Drove the new M3 today
At first I must say the looks of the car aren't breathtaking at all, it is rather bland. The bump on the bonnet and side mirrors are the worst IMO. Look as if it was just stuck on to reminisce the E46 and I don't know where to begin to start describing the look of the side mirror
Anyways, I thought the drive would make up for the looks, how wrong I was. The engine note is good, but it could be better. The engine is very smooth and power delivery is very linear, but I couldn't feel the difference between this and the 335i powerwise I know we're at much higher altitude, but given that the M3 has almost 100hp more it should be significant.
The steering is also very sensitive and could prove irritating at higher speed cruising. The servotronic should be numbed far more at high speeds.
The interior is also rather bland, they could have brightened it up with some CF or aluminium inserts, but they didn't or perhaps just the demo was poorly specced.
I must say that I'm utterly disappointed in the new M3 and was expecting far more from BMW. I hope the CSL version will be a huge difference from this one, as there is a lot of room for improvement
I can't imagine what the 135i will do to this car with a minor ECU remap
Sorry if I offended any new M3 owners, just my opinion...