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Just drove an M4
So, as I've previously posted, I had a great drive in a 6 speed Cayman GTS, and ordered one, leaving two M4's that I had on order (one DCT, and one 6spd).
The DCT arrived at the dealer today, and they offered me a drive, still nicely offering me first refusal. Here are some impressions from a neophyte. The black metallic looks every bit as good as solid black, my fave. The car does not appear big, in person, still has the previous generation's nice, small car look. The leather has that quality, soft semi-gloss look, not too shiney. Although the DCT did not give as much pleasure, for me, as the manual, it works very, very well. It shifts down when u expect it, even multiple shifts! I read that you could get some hard feeling shifts in the upper rpm's possibly while reducing throttle. I couldn't make it do that, all the shifts were perfect. I've got a lifetime in car repairs and troubleshooting problems, it's a good, smart, transmission. On light acceleration from a stop, on an up hill grade, I experienced a single mild surge, in first. Could have been my throttle application wavering, I'm not sure. The SA didn't think it had an "automatic" mode, I pushed the shifter to the right, it did the auto mode just fine. Nice guy, giving me a test drive, doing his best. Acceleration- Holy Crap! In second or third, a full application of the throttle from a 2500-3000 rpm roll, gives strong acceleration for maybe a second,,,, then, a true a Warp Speed experience! Very controllable with good handling, but you definitely have got to make some plans as to where you're going to go with all that speed! I can easily see how the youngish driver ended up at the tree. I still wonder about the Porsche, but I've got a feeling that when the 6 speed M4 arrives, I'll be in love. |
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Dealers just don't want a car that is going to sit on the lot. They want one that will sell fast. My guess is that there won't be many, if any at all, dealer ordered cars with a MT.
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warp speed for sure!!
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06-25-2014, 11:37 PM | #10 |
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I thought it looked pretty big next to my E92.
My buddy said it feels bigger too and he went from an E90 M3 to an F80. Quote:
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