Bad, bad, bad...

[///WeissBisBlau]

Nope, you just pull back on the downshift paddle (even if in D), then press the throttle fully, till you get that little "click", and you're OFF! DCT selects the "optimum" acceleration combo for you! Gotta be ready to upshift like really really quick, though, cause it hits like a shot!

[wildwestm3]

Learned something new today. Thanks, I'll have to try that! I have a lot to learn about this car...

[M3-S65]

Originally Posted by sunsweet

only worthy car that wanted to challenge me on public roads was a 911 convertible. Actually it was just a spirited drive (not all out). he got a smile to the ears and gave me two thumbs up at the end, no doubt he heard my V8 roar and turbojet.

Worthy? Just because it costs allot doesn't make it worthy ..the 911 Convertible goes quarter 12.7 the BOSS 302 approximately 12.5....

Originally Posted by M__3__R__A__G__E

Even though the Mustangs are notorious for it's performance in only a straight line, you managed to keep up, making the M3 the winner of both worlds.

The Boss 302 beat the M3 by two seconds at Laguna Seca also.... so it seems more than worthy to me.

[Sleeper519]

Originally Posted by ghost4blind

looks like three spots between the two of them to hopefully avoid some jealous a hole from hitting your car with his door

Actually, I think the regular a-holes ding your doors because they're just plain clueless. But the jealous ones will take a key to your door in a heartbeat over that stuff.

Originally Posted by Mikulski

Its hard to tell in the pictures but there isnt a parking spot to the right of the mustang. So cars who park there always inch over the yellow line to give some extra space. People are asking for trouble when they take up two spots

I hear ya, I try to find those corner spots where I can angle in over the line, without being too conspicuous or screwing somebody out of a legit parking spot.

[rpl77]

Originally Posted by ///WeissBlitz76

Nope, you just pull back on the downshift paddle (even if in D), then press the throttle fully, till you get that little "click", and you're OFF! DCT selects the "optimum" acceleration combo for you! Gotta be ready to upshift like really really quick, though, cause it hits like a shot!

Thanks, never knew this

[M3-S65]

Originally Posted by wildwestm3

He down shifted but paused long enough for me to hit the M and drop 3 gears. If he got a jump, it wasn't much of one. I gotta tell ya, with me between 7500 and 8300 and him between 6500 and 7500, it was beautiful music. That car sounds awesome at high RPM's, and you know what ours sounds like up there!

Well...the Boss 302 is about a 12.5 quarter mile car. The M3 Vert a 13 seconds quarter car. However, you have the DCT so you are able to attain those numbers. He has a standard, most people don't get near what the professionals can do with a MT..making his car the same or even slower than yours.
Now put him up against a DCT, ZCP coupe which can run the quarter 12. 3 to 12. 5 and he has some real problems...

Boss 302 is no joke but it is ugly with those tacky stripes......I was interested in the black one once but god those red stripes were too much...white one looks pretty good.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by thekurgan

Do you need the "M" button hit before dropping 3 in the DCT? I know nothing of that tranny, but didn't think they were related.

Not needed but as you know it is an easy way to make several changes to the car settings. In terms of the DCT, hitting the M button can change the drive logic settings. Perhaps the OP was in D mode or in S3 (which is what I use for daily driving). Hitting the M button would (depending on the OP's settings, these are mine) put the transmission into S5 with one press of the M button. This would increase the speed of shifting in the DCT transmission...

[M3-S65]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Not needed but as you know it is an easy way to make several changes to the car settings. In terms of the DCT, hitting the M button can change the drive logic settings. Perhaps the OP was in D mode or in S3 (which is what I use for daily driving). Hitting the M button would (depending on the OP's settings, these are mine) put the transmission into S5 with one press of the M button. This would increase the speed of shifting in the DCT transmission...

Agreed ^
You can program the M button many ways. D mode can be programmed in D5 so it is as quick or quicker in shifts since its the computer and it also drops gears for you automatically when you smash the peddle. Not as fun but will win you most races....

By the way if you program the M to D mode you can take over by simply pulling the paddle in a micro second and be in S mode....while if you have it programmed to S mode you have to move the shifter to the right to activate D mode - this takes longer. So by programming it in D mode you have both D and S options initially at your finger tips once you hit the M button...instead of just S mode. .....I probably over thought my decision when I programmed mine.. .but this was my reasoning when I did it.

[thekurgan]

Thanks, guys, I had a feeling the M button offered more options for DCT.

