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Originally Posted by bm323
It seems that BMW is getting it all wrong. 5 series F10 then 3 series getting worse handling. M5 F90 (non hydraulic steering) then possibly the M3/M4 G80/G90 worse handling. Steering has been going downhill with move to electronic.
They added the 48v generator to the M440i and it seems like it's worse than the M340i without the generator https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...y-the-numbers/
I don't understand why but it seems like the weight was kept in check for the F 3 series including even the F90, but has gone up substantially in the G 3 series? Is it really necessary to add a 70 plus lb generator in the M340i M440i?? |
I saw that C&D M440i review and for whatever reason, they pulled it down. It was showing a 3.5 sec 0-60 time... with the 382 HP 3.0 six engine. The December review of the M
340i showed 3.8 seconds and 1/4 mi at 12.3. That's concerning when you take a 440 and it's faster than the times being shown for the G8x in either regular or Comp versions! It shouldn't even be a contest between the two. So I'll be really curious to see some true testing with these new M's because if those 3.5 second times for the M440 are true, that's faster than BMW's claimed times for these G8x's! Even if the actual test times prove to be mid-3 seconds, the gain in performance is next to nothing over these "M" versions of the 3 and 4 series... pathetic.
