[E90M3velocity]

Originally Posted by solstice

And M3s has never been raw except to some extent the GTS, CRT track type of models. M3s are in my experience 3 series cars with a track ready engine and chassis. As the 3 series they are luxury cars but even more so, the interior is the most premium in high end materials, seats, instruments look and feel of all 3 series models. The M3s retain the smooth, well oiled but athletic BMW characteristics. Communicative they usually are (the F80’s steering is the exception) but not raw.

Yup, but people say to the regular model E30 M3 was a bare bones homologated race car. But have you seen the interior of a non-M3 E30, it is bare bones. BMW did the same to the G8x as with the others, building on what was already there...

[solstice]

Originally Posted by E90M3velocity

Yup, but people say to the regular model E30 M3 was a bare bones homologated race car. But have you seen the interior of a non-M3 E30, it is bare bones. BMW did the same to the G8x as with the others, building on what was already there...

Have I ever I owned two non M E30s, the M3 was way more luxuriously appointed. The engine was not as smooth as the six in my 323i but it was not a lightweight flywheel coughing, nervous high strung race car engine either.

[phunky_monkey]

Originally Posted by Pantagathus

I just checked Aus prices out of interest... wow. About US$142k for a fairly lightly spec'd car (what would be maybe $78k in the US). Add in exterior carbon + carbon seats and it's about US$160k - over A$200k. That's insane.

We pay a huge amount for all of our cars. A GT3 is 400k here. Better than Singapore though!

With that in mind, it's a decent leap in price from what we were paying for F80's. I have a Touring on order, but am still struggling to justify 200k on an M3.