[Vic55]

Originally Posted by solstice

Enjoy it Audi, M-Xdrive is coming to get you...

hahahahaha

I thought the same thing and you could see the M catching up rapidly.

WTF happened to the AMG??

And the roll was buttered up nicely by the M.

[M3AWD]

Originally Posted by solstice

Enjoy it Audi, M-Xdrive is coming to get you...

for sure

[heavyD^2]

Originally Posted by MmmmmM2

The S55 has a prettier engine bay than the S58.

It is a little disappointing how little the engine bay is dressed up in the G8x. The F8x has one of the prettier modern engine bays.

[Rick955]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

AM&S SA Road and Track test.

He tests and talks about many point of interests, such as brake by wire, 8AT, 10-level MDM, lag and boost threshold, sharpness of handling etc. Overall a positive review. Subtitles available.

For sure. Excellent. Very informative, went into all the little details, explaining things. Don't need to see every corner and button in the car. Just DRIVE it. He did! Das ist so toll!

[MmmmmM2]

Originally Posted by Vic55

Might be a repost

God this makes me happy I did not spend the extra money and get a C63S.

[mirob]

Originally Posted by killhour

I genuinely think the AWD will be sub 3.4. Check out this comparison between the M4 and the RS5:

The RS5 absolutely crushes the M4 from a dig, which means that advertised 3.9 time is complete rubbish (and Carwow did an instrumented test where it did 3.9 in the soaking wet). Add to that my anecdotal experience of test driving one yesterday, where the entirety of the experience was "meh" EXCEPT for the launch, which took me by surprise and actually knocked the wind out of me. That RS5 is in the 3.5-3.6 range for sure.

However, the M4 beats it from a roll, no contest. So if the xDrive hooks up the same as the Quattro system (big if), there's absolutely no way this thing doesn't pull close to M5's advertised numbers in the 0-60. Completely insane.

Edit: C&D tested the RS5 at 3.5 to 60. I'm betting the M4 xDrive will do it in 3.3. Seriously.

M4C appears to be on winter wheels and tires so I'm sure it didn't help off the line. I hoped they'd mention it in their vid but to no avail...

[Nkr15]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

That's funny. A "real review from the original trio"? You make it sound like the original trio made "real reviews"

Can always have a real review that makes you laugh especially with an ape in the driver seat.

The f80 review clarkson did was great. Even funnier that they tried to sell it after doing many power slides and I think the new owner regretted his purchase.

[JamesThrottle]

Originally Posted by mirob

M4C appears to be on winter wheels and tires so I'm sure it didn't help off the line. I hoped they'd mention it in their vid but to no avail...

James from Throttle House here. The cars were all on Pilot Alpins. Temps during this race were around -2 celsius so it actually massively helped with traction.

The full review from a few days ago was filmed in the positive temperatures on PS4Ss in the afternoon of the same day. We did everything we did to make sure the drag race was fair, and that the handling critiques on track could be accurate. Wasn't cheap, but we don't wanna do wrong by you guys.

[EXE46]

Thanks James, we are a fanatical bunch👍

[gemini.m3]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

"hiiii guyyyysss it's Schmeeeeee."

Ha I don’t understand how him and Doug Demuro get popular. Both are annoying af

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by deceptiv-cs

Ha I don’t understand how him and Doug Demuro get popular. Both are annoying af

Schmee isn't that bad, just has a "different" way of speaking.

[mirob]

Originally Posted by JamesThrottle

James from Throttle House here. The cars were all on Pilot Alpins. Temps during this race were around -2 celsius so it actually massively helped with traction.

The full review from a few days ago was filmed in the positive temperatures on PS4Ss in the afternoon of the same day. We did everything we did to make sure the drag race was fair, and that the handling critiques on track could be accurate. Wasn't cheap, but we don't wanna do wrong by you guys.

Good deal man, really enjoy the channel! Keep the reviews coming!

[RugbyBro]

Originally Posted by Nkr15

Can always have a real review that makes you laugh especially with an ape in the driver seat.

The f80 review clarkson did was great. Even funnier that they tried to sell it after doing many power slides and I think the new owner regretted his purchase.

I grew up on what I would consider peak TG so I'll cherish those memories and that version of the trio forever, but they were entertainment first and actual reviews in a very distant second. I will say that classic TG was in the right place at the right time and nothing will ever recreate that. I cringe hard when people try to re-create it today (that includes GT on Amazon)

[Jcali86]

Originally Posted by JamesThrottle

James from Throttle House here. The cars were all on Pilot Alpins. Temps during this race were around -2 celsius so it actually massively helped with traction.

