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Originally Posted by gthal
Like I said... maybe you should drive it (like I did  ) first before judging. You might be surprised and it seems short sighted to me.  |
It's only as short sighted as reviewing any specs or choosing any car to test or not test drive, isn't it?
Besides, when the majority of professional and even amateur reviewers lament the lack of throttle response, lack of decent sound and benefits of short shifting, does that not inform us?
Is there anyone who believes that more boost and bigger heads / cam timing will improve the throttle response of the already laggy N55? BMW didn't put the 7 second spool up feature on the new M turbos because it was so responsive without it.
I'd guess that I WILL end up driving one before my next purchase; as I said, I REALLY wanted to keep my BMW M thing rolling. I'm simply not impressed, between the undetectable yet trumpeted weight reduction to the N55 with a sticker and a tune.