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10-03-2013, 07:30 AM | #639 | |
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...aility-or.html Both of my M3's had just as much orange peel as any of my prior C6 Vettes if it's any consolation. Neither are Lexus quality paint shops. Last edited by alms21; 10-03-2013 at 07:42 AM.. |
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10-04-2013, 12:08 AM | #640 | |
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I am not a fan of that spoiler, I think it looks like an afterthought, and that it should have been intergrated into the body more |
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10-04-2013, 12:38 AM | #641 |
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So, those cars at events, wouldn't tehy be pre-prodction cars? And the one at the dealer, would that a pre-production display car?
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10-04-2013, 10:55 AM | #642 |
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For events I can't say but at this point where I already started to see cars on the street, most likely not, at the dealers 100% sure not, but if you read my statement, it was a client's car with license plates on it, we couldn't seat in it as it was already sold.
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10-05-2013, 09:00 AM | #643 |
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A BMW dealer in London is advertising the M4 as a V6. It never ceases to amaze me how little dealers know about the cars they are trying to sell.
http://www.spirebmw.co.uk/bmw-m-seri...FTMftAod_noABg |
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10-05-2013, 11:32 AM | #644 |
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I was talking to my dealer today when I was having a look at the new 4 series and he knew nothing about the M4 other than having seen the yellow concept pics, a week after the press reveal of the specs they didn't even know any of that, quite unnerving
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10-08-2013, 03:18 AM | #645 |
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So basically slightly modified 335 engine?
Also, what the hell is this cheap garbage? Who does this? ACTIVE SOUND Live amplification of the S55 engine's natural sounds into the passenger cabin (via stereo speakers) No artificially generated sound or pre-recorded track being played
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10-08-2013, 06:31 AM | #646 | |
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http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=893611 And re Active Sound: BMW, Porsche and many others do this now. It actually sounds good in reality, even though it's not as real as "good old" lack of noise insulation... |
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10-08-2013, 06:53 AM | #647 | |
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"Porsche’s new Sound Symposer, fitted to the new (991) 911 and forthcoming Panamera GTS, is another intake-noise amplifier. As the 911 has grown up, so have the needs of its drivers: One need in particular is quiet cruising. Wide, low-profile rubber howls at 80 mph, and damping that distraction also diminishes the primal sounds of the engine. Porsche calls its amplifier an “acoustic channel,” and it consists of a tube housing a diaphragm and a valve. When an occupant pushes the sport button on the *center console, the valve opens and the diaphragm goes to work amplifying the mechanical sounds radiating from the intake plenum." Great read by the way http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ined-tech-dept Last edited by gblansten; 10-08-2013 at 07:10 AM.. |
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10-08-2013, 10:29 PM | #648 | |
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10-09-2013, 06:59 PM | #649 | |
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10-09-2013, 07:17 PM | #650 |
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Not even close. For any true enthusiast who actually ventures to the track, the engine has only ever been one part of what makes and M3 an M3. Plus, previous M-engines (E36, E46) have been built off those of regular series cars. Furthermore, a few of us around here realize there's more to an engine than its displacement.
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10-16-2013, 02:11 AM | #653 |
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•Live amplification of the S55 engine's natural sounds into the passenger cabin (via stereo speakers) Please tell me that for the M3/M4 BMW has given the driver the option of turning off the piped-in sounds through the speakers?? Sometimes we do make phone calls in our cars BMW, no need for this "live amplification" bullchit in my opinion. |
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Why not give the driver control over this gimmicky nonsense? Sometimes I want to hear the engine roar, other times like on a long road trip I might want as quiet as possible and not hear piped-in 4,000 RPM droning for hours on end. |
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It can also be coded off (at least it can in the F10 M5).
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In the new german car magazine SPORTAUTO is an very interessting article about the new M3/M4 from the official driving event ... with an very interessting comment about the cost savings:
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10-18-2013, 12:46 PM | #658 | |
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I'd wait to hear it from a much more official source before believing it.
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Any new info or images? It is going to be a long wait till next Spring/Summer for anticipated delivery. Will January at NAIAS be the next influx of information, or will any of your sources reveal little bits of information before then?
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