|
I had an '16 F80 6MT and went from owning that in FL to a 18' C63s I bought in Germany when I started spending more time here. My thoughts during an after the process:
Actually spent a good amount of time with the 213 E63s and was cross shopping that with the 205 C63s. Ended up going C63s as it felt more "raw" compared to the E, which I liked coming from the M3. While not only physically larger, the 213 is considerably more muted (as one would expect from the bigger more "grown up" fast sedan), but on a completely different level of highway speed. As stated above, effortless all day cruising speed. To me the E63s was just too big for what I wanted.
However, don't forget you're also throwing AWD in to the mix with the E63s, which was a welcome step up from a tuned M3 (especially in colder weather). Definitely not as tail happy as my F80 (thanks JB4 & BMS Intake), and less involving to drive.
I almost got another F80 when I was shopping, but really fell in love with sound of the 4.0 TTV8. A chip, and that engine will outpace most anything you generally come across on the street.
If you have driven both, and are STILL torn, then you may need to re-evalute your needs. They will give you similar experiences in terms of pure driving joy, but go about it quite differently, and the end result is a completely different animal altogether. You need to pick what driving experience you want.
While you may think I'm fanboy-ing over the AMG... I just ordered a new M2 6MT to get back to the manual BMW feel I learned to love with the F80.
|