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Surprise G80 M3 Manual First Drive and Impressions
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com For context, I drove my M2 CS down to the dealer, and we have a 2015 F82 M4, 2019 i8, 2020 228i, 2018 X2, and 2010 135i between my partner and I. My initial impressions are as follows:
I didn't bring my normal gear with me because I didn't expect to get a shot at driving this car until sometime next week, but here is a short video with some of my initial impressions from the drive:
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02-28-2021, 09:22 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for sharing your input specially as your current fleet gives you good insight to compare.
Your comment about the sound being non-BMW like, don't you think that's due to the pumped-in engine sound?
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I like the sound and I probably wouldn't turn off the ASD liked I did on my F82, it's just not a sound characteristic I'd normally associate with a BMW.
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I recall it having a nice metallic sound out of the pipes when revved in one of the videos. P-car boxers also have a more metallic sound than typical BMW FI I6 engines. Very cool that it comes through from the driver seat
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Yeah, I was down in Boston for this.
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I would not. The CS is a perfect car for me personally and does something completely in terms of driver engagement while the G80 is more in the realm of what the M5 used to be - a luxury land missile.
I am going to be selling my F82 and 135i though, and will consider a G8X as a replacement grand tourer, maybe even replacing the spot that the i8 currently hold in the garage. But if I use it in that role, I'd probably wait for the AWD variant, or maybe even the i4.
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I second the idea of the ASD. I thought my F82 sounded amazing and was staring at people I was driving by thinking they were hearing the same amazing only to realize it was essentially all in my head. The engines do sound nice, but it's a bit of augmented reality inside the car. The idea of being able to turn it on and off though is nice.
Dealers there must be more liberal with letting people test drive M's. My dealer told me I could only take the F82 out only a few miles from the dealer because "M buyers want low miles on their cars." So the idea that the CA took it home and you drove it for 30-60 min is surprising. Also, I wouldn't want to know that the sales guy "beat the piss" out of the car I'm buying. I love that they finally have an electronic brake. I have it on my Jeep and love it. Much easier and obviously way more compact than a big lever you have to wrench up.
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If this thing turns out to be both athletic on the track and feel like a luxury GT car around town and on the open road it will be such a desirable car. The E9X and 992 are the best I’ve experienced so far in balancing athleticism and GT duty. Will the G8X have a higher average score, I guess we have to wait for a proper track review...
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Also makes you wonder how much of a premium they'll charge.
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