The full review from a few days ago was filmed in the positive temperatures on PS4Ss in the afternoon of the same day. We did everything we did to make sure the drag race was fair, and that the handling critiques on track could be accurate. Wasn't cheap, but we don't wanna do wrong by you guys.

Do you really dislike the grille or is it playing up to comments?
Love the channel by the way

[JamesThrottle]

Originally Posted by Jcali86

Do you really dislike the grille or is it playing up to comments?
Love the channel by the way

I'm partial to it on a frozen portimao blue M3. But that's about it. Maybe another colour or two. But our license plates offset it horribly

[akkando]

Originally Posted by heavyD^2

It is a little disappointing how little the engine bay is dressed up in the G8x. The F8x has one of the prettier modern engine bays.

Wait for the CS, they will give back what was once just given.

[MmmmmM2]

Originally Posted by JamesThrottle

James from Throttle House here. The cars were all on Pilot Alpins. Temps during this race were around -2 celsius so it actually massively helped with traction.

The full review from a few days ago was filmed in the positive temperatures on PS4Ss in the afternoon of the same day. We did everything we did to make sure the drag race was fair, and that the handling critiques on track could be accurate. Wasn't cheap, but we don't wanna do wrong by you guys.

Love your reviews, James!!!

[RugbyBro]

Originally Posted by akkando

Wait for the CS, they will give back what was once just given.

Don't worry, BMW has a $200 carbon fiber gas cap they'll sell you to make up for it

[seis-speed]

Originally Posted by Salespunk

I am right there with you. Thinking now that instead of an M3, I may just do a 997 GT3. A little bit more money, but more of an event to drive and really engaging.

997 GT3 is one of the best cars ever made. It is the definition of an engaging driving event. If you want that type of experience I can not recommend enough. Just be advised a good one is hard to find, because people know they are amazing.

Obviously a G80 with 4 doors and 5 seats offers something completely different, I see the G80 as a sporty family car. Two totally different machines, IMO.

[ringo9]

As someone who's waited a few years to be able to get in a M-car that could also serve as the family driver (partially) I'll have to disagree with some comments about how rounding off the edge and character of the previous car in order to be more easily driveable by the average driver is a positive thing. No, it's not positive at all, it's quite the opposite. After several years driving the safe and efficient VW/Audi performance offerings it was exactly the F80's distinctive and focused personality that has drawn me into looking for one lately. If I just wanted a car that would feel smooth and friendly all the time the RS4 would be an easy pick, while also looking so much better, confident and cohesive without shouting about it as the new M3.

Seems like the options for anyone after such a car featuring the old-school focus and dedication that requires respect and effort from its driver in order to reveal its rewards are staying very limited between the F80 M3 Comp and the Giulia QV. I test drove the last Comp and yes, in the most aggressive mode the DCT is ridiculously harsh but it stands out for that (among other things), in the end we only stick to and remember the special experiences rather than the common ones don't we?
I mean of-course I can understand the G80 being easier and more friendly should be much less intimidating to the inexperienced/not so capable driver and sales wise it makes absolute sense. It's just that the M3 was one of the last modern day cars to stick to that ethos and it's kinda disappointing to see they couldn't resist following the easy path: Throw more powa and stiffness to it to mask its (frankly silly) new weight, dial back the behaviour a bit, and the figures should do the rest. Even reading how much attention is being given to 0-60 and 1/4 mile times (couldn't care less when talking about a M3 really) is showing the direction things are taking.

As mentioned, there's already a great car for whoever is after that all-roundness and it;s the M340i, why make an improved but similar car of that? You should be allowed to go crazy with your range topper, especially when you carry such a legendary badge, at least that's how I see it and feel about it.

[PeregrineFalcon]

Originally Posted by solstice

Looks so good and aggressive. Another happy reviewer

Couldn't agree more!









The car is very aggressive, has that menacing front look with little alpha romeo design vibe to it, and the back is so good and wide with the bulked feel to it, and it is giving me that emotional vibe that I had the first time I saw the e46 M3.
The car has so much road presence!

Only thing I don't like from the aesthetic point of view is the ride height and few minor design details.

[zamboni]

Originally Posted by akkando

Wait for the CS, they will give back what was once just given.

Doubt it due to cost.