When this generation of M3 and M4 debuted for the first time, it felt that the grille was too big, was BMW stimulated by anything, and the designer "stroked" too much on the road of self-innovation? Yes, in the early days I thought the same thing as a lot of people.
Fortunately, even if the appearance is exaggerated, under the aura of the brand height, it really can't say anything, BMW is BMW, waiting for market feedback. But after seeing the real car, the wind direction seems to be one-sided. The real car looks better than the photo, and it is very different from the ordinary 3 Series appearance, not to change the bumper, adjust the suspension, and widen the tire can be impersonated.
Therefore, this generation of M3 and M4 really have a personality, it is difficult to imitate and copy, so that it has the ability to have, and there is no need to worry about the "hundreds of thousands" and "brothers" on the street.
Test drive M3 and M4 at the same time? People who have been in the industry for more than ten years can't stand it
Can you test drive the latest M3, M4, M5 and X3M, X4M and X5M at the same time? This is not something that can be done with money, it needs chance, and life is a rare and happy time.
First of all, talk about the M3, open the door, carbon fiber version of the barrel seat, easy to sit in, no point of upper limb strength to let yourself hang in the air, it is not good to get off. Although it is an in-line 6-cylinder design, under the current latest engine technology, it can burst out 375Kw maximum power, the maximum torque is 650 Nm, and the fastest acceleration of 100 kilometers can be 3.5 seconds, what is this concept, put 10 years ago, can be accelerated a little faster than ferrari F430 hundred kilometers.
It also reminds me of an interesting thing. More than a decade ago, we asked BMW, why can't your fastest sports car get in 4 seconds, as a luxury sports brand, why don't there be supercars? Of course BMW's answer, I have forgotten.
But now BMW can answer: pick it, which one is not in 4 seconds?
Powerful bursts of acceleration, extremely precise steering, strong chassis support and body flexibility in the corners brought about by short wheelbases are hobbies that men who are a bit bloody cannot give up, which is the initial summary of the 10th second after opening the M3.
We used the M3 to do piling and positioning brakes on the track, improving our race performance again and again. If the ordinary short-axle 3 series can achieve the unity of people and cars, then the M3 is called an unparalleled happy time with people who are happy and have good handling technology.
BMW trainers really "don't care" about cars, and a project lets you play enough that the power is so strong that some people voluntarily give up driving early. Yes, I didn't say there was me.
The M4, you can think of as a two-door, widened M3, with a "more noisy" shape and color, more loyal to its own enjoyment and refuse to affect the control of a four-person line. We used it to do a semicircle drift project test drive.
The M4 is also too powerful. On the slippery road, close the ESP, one foot on the throttle down, the rear wheel immediately slips, a left turn, let the body float up first, but the strength of the throttle and the direction of the counter-attack should be controlled, otherwise it will rotate in place and cannot draw a beautiful arc correctly.
Will you learn to drift with your own car? One is to have enough horsepower, the second is not to be distressed about the tires, and the third is not to be distressed about the engine. Learning to drift is a big cost. If it is not a BMW activity, the average person can hardly experience the fun of "getting out of control", and can only "behave" in a disciplined manner.
Why did someone abandon the M4 drift project? Because someone can't draw an arc for half a day. And I managed to draw it once, but I knocked the ice cream tube out of the way, and it wasn't perfect. Therefore, to continue to seize the opportunity to master drift technology, we need to continue to work hard.
In addition, the latest M3 and M4 have the M xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system, as well as the 8-speed M Steptronic hand-operated transmission with Drivelogic and 3 shift modes. For the first time, the M Drive Professional "On-Board Coach" and integrated display were also applied to provide vehicles with M drift analysis and ten levels of adjustable M traction control adjustments. It should be said that it is a more intelligent and intimate driving control partner.
Before I say M5, let me know that I am the owner of the 530Li M sport, and naturally I am more familiar with it. Even as soon as I sat in the car, I sighed: the familiar interior is that there are more "M1" and "M2" buttons on the left and right of the steering wheel. However, for the short-axis version of the 5 series control, there are still some subtle cognitive deficiencies.
"Suit thug" is used to describe TA is the most appropriate, because the appearance of M5 is not as public as M3 and M4, and it is more elegant. But you know, just like a super-strong middle-aged man, the V8 engine can burst out 441kw of horsepower, the maximum torque of 750 Nm, the 8-speed M Steptronic hand-operated transmission with Drivelogic and the M xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system.
In terms of control, the M5 should be said to be more magnificent, its sound wave is more thick, and under the heavy foot throttle, its tempered "snapping" sound also arouses people's desire for driving control. Of course, the 100-kilometer acceleration in the early 3 seconds can already provoke many models on the track, even with some supercars.
Finally, a brief introduction to X3M, in front of M3, M4, M5, naturally less driving pleasure, but more horsepower, so that it is generally powerful due to a road "tank". It should be the kind of first-class driving pleasure in a high-field SUV, but I really can't introduce it with too much passion.
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Due to the relationship between time and itinerary, I was unable to experience X5M, leaving a little regret and hoping to make up for it later. Another interesting thing, after the end of the track activities, I drove my own 530Li back to Guangzhou, and found that its steering wheel was lighter than usual, as if it was not my own BMW.
Who would buy a BMW M version? I think it must be someone who has the ultimate pursuit of manipulation and has good economic strength. On a weekend or weekday, you need a way to go beyond what coffee can bring and use manipulation to start the day. Of course, people who have M are not only a car, TA is a "life home" that knows how to put away freely.