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I'm not afraid of the weight increase, I'm more concerned that the wider tires and increased wheelbase might have compromised some of that "fun factor" in favor of better overall performance. It will be more stable on the street and faster on the track, but just as much fun?
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"M3 hasn't been fun to drive since the E30."
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Thanks for writing this up. This car sounds about as I expected...wildly capably but the M2C remains the "driver's choice."
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I think "mini M5" is going to be used a lot in some upcoming driving reviews once we get them, especially with the xdrive versions.
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That one gets repeated ad nauseiem. Lol! Every M3 I've owned has been fun to drive.
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Doubt it. The M5 is a horrible car to track. I had the "pleasure" of doing 40 laps at monticello in it. It's a blast....but you wish it was smaller the entire time.
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Thank you for the review.....and it re-confirms why my e92 is my last M3, and fhe F90 is on order. I didn't pick the M3 in the past because of money, but because if everything else. Well if you are going to get rid of the DCT, make her heavy and big while removing the visceral feel, might as well have an M5 if you can afford it.
Not upset at all as I knew this was going to be the case. Cheers, e46e92
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I wouldn't call my self as a professional hard core driver, just an typical BMW owner with occasional track and club events experience every year, I do spend a lot of time on simulator though.
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The M5 has been a different design ethos since its inception. From the beginning there has been no exterior difference from a standard 5 series. This is to allow it to fly under the radar so that an executive or sales professional can drive an incredibly capable car without drawing a lot of attention. The M3 started as a homologation special without any regard for daily driving and had fender flares and improved aerodynamics specifically because they could not change any bodywork for the race series. It also used a 4 cylinder motor based on their F1 block because it was stiffer than the 6 cylinder and could handle a 10K rpm redline in race trim. Again they did this because they had to use the stock engine block in the race cars. The requirement was that they had to sell 5,000 road cars to qualify, which BTW was incredibly difficult and they sat for 12 to 18 months on dealer lots. All that being said, there are a lot of people that aspire to own an M5, they are just not the age that jump up and down about it. Also the current M5 is much closer to the original intention compared to the M3 which has gone from a race car on the street to a fast comfortable street car. |
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