BIMMERPOST BMW F80 M3 / F82 M4 First Drive Review

[Whostheboss]

PURE!

[RMB]

Thank you for the coverage and this is great. Once again, Bimmerpost has shown itself to be a great resource to the BMW community!

[hellrotm]

Nice review. Didn't give the vibe it was a giant leap forward. But none the less, M3/M4 will be fantastic cars.

[Sean@PSI]

Stitching looks great on the seats with the black leather, I really cannot wait for this.

[mithiral67]

Great write up. How does it compare to its "Rivals". Stingray and Cayman S?

[seanq]

keep the reviews coming in

[GregW / Oregon]

As I expected so far, but good to have affirmations. My car should be built in a month, hopefully.

[solstice]

A bit underwhelming to be honest. Too much tech. data we already know and too little subjective details on how the car feel to drive. Is there more to come from bimmerpost? Maybe a video?

[Miko M3]

Nice post. Manuel should be free in USA.

[Suave]

"On the road, it simply works beautifully, ripping the F8x forward with far more authority than the outgoing E9x models with their 4.0-liter V-8. The new car takes off on a wave of torque and builds speed more quickly than ever. Driven hard in Sport and Sport Plus mode, there is essentially no turbo lag, as BMW keeps the turbos spinning by maintaining air flow as the driver gets off the throttle. Engine speed is reduced by cutting cylinders. The effect lasts for one or two seconds - enough to facilitate an immediate response when the car is driven hard. With this feature, the agility of the S55 is unprecedented for a turbo engine. Thanks to the broad usable torque and power band, it will be simply impossible for an E9x M3 to keep up with a well-driven F8x."

The paragraph and the last statement should awaken the beast among the 2013 E9x crowd.

[swagon]

Speed Cloth, 6MT and DSC OFF... I like the guy who wrote the (nice by the way) article. I'm giving you a cookie for this. Great photos as well.

Let the reviews, photos and videos flood the Interwebz!

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by solstice

A bit underwhelming to be honest. Too much tech. data we already know and too little subjective details on how the car feel to drive. Is there more to come from bimmerpost? Maybe a video?

Lol, you read my mind. Little subjective data,nothing new objectively... no comparos to other cars.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by Suave

"On the road, it simply works beautifully, ripping the F8x forward with far more authority than the outgoing E9x models with their 4.0-liter V-8. The new car takes off on a wave of torque and builds speed more quickly than ever. Driven hard in Sport and Sport Plus mode, there is essentially no turbo lag, as BMW keeps the turbos spinning by maintaining air flow as the driver gets off the throttle. Engine speed is reduced by cutting cylinders. The effect lasts for one or two seconds - enough to facilitate an immediate response when the car is driven hard. With this feature, the agility of the S55 is unprecedented for a turbo engine. Thanks to the broad usable torque and power band, it will be simply impossible for an E9x M3 to keep up with a well-driven F8x."

The paragraph and the last statement should awaken the beast among the 2013 E9x crowd.

Has there ever been a new generation M3 that was slower than the previous?

[ufgtrs2007]

M4 is looking really good. I'm starting to prefer it over the M3.

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by BlackCobra08

Great write up and thank you. 6MT for the win!

I can't wait for June 23rd!!!

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by mithiral67

Great write up. How does it compare to its "Rivals". Stingray and Cayman S?

good question.

and does the reviewer prefer the sedan or the coupe

[stressdoc]

Originally Posted by solstice

A bit underwhelming to be honest. Too much tech. data we already know and too little subjective details on how the car feel to drive. Is there more to come from bimmerpost? Maybe a video?

Must have had a lot of restrictions on 'test' data. It will be interesting to compare reviews.

[Suave]

"The electric power steering is an entirely new unit with a significantly stronger motor than the steering of the regular models in order to boost without delay for ultra-quick corrections under heavy pressure. Not only does it succeed at that, it is nicely weighted and precise - and no, we don't miss the predecessor's hydraulic power steering at all."

OP, Can you elaborate a little more on the Steering? Specifically do you feel that M division finally got it right and the road feel and joyful steering of models in the past has returned better than ever? Can you Conclusively state that this is the best Steering ever on an M Car?

[edev]

In a little over a month I'll be on a track with the new M3 and M4! Yay for BMW training!

[Year's_End]

Hoping for a full review that talks about the driving experience. Cornering behavior, acceleration, braking, etc... something that EVO would write up. It's hard to get a picture for the car when it feels like you can predict what's written.

[GOLFFRR]

nice!!

[bobs619]

I see potential of this platform being another ///M icon