BMW M3 review by Pistonheads

brava09 · 01-07-2015, 06:40 AM

" It looks fabulous. It goes like stink. It's desirable, comfortable, luxurious, pugnacious and expertly balances visual aggression with the ability to keep a relatively low profile in the company car park. The quality and extent of the M division's engineering is without question. It's as close as anyone has got to making a new-age turbo performance car with the sensations of a more traditional one yet keeping all the mod cons and returning (officially at least) mpg and CO2 that won't break the bank. And at the limit it's a magnificent thing."

Full text here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=31360

8600RPM · 01-07-2015, 08:57 AM

You left out half article was them disapoint ed and saying 1m offered more chatacter

JustChris · 01-07-2015, 09:05 AM

LOL the M3 forums is a nutshell-]

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8600RPM · 01-07-2015, 09:31 AM

Well what he posted was out of context as 8t didn't at all sum up the article. I Love my f80 but let's be objective

Cortexiphan · 01-07-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 8600RPM

Well what he posted was out of context as 8t didn't at all sum up the article. I Love my f80 but let's be objective

Actually that was the conclusion of the article. So it's the straightforward way to sum up the article.

dmk08 · 01-07-2015, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 8600RPM

You left out half article was them disapoint ed and saying 1m offered more chatacter

Half the article? You mean the 1 or 2 lines? Yes he didn't say it was perfect but he definitely didn't seem disappointed in it.

Damasconian · 01-07-2015, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 8600RPM

You left out half article was them disapoint ed and saying 1m offered more chatacter

He quotes the final paragraph, the one that summarized the experience as a whole. Did you want him to post the whole article?

8600RPM · 01-07-2015, 11:09 AM

What's the title of tge last paragraph?

cotmfk · 01-07-2015, 11:12 AM

Limited Disappointment

Take that for what you will...

Carl L · 01-07-2015, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 8600RPM

Well what he posted was out of context as 8t didn't at all sum up the article. I Love my f80 but let's be objective

Any pictures of your F80?

nachob · 01-07-2015, 12:08 PM

The article is perfect in my humble opinion. I like the M3 a lot which is why I'm here. It's better in many respects but the point it makes is that sometimes more refinement isn't necessarily better. Refinement takes some character away. When I was young I thought Cindy Crawford was hot mole and all! Imagine that they would've forced her to take off her mole trim her eyebrows closer to what all the other models had at the time and had her be more waif-like. I'm sure she would still be beautiful and desireable but I believe she was more so with her perfect imperfections and curvaceous figure. I hope that helps explain it and not start a war especially since many of us like the same cars.

Damasconian · 01-07-2015, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl L

Any pictures of your F80?

Maybe we should send him one of ours.

Falafel Combo · 01-07-2015, 01:05 PM

"Ungrateful swines that we are but the more crude 1 M with its slight lag and rushes of boost is actually more exciting to drive at road speeds ..."

Some reviewers can't take yes for an answer. Take them away, lock them in the turbo lag dungeons and then feed them to the crocodiles!

Indeed. Ungrateful swines, you are.

brava09 · 01-07-2015, 01:05 PM

What I find interesting is that more and more people find the saloon the better looking than the coupe this time

nachob · 01-07-2015, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by brava09

What I find interesting is that more and more people find the saloon the better looking than the coupe this time

I found the last generation saloon better looking also. It had hunched dog squat to it that looked great. The coupe looked unfinished at the rear quarter like it was missing a moulding or something. It never looked right to me.

In this article review they don't say that it looks better but that the transformation is greater between non-M f80 and M version whereas the M435 and M4 are harder to tell apart. My understanding is that looks-wise they feel you get more look differentiation with M3.

Carl L · 01-07-2015, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Damasconian

Maybe we should send him one of ours.

Ha, indeed.

nachob- Having owned and tracked both, I can offer my opinion that the F8x is not more refined than the E9x from behind the wheel. It's has a more luxurious interior, but the driving experience is without doubt more performance focused. Hope that helps with your decision.

solstice · 01-07-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl L

Ha, indeed.

nachob- Having owned and tracked both, I can offer my opinion that the F8x is not more refined than the E9x from behind the wheel. It's has a more luxurious interior, but the driving experience is without doubt more performance focused. Hope that helps with your decision.

Indeed. The E9X has a more sophisticated refined character, the F8X make no pretences of being sophisticated or mellow at any rpm, it's more in your face with it's capabilities with it's stonking engine, stouter chassis and louder interior. It's more artificial but not more refined.

gblansten · 01-07-2015, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Falafel Combo

"Ungrateful swines that we are but the more crude 1 M with its slight lag and rushes of boost is actually more exciting to drive at road speeds ..."

Some reviewers can't take yes for an answer. Take them away, lock them in the turbo lag dungeons and then feed them to the crocodiles!

Indeed. Ungrateful swines, you are.

01-07-2015, 06:40 AM	#1
brava09 Lieutenant Colonel 767 Rep 1,683 Posts Drives: M4C xdrive Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	BMW M3 review by Pistonheads " It looks fabulous. It goes like stink. It's desirable, comfortable, luxurious, pugnacious and expertly balances visual aggression with the ability to keep a relatively low profile in the company car park. The quality and extent of the M division's engineering is without question. It's as close as anyone has got to making a new-age turbo performance car with the sensations of a more traditional one yet keeping all the mod cons and returning (officially at least) mpg and CO2 that won't break the bank. And at the limit it's a magnificent thing." Full text here: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/defa...?storyId=31360 __________________ 22 M4 Competition xdrive 19 M5 Competition sold 16 F-Type S AWD sold 11 Audi RS5 Misano Red--sold 08 E92 M3 Jerez Black 6MT--sold 08 E92 335i 6MT traded in for M3
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cotmfk Major General 2051 Rep 6,110 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere between DC and FL iTrader: (12)	Limited Disappointment Take that for what you will... __________________ When you say impact instead of affect/effect, you are communicating that you don't understand the difference between the two words, and are too lazy to learn.
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nachob Brigadier General 2314 Rep 4,341 Posts Drives: 2004 330i ZHP, 2022 Cayman T Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California iTrader: (5)	The article is perfect in my humble opinion. I like the M3 a lot which is why I'm here. It's better in many respects but the point it makes is that sometimes more refinement isn't necessarily better. Refinement takes some character away. When I was young I thought Cindy Crawford was hot mole and all! Imagine that they would've forced her to take off her mole trim her eyebrows closer to what all the other models had at the time and had her be more waif-like. I'm sure she would still be beautiful and desireable but I believe she was more so with her perfect imperfections and curvaceous figure. I hope that helps explain it and not start a war especially since many of us like the same cars.
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