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      02-20-2014, 11:46 PM   #1
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Yas Marina Blue M3 & Austin Yellow M4 (Toronto Auto Show)

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I was at the Canadian International Auto Show yesterday and spent quite a bit of time at the BMW booth. I was pretty excited to see the M3/M4 in person – definitely what I was looking forward to most (until I found out there was a P1 there).

I had my Nikon D5100 with me, but ended up shooting half my photos with my iPhone 5. The lighting is always a challenge, as are the crowds, so I didn't make out with many great photos. They had the hoods propped partially open on both the M3/M4, which was a little annoying.

Anyways, on to the cars.

Surprisingly, they had the doors open to all of the M models this year (they've always been locked). The only car you couldn't get in was the M235i, which seemed a bit odd.

I sat in the M4 first, and was surprised to find a manual transmission inside. Most of the car show F8X photos I've seen were equipped with DCT's.

Anyways, what a joy! The seats are extremely comfortable and supportive, and look even more awesome in person. The shifter felt very smooth and rigid – a lot nicer than my '98 E36 obviously! Almost like the B&M short shifter I had in my S14, albeit without such a short throw.

I didn't get in the back, but there should be room for a medium-sized adult. It wouldn't be as easy to get into as the M3 though.

First impressions: I'm in love.













I sat in the M3 next. Just as nice. It had the white leather interior, which is nice, but I can only imagine how dirty it'd get after just a few weeks of ownership. The driving position felt exactly the same as the M4. The paddles seemed nice (position, material, and feel), but I've never owned or driven a car with DCT. I've driven a 458 and a 430 Scuderia, and appreciated the flappy paddles there, but on an F8X, I'd stick with a manual.













The M235i looks quite nice in person, especially from the front/front-three-quarter view. The profile view is okay. The back is where things really feel awkward to me. It just looks off. Doesn't look exactly like a BMW. Hard to put my finger on it, but it doesn't look great.



They also had a black 435i with some M Performance parts, which was quite nice. I really love the alcantara steering wheel.

Overall I'm really excited about the future of BMW. I can't wait to order an M car some day, hopefully with a European delivery

A few other awesome cars they had at the show:

Ferrari 458 Speciale











Ferrari F12





Corvette Z06





McLaren P1











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      02-21-2014, 12:06 AM   #2
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Great photos. That red ferrari looks amazing.
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      02-21-2014, 05:55 AM   #3
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      02-21-2014, 08:30 AM   #4
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That P1 would spank every car at that show.
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      02-21-2014, 08:39 AM   #5
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ya the P1 shocked me.. the F12 and 458 Speciale were crazy. M3 was nice - seats were comfy etc.
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Great pics! That color on the 235 IMO would look WAY better then YMB. . . It just looks a bit too baby and not quite enough blue to me. Estoril maybe?
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fantastic pics!
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Holy God the P1 is nuts!
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That P1 would spank every car at that show.
They had one here in Coral Gables at the collection very sweet car.
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SO nuts. Make sure you watch this:

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Great pics, and thanks for your comments.

I do wish, though, that people who have not owned light leather would stop perpetuating the myth that they are a disaster to own. It really requires very little extra maintenance over a black leather. But I guess most people don't clean their black leather and just let it be filthy but unseen.

I owned an Oyster Nappa equipped 535 for 30 months with two little kids. And it was not a nightmare to maintain in any way.
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Great pics, and thanks for your comments.

I do wish, though, that people who have not owned light leather would stop perpetuating the myth that they are a disaster to own. It really requires very little extra maintenance over a black leather. But I guess most people don't clean their black leather and just let it be filthy but unseen.

I owned an Oyster Nappa equipped 535 for 30 months with two little kids. And it was not a nightmare to maintain in any way.
Thanks. I've only owned light leather (a cream colour) once, in my Nissan S14. The car was used when I bought it, and the seats were pretty weathered. I've always been one to clean my seats with a leather cleaner, but I find that the dirt doesn't really seem to come off. It might be that it's ground in there too much by the time I get my hands on it, or I'm using the wrong cleaner, not doing it often enough, etc.

That's good to know though. I've always wanted a rust brown interior, but would have been afraid it'd show the dirt too easily.
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Great pics, and thanks for your comments.

I do wish, though, that people who have not owned light leather would stop perpetuating the myth that they are a disaster to own. It really requires very little extra maintenance over a black leather. But I guess most people don't clean their black leather and just let it be filthy but unseen.

I owned an Oyster Nappa equipped 535 for 30 months with two little kids. And it was not a nightmare to maintain in any way.
+1. I had Oyster on my 335i ( with 3 kids) - still looked new when I sold it. Kept a pack of leather wipes in the boot, took 2 mins to wipe the seats over if they looked a bit dirty, easy.
All leather gets dirty at the same rate, only difference with a light leather is that you can then see it and clean it if required
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