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Engine power is AWESOME: "Switch off the DSC, mash the gas and you'll be treated to fish-tailing burnouts for as long as you have the nerve to stay on the throttle. Not what the M3 is all about -- but fun!"
Handling sounds excellent with the only complaint being that the "computer activates DSC too quickly for enthusiasts." They said: "...the computer watchdogged the M3 into a plowing understeer that was hard to correct for, although it does indeed safely scrub off speed. Fortunately, switching off DSC awakens a wholly different, downright vicious M3."
Also, there were no comments or complaints about the car's added weight (3461 lbs.) or that the car felt "heavy." In fact they said: "...the M3's handling can be considered nothing less than outstanding."
Brakes sound great: "Larger diameter disc's from the M5 halt the new machine better than any of its M3 predecessors did; however, the Euro-M3-spec crossdrilled rotors will not cross the Atlantic."
The best news was that the oft-maligned "over-boosted" steering of the 3-series is totally eliminated and replaced by a system which "more accurately telegraph(s) what the front suspension has to say."
They called the whole car "ultra-communicative." This is what I love best about my E36 ///M3.
The pictures were all of Phoenix Yellow, which I have seen and HATE, (just my opinion), so I won't bother to scan and post them. Bottom line, MT says it's "the best sports coupe in the world!" Can't wait for mine!
Craig
'97 ///M3/2 Lux. 5-Spd.
Techno-Violet/Mulberry
#1 @ $tealer for E46 ///M3
(BTW, I think I've decided on Imola Red w Black. Not my first choice, but I'm sure it will be beautiful. I still wish I could get wood trim though).
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