What Aspect of your F8x Still Makes you Smile

[PhatLyfe]

DCT and the front mean iconic lights and grill.

[ONEof500]

That it is 1 of 500...

[jmg]

The color:


The Black/Silverstone interior:


The way it moves:



and

[Reddevils7]

Originally Posted by bsmf8x

Sucks that you need to tune to get the GTS roar

it's the same startup as a zcp isn't it? just sound different because of the different exhausts. i have a base non zcp with mpe

[CachacoF80]

The SMB on Amaro color combo

[Nativetexan]

Originally Posted by NSX2M4

Definitely the instrument panel and the HUD. It is nearly identical to two of my favorite set ups. The first Acura nsx and the Honda S2000. The rest is all bonus material.

My dad had an early 90s NSX manual. I got to learn how to drive a stick on that car.

It was special and holds a real place in my heart.

Amazing vehicle.

[bsmf8x]

Originally Posted by Reddevils7

it's the same startup as a zcp isn't it? just sound different because of the different exhausts. i have a base non zcp with mpe

I just know my stock base doesn't have it and I'd need to ecu flash to get it

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Reddevils7

it's the same startup as a zcp isn't it? just sound different because of the different exhausts. i have a base non zcp with mpe

I had the same prior to the M3 CS. Non-ZCP with MPE. No burble on the non-ZCP but honestly you aren't missing much. Burble is kind of a gimmik nowadays. Cold start sounds the same to me for all of them.

[Ropes]

The fact that as I am approaching 4 years of ownership I still look for reasons to drive it and it puts a smile on my face like my NSX did. I loved my NSX and it was the perfect NA car. The M4 is such a vastly different character but equally as fun and can hold the family on the rare occasion that my car gets picked for family outings.

[duky]

The sound when rev matching on downshifts

[swagon]

Originally Posted by jmg

The way it moves:


and

I can sum those two last points up in one photo



I'm a track noob, but I'm really impressed by it on the track and it's the only BMW I've had the opportunity to drive over a long period of time that when I take it out for a spin up in the mountains, I "become one with the car" and really get a good flow going.

The 6MT becomes especially more fun on track. The cloth seats are great, the wheels are light (unlike any other BMW before), it's a four-door sedan with a frickin' carbon driveshaft, and it really wants me to drive like a complete dickbag.

[Reddevils7]

Originally Posted by jmg

I had the same prior to the M3 CS. Non-ZCP with MPE. No burble on the non-ZCP but honestly you aren't missing much. Burble is kind of a gimmik nowadays. Cold start sounds the same to me for all of them.

the only reason I tuned was for the louder downshifts. they're significantly more pronounced now with the gts features enabled but I don't care much for the burbles. I actually preferred the stock startup because I could open the valves before starting the car and it was extremely loud and sounds fantastic with the mpe, imo. shakes the whole garage

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Reddevils7

the only reason I tuned was for the louder downshifts. they're significantly more pronounced now with the gts features enabled but I don't care much for the burbles. I actually preferred the stock startup because I could open the valves before starting the car and it was extremely loud and sounds fantastic with the mpe, imo. shakes the whole garage

Oh I almost forgot... cold start on the CS is automatic. I had to "prime" the non-ZCP (press start, sport mode, pump gas, press start and hold) for the cold start. However, on the CS the valves close after the startup even in sport mode. They stayed open on the non-ZCP.

[NSX2M4]

Originally Posted by Nativetexan

My dad had an early 90s NSX manual. I got to learn how to drive a stick on that car.

It was special and holds a real place in my heart.

Amazing vehicle.

That gear box is one of the best. Then I went and turned up the power to 450whp with a heavy dual racing clutch and hated to drive it. LOL.

[325iExecutive]

The hips
Overall looks
6MT
The analog dials
The torque
The Orange interior
The seats with tickle holes
Carbon roof
437M Wheels

Too much ... all around love the car!!

[Reddevils7]

Originally Posted by jmg

Oh I almost forgot... cold start on the CS is automatic. I had to "prime" the non-ZCP (press start, sport mode, pump gas, press start and hold) for the cold start. However, on the CS the valves close after the startup even in sport mode. They stayed open on the non-ZCP.

yep that's exactly what I'm talking about. the zcp, cs and gts all share the gts start-up roar where the valves are open for 1-2 seconds and then close immediately. you can still reopen the valves by putting it in sport and tapping the accelerator after the engine is running. the actual gts just sounds better on startup because it comes with mpe

on non zcp you can open the valves before starting it and with the mpe it sound amazing imo. it has such a loud rumble sounds very race car-ish imo

[Nativetexan]

Originally Posted by NSX2M4

That gear box is one of the best. Then I went and turned up the power to 450whp with a heavy dual racing clutch and hated to drive it. LOL.

It was indeed amazing and crazy smooth.

A heavy duty clutch with 450whp, dang Gina! I bet it still are through the clutch and chewed tires up haha.

[arashir]

everything, even after years of ownership there is no other late model BMW that looks better, drives better, shifts better

[Stumpel]

clutch pedal, throttle blip on downshifts

[DBACE]

Originally Posted by bsmf8x

The DCT and exterior.

Also, how does your 2016 M3 have the light under the center climate area like that? My 2016 m4 doesnt

Originally Posted by bsmf8x

The DCT and exterior.

Also, how does your 2016 M3 have the light under the center climate area like that? My 2016 m4 doesnt

My 2016 M3 is the LCI.

[DBACE]

Originally Posted by speedracerM4

The fact that it doesn't have an enormous grill.

Totally agree the new grills have increased in size they look like lungs and not kidney grills.

Originally Posted by Jbonly21

MPE cold start with valves open .

The absolute best inside the garage as you start up.

Originally Posted by quikM2

looking back at it after I park, and the big fat beautiful gold carbon ceramic brakes

I look back every time.

Originally Posted by FatRear08

Its big fat a$$.

I am an ass man. And the ass on this car is perfect.

Originally Posted by NSX2M4

Definitely the instrument panel and the HUD. It is nearly identical to two of my favorite set ups. The first Acura nsx and the Honda S2000. The rest is all bonus material.

I love the HUD, one of the coolest and useable gimmicks on the car.

Originally Posted by _E90S65_

• The torque
• The stance — love those wide hips
• The MPE note as it bounces off walls, tunnels, etc.
• Silverstone exterior

I live in the Hampton Roads area and there are a lot of tunnels. I adore the SilverStone II.

Originally Posted by ///MB ///M3

-Most importantly, seeing my sons face light up when I take him for a ride in "daddy's blue car!"

One of my two sons was inconsolable one day because he deleted an important game on his iPod. I could not redirect his sadness, so I said let's go for a ride. I did a few hard pulls and his mood changed for the better. My older son said, "Hey Dad we were going real fast". I said I know. He said "You know how I could tell?" I said you could see the speedo? He said "No, my ding dong tingled". I agreed. The younger inconsolable son, who was recovering said "You're ding dong can tingle?". I said yes, in time it will.

Originally Posted by Jbrown7403

I love the responsiveness of the M1 and M2 buttons! So much fun to "turn it up to 11" and surprise a passenger

I am surprised no one mentioned the launch control feature.

[2011ninja]

This is what I see and how I feel when I'm walking up to the car before a drive.