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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Which car does the best job of attracting envious glances and telegraphing your disposable income to other drivers and pedestrians?
Are there any modern waxes or polishes that can enhance the above qualities?
How can I make my car understeer even more?
Inquiring wearers want to know!!!
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Now, I'll guess (
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Just yesterday I talked to another friend; he used to have an E39 M5 that he used as his HPDE instructor car. It was getting long in the tooth and-after checking out the E60 and F10 M5-he decided to buy a CTS-V.
And one more thing; my friend used to be on the staff of Bimmer magazine.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
In full automatic, you may well be correct.
[ I have no intention of attempting verification. ]
Locked manually into top \ 8th gear, I am
confident of these numbers - and I have seen the
60 - 80 MPH readings.
- Ray
Probably going to be chastised for being off ELLPS topic here........
Well... not by me..
I wish I could remember the formula..
(Final drive ratio) X (top gear ratio) X 1000 = RPMs at 60 MPH?
Someone help me out... lol
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(337 x GR x S)/D = RPM
Where:
337 is a conversion factor
GR is the gear ratio
S is the speed in miles per hour
D is the tire diameter
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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/
28.68
=
2467
Makes sense..
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Correct.
Tires = 245/45x20.
I haven't let the door hit me on the way out, and I'm sure the 0.2% of the market who feels the same way hasn't either.
The real question is, where do we go from here? I want a diesel-powered station wagon with a manual transmission. BMW makes several which would perfectly meet my desires, but none are sold in North America. Almost no one else cares, so I guess they're doing it correctly.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
BTW, my CTS's TT 3.6 has far more power over a far wider band than the TT 3.0 in my 135i did.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Can I have at least have an opinion?-it does not hurt to have one-right?.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I've been looking around for a manual CTS-V and they are certainly thin on the ground- good ones are, at any rate. I also wouldn't mind a G8 GXP with a stick, but most of those were bought and stored away by collectors
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
was probably the best turbocharged vehicle I have
ever driven. It seemed always to be in the right gear
[ DCT ] or willing to pull with authority and immediacy,
even if [ manual mode ] in a less than ideal gear for the chore.
Part of this was certainly the gearing here.
130 MPH [ legal = on the German Autobahn ]
in top gear = 7th was 4400 RPM!
[ And yes, I have a picture - taken by my daughter. ]
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/rayainsw/media/BMW Euro Deliv/BMW Euro Deliv Jens Pics/IMG_0968130MPH.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
- Ray
TQ junkie....
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I had a Mazda too (a Millennia not the "S")- first new car after graduation back in 2000.
I loved it and did not want to part with it, but Mazda USA did not want to budge on their buy out price (Residual) after my lease was up.
I have got to say, they make very good cars but I am always looking for that upgrade- Can you M6 Grand Coupe M Sport in one breath.
I do like the 2.0 turbo motors that Cadillac, Audi and BMW use. I like the one in the Caddy a bit better than the other ones, though. INHU, it pulls stronger than the other two. My opinion is the CTS handles better, too. Cadillac really dialed in the suspension on the CTS.
Haven't driven the diesel in the E Class. So, I can't comment on it.
Now, if you ask me about the straight six twin scroll turbo with the performance package I had in my E92, then I'd be hard pressed to pick any of the other turbo 4s over that motor. But, you put that in a 5 Series and you're closing in on $70K.
I'd probably opt for a CTS-V (or even a less expensive CTS-VSport) for that kind of cash.
FN....would love to see a pro comparison with 4 cyl luxury sports sedans.
I assume you mean the M6 Gran Coupe; it is a decent enough cruiser, but I can't saythat I like it all that much better than the B7 press loaner that I took to Motorsport Ranch in 2007. The Competition package might make it more acceptable, but I haven't tried a car so equipped. Still, at the end of the day the M235i and M3/4 remain the only new BMWs I'd seriously consider owning.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
from the 2011 335iS coupe I had [ and the ZF 8 speed automatic ]
would interest me.
A lot - if priced reasonably .....
- Ray
VERY unlikely, I know...
But, Zaino, now there's a winner!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
But, as the review points out, it seems BMW is swapping places with the old Cadillac....getting softer, while the CTS is becoming more of an athlete in the group.
In truth, I think performance numbers for the 3.6L and the 2.0L for the CTS are just about equal. Some rags have the 3.6L a few ticks faster, some have the 2.0L a few ticks faster. Pick the one you like best, which is what I did.
Not for North America- of course... :@
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Can you imagine BMW even attempting something similar?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
But, Zaino, now there's a winner!
A man after my own heart.
I stand corrected- its indeed M6 Grand Coupe- there is a white one on my dealer's floor with the brown leather- take about DROOLING.
I actually like Ford products, in principle.
I don't want to spend that kind of money. "In the beginning," BMW made such cars at an entry level. They had solid steering, suspensions that made cornering fun, a manual transmission (& dipstick) and not much else.
Those days are so gone.
I don't want to spend $45K+. I can now, but I won't.
I love my 2006 E46... That's why I keep driving it.... nothing else out there like it.
Also.. we had an '87 BMW 325iS.. (just a few years ago). That car was $28K in 1987.. even entry level was pretty unaffordable for BMW, then...
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2018 430i Gran Coupe
Unfortunately...$28K in 1987 is almost $58K in today's dollars.
My all time favorite car -- until now -- was a 1995 Audi S6, fully loaded, manual transmission version. I loved that car. As my newer cars came along, I appreciated their improved technology, safety, performance and luxury, but that certain something the 1995 S6 had was always something I looked and hoped for.
Finally, my '14 S4 has both that "certain something" (old school) coupled with the tech and features available on a modern car (new school).
I bet if someone brought me a pristine 1995 S6 to drive, I'd find it, today, underwhelming.
Of course, that was then, this is now . . . I've let go of the past, even though I still remember it with great affection.
I really doubt there would be much of a market for old school vehicles anyway. . . .
I can't wait for "the next" new school treat from the planet's best automakers.
Signed,
Often wrong, never uncertain.
I know it is an overused concept, but when a successful automaker deviates from their core DNA, bad things will probably happen. In the case of BMW, the prevalent attitude is: "Want a BMW that drives like a BMW? It's gonna cost you!" It's akin to Hsu Research or Velodyne announcing, "From now on, all of our subwoofers priced under $1,500 will sound no better than a Bose Acoustimass- but they will look just like our high quality subs. Fork over another $1,000 if you want the sound to match the nameplate."
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I don't think I want to.
Granted, the 7er is most certainly NOT an ELLPS, but a key quote from the story provides a bit of hope:
There’s less steering feedback than we prefer, but in every other sense this light and lively 7 appears as if it may vault BMW back to its glory days as the world leader in driving dynamics.
Unfortunately, it seems that when one refers to the steering of a current BMW as being "dumbed-down," the characterization is-sadly-literally quite accurate:
...tuning the electric assist to provide more[feedback] is not that much of a challenge. Unfortunately, luxury buyers whine when too much sense of the road tickles their fingers, so BMW engineers are forced into numb steering by customer demand.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Love the seats in the sport with the thigh support and they did a great job on NVH reduction from the G. Fast but the Q isn't a weekend track mule, that's for sure. Only picked it up last week so not many miles since I'm traveling at the moment....