i am on track to own one of these by the end of the year, its the main motivation behind me starting my little cleaning business - should do the trick as a tax right-off
Dog leg is the first gear down, in place of the 2nd. 2nd and 4th are up, 3rd and 5th are down. This means that on the track, you don't have 3-row width to cover when shifting (2, 3-4, 5) but rather just 2 (2-3, 4-5), since you don't go in first on a track. Looks like this: R 2 4 |---|---| 1 3 5
It's actually a fair amount wider than the std coupe. It's more visible in dark colours. The only bits that are the same are the doors, windshield and boot lid. I just bought one here in Canada and am just coming up on my 2000km service so I can unleash the beast. It's everything the reviews say so far. I love it. And this is coming from a former hater of all things BMW. (it's dark grey with dark grey alloys. yum)
@nielsboex It actually has bumpers, hood, and all that as exclusive M3's package. The M Kit is a Sporty kit, to look like the M3, but not the same. At all.
De atmosferische blokken van BMW produceerden me toch een prachtig geluid he, sonde dat al die turbo blokken de overhand hebben gekregen! Ook de e39 M5 had wel zo'n geweldig blok, oerdegelijk en krachtig zat. Met 400pk kan je ook prachtig rijden ipv 500+ pk's. Maar, misschien ben ik gewoon een beetje ouderwets. :P
FretFreak02 Je hebt wel gelijk... Een BMW met een turboblok is geen échte BMW... :) En dat geluid van die 6 cilinders van de e36/e39/e46 klinken ook vele malen mooier dan van die nieuwe BMW's... Heb liever minder pk's met een mooi geluid dan andersom...
well im no expert but i think the 335d is a good all rounder its a bit more money but its got more torque and better mpg. personally id go for the 135i its the same engine in a better looking body but thats just me. let me know how it works out
Getting horsepower from already high-end engines isn't hard. No. Blatantly said you just put some turbo's on it. Make sure to stay within what components of the engine can handle.. or upgrade them to allow for even bigger turbo's. Etc. Making a car that is able to handle the power and to put it down effectively is a LOT harder.
make sense, however the weight of the engine starting 2004 and after is getting lighter year after year since they start to use aluminum instead of metal, totally different technology, is it better or worse? time will tell.
If they would add a sunroof there wouldn't be a carbon fiber roof. The extra weight of the sunroof and the normal material for the roof would put the middleweight of the car a lot higher, thus "ruining" the handling.
@nielsboex they might not see the difference, but they will hear it :) The sound of this thing is a head turner, i have driven one myself over the weekend. Fabolous car!
I finally figured why I like the e46 a bit better. The e92 doesn't have the wide wheel arches like the e46. maybe someone will come out with a widebody kit. But the car is basically perfect. Would take the M3 over any other car out there.
I really like the car but for that kind of money I'd like it to look fast too. An average person on the street won't see the difference between this and a regular 3 series.
I used to owned an 1986 323i. There was a really sporty car with no useless luxuries. I did try a 2005 323i and found the car excellent, maybe the best BMWs. The BMW did feature the most ergonomic dashboards with excellent driving position. I have friend who now owns a BMW 320 and I have found that BMW have become more bourgeois and less ergonomic with too much emphasis on luxury. BMW is loosing its true touch and it is funny because Audi and Alfa Romeo are improving so beware !!!
Firemarioflower The M4 is the most incredible car, light weight, and much more torque. Only the engine sound is a dislike. Everything is way much better than this old V8 car.
nick van beekveld It's still a nerds car. Too overdone, but not a single spec of drama, 1000 supsension settings, eco mode, cylinder-cut-in-half, start/stop (GAY), no proper manual gearbox, ugly sound, no V8 like the e92. 5000 other gismos and no good looks. Also that name was not necessary. Torque is only for caravans. HPs is what matters. And handling. The handling on this is petty, it doesnt communicate and has a vague robotic feel. A car for the worse drivers. They could have saved even more weight by getting rid of that new age digital crap that no proper sportscar needs. Old?? It's still ageless. It's design is still up to date. The E46 was the last proper M-model in the lower middle class. And the hottest. And the best inituitive feel about its steering. Way better or much better. You can't place them both in one sentence.
I am a big fan of the E46 M3, but I do think the E92 M3 has a really good sound. I would agreed on the looks, as I dont think most BMW's from 2006 and newer look very nice. The new M4 is growing on me.
@bynari88 Please do not think that every german is as arrogant as tvain86-> "get a life loser. trying to tell a german about the autobahn haha". If you're living in huge cities or areas like the ruhrgebiet, there are a lot of speed limits on nearly every road (e.g. often noise protection). So you've to get onto the outlying big transit autobahnen and also calculate the right time (sundays, evenings or outer rush hour).Then germany really is the last "paradise" for fast driving on public streets.
It seems a fun car but for some reason & humble opinion my 6 speed stick shift E39 M5 way more fun even it is 10 years old I almost switched to E92 M3, thank god I did not & why no sun roof to open like Mercedes? Lowering the cost, Oh BMW.
is cool yes but....let;s take it step by step...the M3 V8 is faaar from new....is the first model of M after 6L e46...so it's first M model with V8...after few years they put on it the V10 engine like on M5 and M6....AANNDD THE REAL BRAND 2012 NEW M3 is again 6L.....but triturbo ;) just for you to know :)
