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Originally Posted by pikkagtr
Just drove the x3M at an M Town event in the bay area
The s58 is a good engine
Throttle response in sport+ is very good
I can see the perception of lag if you were to be in comfort mode
Steering is vastly improved over the f8x cars
It should not behave this well for such a large vehicle
Impressed
....then I made the mistake of driving the M5
Stoooopid fast 
Going to cry my self home in my pedestrian peasant f80  |
Funny, I had almost the exact opposite experience of the X3MComp. And I certainly wasn't in comfort mode. I had all m-drive settings (including shift speed) maxed out, and was driving in 'manual' mode. The car felt numb, the gear shifts unresponsive. Steering feel minimal. Loads of turbo lag. Yes, it eventually accelerates quite well in a straight line if you keep the revs at the top of the range (almost impossible on the test-drive course they had set up for M Town). But I have to say that I didn't get that feeling of 'loads more power' and it really didn't feel like the 4WD helped put it down any faster.
Their M5Comp was broken unfortunately so I couldn't compare the steering feel of the selectable RWD/AWD.
In contrast, the M2 Comp was a delight to drive afterwards.
But I still prefer my M4Comp to both of the cars I drove.