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09-20-2007, 07:43 AM | #1 |
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M3 testdrive - My personal review
Today I got an M3 from BMW Switzerland for a one hour testdrive :-)
spec: 19", no EDC Here my thoughts: general: Very comfortable, very easy to drive, very fast, no major disappointments engine: Awsome sound (volume inside is ok; not muted as some other reviews said), acceleration: <3500rpm ok, >3500 all hell breaks loose. Actually it behaves like a turbo engine (real boost at 3500), which was quite unexpected. Overall: could get the "engine of the year" award. suspension/handling: The standard suspension (no EDC) is comfortable but is at the same time stiff enough go fast around corners. The steering is ok. I will still get EDC. gearbox: My opinion has been confirmed: The 6MT tranny is rubbish. Just forget quick shifts. NEWS: In Geneva (March 08) BMW will introduce the M3 convertible together with M-DCT. Available late spring. (This info is from a BMW-CH guy who will go to Geneva to present this stuff) |
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09-20-2007, 08:44 AM | #5 | |
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He only said conv and DCT will be there for sure; this doesn't rule out an earlier debut of e.g. DCT (although I personally doubt that). |
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09-20-2007, 11:18 AM | #6 |
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Short shifter will fix this.
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09-20-2007, 02:56 PM | #7 |
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[QUOTE=swiss_cornholio;1428072]My opinion has been confirmed: The 6MT tranny is rubbish. Just forget quick shifts.
Sorry for this but I couldn't disagree more. It does take a little time, maybe half a day, but once you learn the timing the shifts are short and quick; in some ways more satisfying than my 911 (996) T; sold in July so no direct comparison. |
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09-20-2007, 03:08 PM | #8 |
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I'm not going to throw any superlatives around, since I have not yet driven the car, but after sitting in it, the travel in the clutch pedal (which feels extremely light, by the way) is long and so is the throw of the lever. With your eyes closed you frankly would not believe you were in an M3. It really doesn't feel sporty.
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I compare it with my Z4: They would rather have taken that gearbox/clutch and put an M batch on the stick! |
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i'll be waiting for the M-DCT version anyways. screw 6 speed tranny, it's like dessert, DCT is where it's at! |
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09-20-2007, 05:35 PM | #11 |
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Call me old school, but there's nothing like shifting through the gears and mastering your car's manual transmission. It makes me feel more involved I guess...
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nonetheless, i totally see where you're coming from. |
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I am probably a younger M3 driver and very much into new techlonogy, love gadgets etc but I too am old school when it comes to transmissions.
Nothing better than heel toeing into a nice bend and smoothly shifting up out of the turn |
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