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sounds great steve, cant wait for the article.
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Interesting. You should publish these rumors more often. Any more rumors?
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I am 8th on the list for an M3 at my dealer which means I wouldn't get the car until April '08, however I need to sell my Z4M Coupe since I am not using it as much these days and would like to replace it with something that can carry the whole family. So with no M3 available to replace it, I was a bit stuck. Then if I am to believe what BMW said to us that the CSL should be available later next year, if I waited for my M3 slot I may only be keeping it for 6 months before trading it in. So rather than do so, I asked my dealer to transfer my deposit onto my CSL order and secure my position for the first car delivered. It's a gamble, but probably the most sensible option for me. When I drove the M3 yesterday I started to regret my decision, but ho hum... |
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Ahh, London. Come to the States and buy both! $@#$@# exchange rate.
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as compared to the 335i.....
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Steved, i'm glad you mentioned this. myself included, there are a good number of 335i owners wanting or considering a transition to the new M3. That being said, yours is the first comparison of the two cars (that i know of) from anyone who's driven both the 335i and the M3. Since i doubt very much your soon-to-be-published article will focus on comparing the new M3 to the current 335i, would you offer your opinions about the comparitive ride quality, steering feel, and performance of the two cars? Your opinion would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance, - esquire
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Ride quality - bizarrely I would say the M3 rides better than the 335i. We didn't have a 335i there last week, but compared to the M3 CS (ZCP in the States) the M3 had the smoother and more compliant ride. In the Sport setting you can still feel it riding firmly, but at the same time it doesn't crash into holes. We filmed the final shot in a canyon with near un-made roads and the M3 had no problem being driven quickly along these roads. Steering feel - it's touch and go, but I would say they are about the same, although the M3 firms up (in Servotronic Sport mode) and is more weighty and direct at speed. Performance - the M3 is an easy car to extract performance from, just as easy as the 335i lower down in the revs and then it has 'so much' more performance once it climbs above 5000 rpm. It doesn't take any effort to extract this final 3000 rpm either. |
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my compliments for your reports. I think it is not easy for you to be balanced since if I am not wrong, you are a luky onwer of a CSL. So in any case what I read here, in my personal opinion give me the feeling that to drive this new M3 will be simply fantastic..Did you ear any rumors about the N.RING performance and final times?close to 8' or not? Tks |
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thanks steved. it's great to hear that the M3's ride quality is on par with it's tamer little brother. though, your comments about steering feel were expected, i suppose. it's really reassuring, however, to hear that power comes as effortlessly to the new M3 as it does to the twin turboed 335. i can't wait. - esquire
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08-26-2007, 11:08 AM | #81 |
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08-26-2007, 02:12 PM | #83 | |
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Can you tell anything about the noise level when traffeling the M3 at high Autobahn speed? The E46 M3 is somewhat disturbing noisy at high speed levels IMHO, that is one off the few minor points.( in this regard the 335i will be better IMO) I hope it`s succesor will be better at this. Thank you for your reply. |
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Steved - thank you greatly for the info - I can't wait to get mine - dealer said yesterday I may get mine earlier than week 42!! :rocks:
Anyway, I would be interested to hear about those roads in Wales... Cheers |
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Steve, thanks for all the updates and sharing the goods with us here.
My question is along the lines of Epacy's. In your initial drive overviews here on the forum you were really gushing massive praise on the car. You also negated most of the criticisms comeing from other journalists, specifically on the steering. It does seem your overall tone has gone much less positive. You explained that a bit to E. but I did not get it "your circumstances changed...". What gives, do you still stand by all of your initial posts and thoughts? Thanks much. |
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Anyone know when the september issue of EVO hits newstands?
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How close was I??? More info PLZ. thanks for the pics.
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