BMW employee on new M3/M4: sloppy talentless drivers need not apply

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by gee-m-w

Everyone likes the idea of lighter cars, but lighter cars spin more easily. They spin less spectacularly than if you lose a heavy car, but they spin more often. Audi has a good thing going where I can be full throttle at the apex because of the quattro and the active sports differential. Try that in an M3 and you're going backwards into a wall.

One of the safer cars I've ridden in at the track is the Audi A3 VR6, which is basically a front wheel drive car with an open diff (and some haldex AWD that occasionally sends power to the rear). It basically slipped through every turn. You could be full throttle every turn and it would just slip a wheel if you sent too much torque down.

Audi = Safe understeering pig = no fun at the track

I know, I own one...

[ersin]

Originally Posted by ybbiz34

'The M3/M4 won’t tolerate sloppy throttle inputs."

- A BMW employee who’s driven the new M3

That tells me that there is turbo lag.


Cheers.

[Real Deal]

Originally Posted by ersin

That tells me that there is turbo lag.


Cheers.

Watch the first video:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...t=active+sound

[ersin]

Originally Posted by Real Deal

Watch the first video:

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...t=active+sound

Spangler is paid by BMW. What did you expect him to say?


Cheers.

[Real Deal]

Well then there is a conspiracy then. BMW is lying and the car is shit. Maybe they are hiding the truth about ufos as well.

[darmawaa]

Sloppy drivers buy GTR

[Real Deal]

Originally Posted by darmawaa

Sloppy drivers buy GTR

If I didn't find the GTR so ugly I would have bought one for sure :-)

[ersin]

Originally Posted by Real Deal

Well then there is a conspiracy then. BMW is lying and the car is shit. Maybe they are hiding the truth about ufos as well.

Not a conspiracy; marketing. I take it all with a grain of salt. We'll see soon enough how well they've managed to eliminate turbo lag. My prediction is that it's probably a good job, but still there. Hopefully, I'm wrong and it's totally eliminated.



Cheers.

[midlifecrisis]

In light of this week's viral and unfortunate M4 video, I'm reminded of this thread from last year.

Let's be careful out there.

[JustChris]

I knew this comment would be dug out