2015 BMW M3 First Drive


The BMW M3 is everything a BMW 3 Series is supposed to be: faster than baby sports cars, more luxurious than lower BMWs. A car that makes a strong statement about its owner. But now the M3 stands alone as a four-door sedan.
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If you want a sunroof on the M3/M4, then you probably shouldn't buy a M3/M4.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that"
I'm sure if there's enough demand for a track-focused edition BMW will be happy to make a CSL variant without sunroof, A/C, radio, etc. for twice the price...
If I were that serious about a track car I'd probably buy a 911 or Z06 and strip it, put in a cage, etc.. But at my age (45) I have no illusions of being a professional racer...so I'll keep the sunroof
I understand your point, and for the M3/M4 intended market it's still a "luxury" car that needs luxury car amenities. I'm being a bit of a hypocrite as my ZHP also has a sunroof
I thought the CF roof cannot be made easily for th
I don't like it either, but wanted to offer that up.
My old E46 M3 with competition package was over 3400 lb. My friend's E90 was 3,660 lb. This car is said to be 200 lb lighter than E90 (4 door). So in best dreams of BMW executives and engineers this car can be close to 3,500lb. And I seriously doubt that (my estimate is 50-100lb less that E90). If you go to any BMW forums (and I went to a few) many people put their E90/92 on scale and found out the car was heavy.
New M3 is a large vehicle. I saw it in person. I loved my E46 with competition package. After I sold it I drove friend's E90 on many occasions, and it was heavy boat. I don't buy M3s any more because how heavy they are. M3 moved from zippy sports car into GT tourer category. It is still nice car, don't get me wrong, but not for me.
With 1/4 tank of gas and maybe no washer fluid and a stripper M4, you might get close to 3,400 pounds.
This is still an amazing achievement. You can't have a frail chassis handling 406 lb/ft of torque all the time.
hmmmmm......
"you can't have a frail chassis handling 406 lb/ft of torque all the time."
Really? How about 911TT (996) my current vehicle handling 413 lb of torque from 2700 to 4700 rpm for many many years with lighter chassis. Mea