evo: New M3 is a "disappointment"

[Alex07M3]

Originally Posted by dmk08

Yes better. And IMO not even close. Old school 5.0 have always sounded amazing.

Maybe the 5.0 sound better, but this sound is still more then good enough for me

[Ezio]

Originally Posted by Alex07M3

If it was a $30-40k car I'd probably say yes, but in this range of price, I have no choice but to be dissapointed by the sound.

this is spot on. I want a premium sound with my premium car.

idk why these F80 guys can just over the fact the cars sound will always be a let down after the E92.

[Shredicus]

Originally Posted by Ezio

this is spot on. I want a premium sound with my premium car.

idk why these F80 guys can just over the fact the cars sound will always be a let down after the E92.

They should have taken active sound a bit further in the f8x and put megaphones on the outside to hide the diesel WOT and ricer farts

[dmk08]

You will be in a good place to hear it.

[modkrazy]

The AA exhaust on the previous page sounds alright at best. It's a big improvement in that it doesn't sound like shit, but still sounds like something that belongs on a G37S or something. So I agree with Alex on that one.

The old 5.0s sounded badass, but they didn't have the F1 howling character of the S65/S85. The S65 paired with a good exhaust is one of the best sounding cars out there. We even had a poster on here say his full (Dinan?) exhaust sounded better than his stock 458, which seems unbelievable to me, but it's honestly an accomplishment just to be mentioned in the same sentence.

Originally Posted by Shredicus

They should have taken active sound a bit further in the f8x and put megaphones on the outside to hide the diesel WOT and ricer farts

Aren't they already doing this? I remember reading that the i8's "Pedestrian Protection" actually put Active Sound speakers into one of the exhaust pipes to keep the peds on their toes.

[Law]

Originally Posted by modkrazy
Aren't they already doing this? I remember reading that the i8's "Pedestrian Protection" actually put Active Sound speakers into one of the exhaust pipes to keep the peds on their toes.

Yea there was an article about Active Sound for the exterior.

Unsurprisingly, the affect is reciprocated in the interior where BMW has piped in "some really quite authentic 6-cylinder sounds" according to this reviewer. But what does he know, he's just a journalist

We better get used to this guys.
In the future, exhaust systems might consist of purchasing a $3000.00 MP3 file from Akrapovič's iTunes page

**Digital induction system sold separately

[Richbot]

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

[bigjae1976]

Originally Posted by Richbot

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

The F8X doesn't sound bad in the videos. I think it will be very hard to beat the S65.

I would consider the worst sounding BMW to be...the E46M3. I don't see anyone bitching about that anymore. I think they all sound quite civic like.

[Wolfinwolfsclothing]

Originally Posted by Richbot

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

Don't hear anything of the sort.

911 with PSE is one of the best and the f8x is pretty bad to say the least.

[Ezio]

Originally Posted by Richbot

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

are you crazy? the 911 sounds worlds better.

[Rambler]

Originally Posted by Richbot

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

Time for a hearing check, these sound absolutely nothing alike.

Compared to the Dodge Dart turbo, however, the M4's sound is very close.

[Rambler]

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

The F8X doesn't sound bad in the videos. I think it will be very hard to beat the S65.

I would consider the worst sounding BMW to be...the E46M3. I don't see anyone bitching about that anymore. I think they all sound quite civic like.

I just think it has been pretty well established and accepted that it's terrible sounding (with the exception of the CSL) so there's no point in discussing it anymore.

[bigjae1976]

Originally Posted by Rambler

I just think it has been pretty well established and accepted that it's terrible sounding (with the exception of the CSL) so there's no point in discussing it anymore.

That's what I thought...not all agree in the BMW forum universe.

[Richbot]

Originally Posted by Ezio

are you crazy? the 911 sounds worlds better.

Disagree. Prove I'm wrong? Can't. Subjective. Know what's not subjective? The F8x performs better in every single performance metric than the E9x. I prefer my E90 but I'm not such a fanboy that I let how it sounds blind me to the march of progress.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

That's what I thought...not all agree in the BMW forum universe.

I think our sounds decent with bW race. Raw not great but decent.

[bigjae1976]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

I think our sounds decent with bW race. Raw not great but decent.

It's loud. Wouldn't necessarily say I love it. More like quantity over quality.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

It's loud. Wouldn't necessarily say I love it. More like quantity over quality.

Yeah its loud. make their ears bleed as you pass.

[modkrazy]

Originally Posted by Richbot

All this bitching about sound and to my ear the F8x sounds a lot like a 911, which is of course a peasant's car.

I would get to an ENT doctor, stat. Something is seriously amiss!

[Law]

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

The F8X doesn't sound bad in the videos. I think it will be very hard to beat the S65.

I would consider the worst sounding BMW to be...the E46M3. I don't see anyone bitching about that anymore. I think they all sound quite civic like.

Originally Posted by Rambler

I just think it has been pretty well established and accepted that it's terrible sounding (with the exception of the CSL) so there's no point in discussing it anymore.

While the S54's exhaust sound (particularly stock) is nothing to rave about, the S54 had a very sweet induction/engine sound.

People tend to put their attention on the exhaust noise but they often forget that for many, induction noise also played a significant role in the M-cars of past.

[Rambler]

^ Agree with you there - Same goes for the E9x, especially the stock exhaust which is fairly muted. But the induction noise is drool worthy.

[davesaddiction]

Speaking of induction noise...

[crypticc]

Originally Posted by davesaddiction

Speaking of induction noise...

Lol at the old comments asking where the electronic synth noise is coming from