As the representative of the BMW brand's high-performance vehicles, the M family has always been known as BMW's "supercar". In China, the BMW M Club has more than 50,000 M owners and fans, and has opened up activities such as "M Track Experience Day" and M Carnival for car owners. A few days ago, the "2021 BMW Blood M City" South District Station officially opened at the Guangdong International Circuit, and the car nanny and the M family had a passionate encounter.
Awaken pure motor genes
As a core member of the BMW M family, the performance strength of each generation of BMW M3 and M4 has never disappointed, and they vividly interpret BMW's passion for supercars and passion for the track. In this track experience, we truly understand why the BMW M3 and BMW M4 have become the dream cars of generations.
The new BMW M3 and the new BMW M4 coupe are equipped with a 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder turbocharged engine homologous to the BMW M4 GT3 race car, with a maximum power of 375 kW, a peak torque of 650 Nm, and a maximum acceleration time of only 3.5 seconds per 100 km/h, which is comparable to that of a supercar. The first-ever M xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system, as well as an 8-speed M Steptronic hand-operated transmission with Drivelogic and 3 shift modes, are able to fully match the power output.
On the two models, for the passionate owners to provide M1 and M2 two track modes, not sinking the steering wheel is also particularly easy to drive, when we enter the track, constantly into the corner, adjust the direction, out of the bend, back to the right, the steering force is very reasonable, there is no previous track driving when the gym "iron" feeling. Of course, the pointing feedback of the wheels is as clear as ever and gives the driver full confidence. We took the point brakes to reduce the speed to 65km/h at the corner point, then slid to the bend at the shortest distance, and immediately accelerated to the out of the bend after the bend, the vehicle walked smoothly on the track, and the driver enjoyed the passion of the track while confidently ensuring that no inch of width was wasted.
Cornering is one of the most exciting times in a supercar. Gradually stepping on the throttle, a long straight track after the bend made me experience the real "galloping" feeling, the speed of the car quickly soared from 70-80km/h to more than 200km/h, the huge thrust of the rear wheels tightly attached us to the carbon fiber barrel seat, accompanied by a high and exciting surging sound in the ears, it was definitely a pleasure.
It is worth mentioning that for the first time, the two coupes also apply the M Drive Professional "on-board trainer" and the integrated display to provide the vehicle with M drift analysis and ten levels of adjustable M traction control adjustment. The driver can choose the traction control level according to his own driving technology and road conditions, finely adjust the power output characteristics of the vehicle, and clearly and intuitively present the vehicle dynamic data.
The M family grew stronger
BMW not only strives for pure sports, but also spares no effort in the abundance of products. In order to meet the customer's ultimate pursuit of sports driving pleasure, in recent years, more new M members have been born. At present, the number of M models sold in China has been expanded to 12 models, including the new BMW M3, the new BMW M4 Coupe, the new BMW M4 Convertible, the new BMW M5, the new BMW M8 Coupe, the new BMW M8 Four-Door Coupe, the new BMW X3 M, the new BMW X4 M, the new BMW X5 M, the new BMW X6 M, the new BMW Z4 M40i and the new BMW M760Li xDrive. At this "M Track Experience Day", we also experienced more M products.
For the new BMW X3 M and the new BMW X4 M, which combine the full road adaptability of the BMW X family with the pure M sports gene, not only the road is the world where they can show their skills, but the track is also a stage for them to release their nature. These two high-performance medium-sized SAV/SAC are also equipped with M's 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder twin-turbo engine and M xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive system, which inherit the M's handling, and the body posture, flexibility and precision during extreme cornering are very sports-oriented performance.
After experiencing the new BMW M5 first-hand, I was even more awe-inspired by this "performance artifact" of the M family. The 4.4-litre V8 twin-turbo engine is equipped with a maximum power of 441 kW and a peak torque of 750 Nm, complete with an 8-speed M Steptronic hand-operated transmission with Drivelogic and an intelligent all-wheel drive system for M xDrive, making this luxury medium-sized and large-scale high-performance sedan ride wild on the track.
[Reporter] Shao Yumei
【Author】 Shao Yumei
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