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Today when I pick up my M3 from service at pacific BMW. Saw the new M4 in their show rooms in AW and fell in love at first sight. Therefore I just convince the wife that I'm ordering one. At first I thought it was too big and not so pretty but man after seeing it in person I'm sold. And I haven't even driving it lol.
All these review give positive feed back from the new m3/4. That no doubt I'll be buying one soon. |
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07-15-2014, 01:39 AM | #68 |
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Reading the youtube comments, I get the feeling no one wanted this car to succeed in the first place just because of Active Sound. It gets a glowing review from Carlos, lays down the numbers (60-0 in 99 ft is ridiculous for a family sedan) and is apparently worthy of the M3 lineage. Meanwhile the commenters are covering both their ears in protest because of Active Sound. BMW knew the amount of ridicule the M5 got because of it yet kept it on the M3. I'm sure half those commenters would change their tune if BMW never disclosed it had AS
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The typical review. Sadly I don't think Jeremy Clarkson (or JM or RH) will ever review the M3 or M4 on TV's Top Gear on BBC2.
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I suppose the published HP figures and 0-60 times from BMW on the new M3/4 are "factually accurate" too LOL!!!!
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i believe the dyno numbers for both cars are low. the E9x IS a 400BHP car. Just look at how fast it is in respect to cars like the mustang 5.0L or camaro SS, LS3 corvette.
I also believe the M4 is underrated clearly. i also don't know why people think its a big deal that the new M4 has way more power... the new model should be much faster and have more power. So BMW did there job here people. Why they underrate the motor this much, idk . |
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I'd like to know where that 2-3% number came from myself. Seems like too trivial an amount to bother implementing the system. In a world where manufacturers cut costs wherever possible, BMW spent money to engineer a system that enhances interior sound by 3% at most? I doubt it
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That's not what I was talking about. I said on "TV" as in a video segment. He writes about almost every car on earth, but it to appear on the TV show is a whole other thing.
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Comparing a turbo engined and a naturally aspirated engined car on a rolling road will always favour the turbo. Turbos are able to generate positive air pressure to a specified boost level (even with a lower atmospheric pressure, up to a point), while NA engines obviously rely on atmospheric pressure. Therefore, unless rolling road dynos are able to feed air at the same velocity as the car is supposed to be travelling for that engine speed at a particular gear, a NA engine is being starved of air, thus generating far less power than expected.
The K&N dyno fans clearly aren't blowing up to 140mph. Tuner dynos are good at comparing before and after, nothing more. |
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The best place for increased pressure to the intake system would be at the base of the windshield which is a low velocity, therefore high pressure area. |
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