fanboy" term 
Having a 400 ft/lbs torque M3 would NOT make it just another C63. Who said it couldn't still be a screamer? Also, presuming that the "character" of the M3 is somehow more special than other cars screams bias. Sure, the character may be something you like but who is to say the general population agree. There are lots of "special" cars out there with different character to the M3. Special is in the eye of the beholder.
To say the sales of an M3 with more torque would drop as the car somehow would become less special is wrong IMO. 95% of the buying public absolutlely like torque and don't give a rats ass about the "special" character of the M3. My guess is it would get even better reviews (if that's possible) and have higher sales. You forget that the group of hardcore, traditionalist M3 buyers is tiny compared to those buying M3s. The next gen M3 will have a VERY different character than the current and past M3s and I bet (economy aside) it will outsell the current generation in spite of the traditionalists (who represent a small, small portion of the M3 buying public) screaming murder.
Anyway, saying that more torque in the M3 would make if have less character and would be bad shouts bias and fanboyism. I can (and do) understand how many people would prefer the current M3 to other cars like the C63 but I saying that if you added more torque to the M3 it becomes less appealing is... well... silly I stand by my opinion that 98% of us would choose and M3 with more torque all else being equal. Wanting a car with lower torque may be true for a very, very, very small portion of M3 owners who are diehard traditionalists and for many of those folks, the E46 M3 is probably the better choice anyway (E92 is too soft). Remember when a V8 was considered blasphemy for the M3 because it was not in the "character" of the M3... well, it's funny how forward progress made most of the naysayers forgot all about their V8 concerns.
Anyway, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.  We are all allowed to have our own opinion (even if mine is right  j/k). |
I like torque as well coming from a DINAN tuned N63 TTV8 with 575 ft/lbs @ 1700 rpm to my current 650 with 450 ft/lbs @ around the same RPM (waiting for DINAN S2 to be released) torque is fun - but from my limited seat time in M3's, including my very recently acquired 2012 ZCP/DCT M3 I appreciate the different driving characteristics of the high revving NA V8 in my E92
If i want lazy, effortless torque I will drive the "6"
