[Mani59]

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I thought that this was a good video by BMW UK with a few insights about the engineering of both the M3 and M4.

[M-SP0RT]

Thanks for sharing!

I wonder what he means when he says it's a "much much quicker car".

There's quicker
Then much quicker
And then much much quicker

I hope the real tests prove that on the road & the track.

[deemo319]

You just know BMW AG explicitly instructed both of them not discuss the front of the cars under any circumstances.

[frankiebones]

Now that it's on the front page...release the Kraken!

(And by Kraken I mean people threatening to move to Porsche).

[Habber]

Nice to see them moving on the track and hear them instead of these still photo shots.

[THEROK]

You go from this by Biermann, an actual Motorsport engineer, to that meandering drivel above.

Hair plug Flasch smh a sign of the times.

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Now that it's on the front page...release the Kraken!

(And by Kraken I mean people threatening to move to Porsche).

Folks threaten all the time. I'd be willing to bet it's a promise this time around.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by THEROK

You go from this by Biermann, an actual Motorsport engineer, to that meandering drivel above.

Hair plug Flasch smh a sign of the times.

Well, I think the one thing we can all agree on is that male pattern baldness is the greatest threat the world is currently facing.

[Saphirschwarz]

Originally Posted by M-SP0RT

I wonder what he means when he says it's a "much much quicker car".

There's quicker
Then much quicker
And then much much quicker

Yeah and then he says "Importantly though, its still sounds amazing !" and then you hear an electric lawn-edging noise.

[SYT_Shadow]

I'm looking forward to driving the G8X Ms!

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by SYT_Shadow

I'm looking forward to driving the G8X Ms!

You and me (and judging by the comments lately, ONLY you and me) both.

[velvet_F82]

I'm unbanned

Back-peddle much?

[Bumpinjeep]

Got an email from my local dealer saying they will have the HEA cars next month as they are in transit right now. So at least we'll be able to see the cars and judge them in person soon enough.
Still waiting on reviews...

[OG///M]

Originally Posted by THEROK

You go from this by Biermann, an actual Motorsport engineer, to that meandering drivel above.

Hair plug Flasch smh a sign of the times.

For real. This is what an M car should be about.

They like to downplay this as it's happened before and people got over it.
But they fail to realize the context and magnitude of prior complaints compare to this current one.

No time in BMW M history has the change in core style AND philosophy been this severe and unwanted.

Judging by who they're marketing this to, sales figures will only paint a small picture of what they've done.

[SYT_Shadow]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

You and me (and judging by the comments lately, ONLY you and me) both.

We live in a world where prospective M buyers seem to be mostly interested in aesthetics.

They wouldn't want someone to think their car is ugly at the Cars and Coffee where they're flexing their fixed back seats, PSC2 tires on BBS FI wheels and decals alluding to 'track toy', tow hooks and other stupidities.

I hope these people move to Porsche, that is the natural habitat of hard parkers and 'look at the color of my seatbelts' people

[M-SP0RT]

Originally Posted by Saphirschwarz

Yeah and then he says "Importantly though, its still sounds amazing !" and then you hear an electric lawn-edging noise.

Maybe that was the landscaping crew working in the background

Originally Posted by frankiebones

You and me (and judging by the comments lately, ONLY you and me) both.

That makes us three

[Pinkoboe]

Originally Posted by THEROK

You go from this by Biermann, an actual Motorsport engineer, to that meandering drivel above.

Hair plug Flasch smh a sign of the times.

In 2014, this video is what made me stop debating the purchase of my M4 and pull the trigger. There were so many engineering changes to the car like the rigid subframes and the carbon fiber drive shaft that nobody would ever see, but made the car what it was, a true M car.

Now we get hokey videos of M town, hipsters, and “it is fast.”

It is not my M anymore.

[bngcruiser]

Originally Posted by Pinkoboe

In 2014, this video is what made me stop debating the purchase of my M4 and pull the trigger. There were so many engineering changes to the car like the rigid subframes and the carbon fiber drive shaft that nobody would ever see, but made the car what it was, a true M car.

Now we get hokey videos of M town, hipsters, and "it is fast."

It is not my M anymore.

#notmyM

Sorry couldn't resist

[Mako]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Well, I think the one thing we can all agree on is that male pattern baldness is the greatest threat the world is currently facing.

sad but factual
I buy my M's to help my self confidence in overcoming it

[Mako]

Originally Posted by M-SP0RT

Thanks for sharing!

I wonder what he means when he says it's a "much much quicker car".

There's quicker
Then much quicker
And then much much quicker

I hope the real tests prove that on the road & the track.

Well just a guess but when last M3 was 3.9-4.0 0-60
and new X3M does 3.3

guessing this will be right about 3.0 and shaving 25% off 0-60 time for any 2020s car, that's amazing.
and the fact that the entry price will be in the low $70K range for a 0-60 3 second car is also amazing! numbers will probably be on par with the new corvette for similar prices when fully optioned, except M3 is 10X more practical. A small nose job and its a beautiful car.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by Mako

sad but factual
I buy my M's to help my self confidence in overcoming it

You and me, we win the internet for the day.

[clutchdj]

Bmw finally putting out normal marketing vids.
Now for the technical vids. I would like to see how this chassis has been improved over the f8x.