[FormulaMMM]

Really even fight with the Boss at the track as well. Ran almost a full session with one last season. Distanced myself after a few laps due to tire and brake advantage.

[Mikulski]

Originally Posted by M3-S65

Boss 302 is no joke but it is ugly with those tacky stripes......I was interested in the black one once but god those red stripes were too much...white one looks pretty good.

Yea a little too much "flair" for most people

[s85e90]

M button is dumb. Why not have the car dialed in 100% of the time. Cars with no idrive have no m button. We only get the accelerator that we push down further.

Kind of reminds me of the e60 m5 where you had to press a button to get all the horsepower available.

[FormulaMMM]

Originally Posted by s85e90

M button is dumb. Why not have the car dialed in 100% of the time. Cars with no idrive have no m button. We only get the accelerator that we push down further.

Kind of reminds me of the e60 m5 where you had to press a button to get all the horsepower available.

I like the M button and the related adjustability. My gas pedal also works.

[s85e90]

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

I like the M button and the related adjustability. My gas pedal also works.

My m button= my right foot

[tinman831]

Originally Posted by s85e90

M button is dumb. Why not have the car dialed in 100% of the time. Cars with no idrive have no m button. We only get the accelerator that we push down further.

Kind of reminds me of the e60 m5 where you had to press a button to get all the horsepower available.

Why have memory buttons for the seats either? Just have it dialed in all the time.

[Epoustouflant]

Originally Posted by s85e90

M button is dumb. Why not have the car dialed in 100% of the time. Cars with no idrive have no m button. We only get the accelerator that we push down further.

Kind of reminds me of the e60 m5 where you had to press a button to get all the horsepower available.

I find the beauty of the M3's character is in its adjustability; one push of a button transforms it from a lazy, soft cruiser to a manic, tightly knit, rev hungry screamer!

[1SerieStud]

Originally Posted by Epoustouflant

I find the beauty of the M3's character is in its adjustability; one push of a button transforms it from a lazy, soft cruiser to a manic, tightly knit, rev hungry screamer!

This! I call it the Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Syndrome. Sucker goes from cruiser to beast at the push of a button!

[schoy]

Originally Posted by s85e90

M button is dumb. Why not have the car dialed in 100% of the time. Cars with no idrive have no m button. We only get the accelerator that we push down further.

Kind of reminds me of the e60 m5 where you had to press a button to get all the horsepower available.

Because some of us drive our kids to and from elementary school on a daily basis.

[MKE_M3]

Originally Posted by 1SerieStud

This! I call it the Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Syndrome. Sucker goes from cruiser to beast at the push of a button!

That's what makes the car special to me. It can be pretty pedestrian, and when shifting below 4k RPMs, the car doesn't feel that fast. To me, that helps me not get bored with the power, like I seem to always do in all of my other cars. It's relatively infrequent that I get to run through a couple gears to redline, so when I do it's like !

In other cars with humped torque curves (torque falls off as you approach redline), you may get closer to peak acceleration more often in daily driving, but the butt dyno gets used to it and when run to redline it's like .

I think that explains why a lot of S65 drivers are not too excited about the new ///M3-4. They know the power will be awesome, but with the torque drop-off offsetting the increase in RPM's in the top end, the power felt at redline will not feel as amazing as you'll be used to hitting that power level regularly.

[1fastdoc]

Originally Posted by M3-S65

The Boss 302 beat the M3 by two seconds at Laguna Seca also.... so it seems more than worthy to me.

I'm also a long time mustang guy. My first car was an 88 5.0 over 20 years ago that is still in my driveway now. When I was looking the Boss 302 was the other option besides the M3. The former was just too stripped down for my personal tastes.

Side by side on a track with an average driver they are very even. If you go with a DCT, the M3 is going to win. I heal-toe every downshift in my mustang and have for years. However, on a track there is no way I'd be able to match the M3's ability to shift. And manual to manual, I'd still put my money on the M3 with an average driver. The mustang is a lot more volatile through twisties. It only takes 1 poor corner to lose those 2 seconds that a pro achieved at LS.

[Sebringjetta]

Originally Posted by ///WeissBlitz76

Brace yourself...the lectures are coming!



Erm...nice job.

[bimmerfrk]

Originally Posted by schoy

Because some of us drive our kids to and from elementary school on a daily basis.

So what! Give your kid's neck a workout. He will thank you in the future for all that jerking around in the e9x platform. These are kids you are driving around not a grocery bag full of eggs