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07-26-2007, 02:15 AM | #1 |
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his take on the exhaust note is a divergence from the other articles i've read, where they say that the exhaust note starts timid an increases in ferocity to a shrieking wail near the redline. instead he characterizes it as an unchanging note throughout most of the range.
also, his writing style is horrible.
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Except when it called it a beemer...
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I'm not sure I really gained much from reading that.
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I read his reviews every week in our Afrikaans Sunday newspaper in South Africa.
He does have a style like an author... I pick up a slight bit of anti-BMW bias in favour of the 4 rings and three pointed star sometimes, citing petty things as problems when the overall dynamic and package is clearly superior and better value for money... Like when he can't find much to moan about he still has to sneak something negative in and then play it down again: "That's a road rather than car dependant feature, of course. "...i mean come on Like epacy said it's hard to get something from the review, and i agree with esquire's post RE the engine note too What I don't like is that fact that people criticize the ///M3 interior while the RS4 dash is clearly more dated and blandly styled (as can be seen in the square dash pics in the EVO mag pics). While i concede the ///M car has little to distinguish it from the normal Coupes it is hardly ugly. |
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Keep in mind that a car review is an opinion from an imperfect man or woman that most likely keeps a bias for a certain brand or nationality (erm Jeremy Clarkson) and has a certain amount of expectations for what he/she likes.
None the less, this review was awesome. Hits on points the BMW always struggles with and gold stars where most of us really want them. My favorite quote.... This car, this animal, this beast, is alive and well and living right on top of the performance-&-pleasure heap. New M3 is the oversteer, tail-happy king of unadulterated, flat-out, feel-good fun. As a ferocious monster backed-up by delicate, subtle and pliable dynamics, there is nothing to beat it.
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07-26-2007, 10:13 AM | #13 |
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nice review, glad to see more positive ones.
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I'd say a good, but not glowing review. With all the electronic gimmicks, it just confirms that the M3 has moved into the realm a GT Cruiser. Not necessarly bad, but once you start paying that kind of money, there's more competition than just Audi.
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BMW style is what I dislike. The textures and meterials are great along with the seats and instruments. But.... ...those are all pretty much superficial compared to why BMW removed their driver-centric design (e30 e46) of having the interior face the driver. The radio and climate control buttons where all slightly slanted in your direction. The passenger, was just that... a passanger! This new Worl Cup sailboat interior with the Sails themselves being woven into every curve of the new e90's interior....sucks. Not only does the front dash NOT encompass the driver, it gives an glasshouse feel to the cabin. Like I am on a porch swing! Uninspiring at best...! -Garrett |
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07-26-2007, 11:14 AM | #16 |
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The interior looks much better without the seperate iDrive screen, imo. Sadly UK drivers won't be given the choice.
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I would like to have that problem.
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Problem of what? We're beiing given standard iDrive.
Whereas it should be a no-cost option, so those who want it can have it anyway.
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agreed...and I don't see why people think the idrive screen is so ugly. It certainly would look more cohesive and unintrusive if it was somehow integrated into the dash like Audi's rather than bulging out the top...but without it the interior looks more bland and drab than it already seems.
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I don't like the Audi's. You have to look a good bit down to find it.
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I'd say the E36 dash is even more purposeful, not having superfluous clutter on the centre console as opposed to all those buttons in one area on that E30.
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