IrvRobinson
03-08-2008, 11:39 PM
Sorry to jump in again guys but I thought I would share with you what my friends at BMW Blog have done. They managed to test drive the new M3 coupe at a dealership in North Carolina.
I thought you might be interested.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/03/08/test-drive-bmw-e92-m3/
BMW E92 M3. It’s a name that already makes most people sweat just thinking of the capabilities. The car is the little brother to the V10 M5 and M6. With two less cylinders and one less liter than the M5/M6 the new M3 still feels just as fast if not faster. The 4.0L V8 making only 414hp and 295lb-ft of torque allows the car to move, and when I say move I mean haul ass. I would know I just test drove a beautiful one today. It was an experience that everyone should have.
At 3704 pounds you would expect a big heavy car. But no, surprisingly the M3 feels like it weighs less than a Corvette at 3217lbs. You get this immediate reassurance once you adjust your seat to just right and grab the incredibly thick, yet perfect steering wheel that this is a car that connects to the driver in order to drive. At low speeds in first gear there is no jerkiness whatsoever, almost as if it were an automatic. The steering is light and precise at low speeds as well. This car is always monitoring what you do with it, and it’s never shy to cruise around. It feels just as nice cruising as it does when flying by.
The new M3 pulls in 6th gear like most cars would pull in 2nd or 3rd. It’s an F16 fighter jet with four wheels and no wings. I was sitting, just cruising at a comfortable 70 or so mph in 6th gear when I decided to push the limits. I pushed the gas to the floor, and at 2000 RPM roughly, the car moved to 100 in nothing. There was no wait, no stall and then “oh, power!” feeling, like there has been in previous BMW’s. 120mph comes up in no time flat. I was doing 110mph in 3rd gear and managed to redline 1st-3rd gears. At one point I said to the salesman sitting next to me that the car felt like it would rip your face off and ask for seconds.
Full M3 Coupe review (http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/03/08/test-drive-bmw-e92-m3/)
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/e92m3_4.jpg
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/e92m3_2.jpg
I thought you might be interested.
http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/03/08/test-drive-bmw-e92-m3/
BMW E92 M3. It’s a name that already makes most people sweat just thinking of the capabilities. The car is the little brother to the V10 M5 and M6. With two less cylinders and one less liter than the M5/M6 the new M3 still feels just as fast if not faster. The 4.0L V8 making only 414hp and 295lb-ft of torque allows the car to move, and when I say move I mean haul ass. I would know I just test drove a beautiful one today. It was an experience that everyone should have.
At 3704 pounds you would expect a big heavy car. But no, surprisingly the M3 feels like it weighs less than a Corvette at 3217lbs. You get this immediate reassurance once you adjust your seat to just right and grab the incredibly thick, yet perfect steering wheel that this is a car that connects to the driver in order to drive. At low speeds in first gear there is no jerkiness whatsoever, almost as if it were an automatic. The steering is light and precise at low speeds as well. This car is always monitoring what you do with it, and it’s never shy to cruise around. It feels just as nice cruising as it does when flying by.
The new M3 pulls in 6th gear like most cars would pull in 2nd or 3rd. It’s an F16 fighter jet with four wheels and no wings. I was sitting, just cruising at a comfortable 70 or so mph in 6th gear when I decided to push the limits. I pushed the gas to the floor, and at 2000 RPM roughly, the car moved to 100 in nothing. There was no wait, no stall and then “oh, power!” feeling, like there has been in previous BMW’s. 120mph comes up in no time flat. I was doing 110mph in 3rd gear and managed to redline 1st-3rd gears. At one point I said to the salesman sitting next to me that the car felt like it would rip your face off and ask for seconds.
Full M3 Coupe review (http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/03/08/test-drive-bmw-e92-m3/)
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/e92m3_4.jpg
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/e92m3_2.jpg