Possible new BMW M4...said to be 97% accurate
8/16/13, 07:40 PM
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9/6/13, 11:57 AM
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Love them...I just got another 2013 E92 M3. In fact it was one of the last ones produced. Its identical to my 2011 M3 which I sold and put $8k in my pocket at the end of the lease. Who said you don't build equity in a lease..
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9/6/13, 12:56 PM
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^^ That's very, very nice, Dave ^^
This is a superb shot............I love the way the rear wings flare out. This is, so I've read, the first BMW where the rear wings are the widest part of the car. Previous to this, it's always been the side mirrors.
This is a superb shot............I love the way the rear wings flare out. This is, so I've read, the first BMW where the rear wings are the widest part of the car. Previous to this, it's always been the side mirrors.
9/6/13, 01:10 PM
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Thanks for the props. To be frank I am so glad I got into another E92 M3. The prices have gone up dramatically as a lot of people realize that the 2013 E92 M3 will be the last M3 coupe, the last normally aspirated M3. Not to mention the new S55 powerplant is really just going to be a souped up 335i motor sourced from the general BMW line. While the S65 powerplant in the E92 M3 is the last true BMW M developed engine. Nothing about this engine was pulled off the regular BMW parts bin. The block, heads and crank all come from the same people who build their F1 engines. There is a lot of us who love the way the new M4 looks but just can't live with a FI I6.
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9/17/13, 02:51 PM
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Agreed, a timeless and classic design that was perfectly executed and has nary a bad or awkward line or element on it.
While the E90/92 might have been a more "interesting" design in some aspects, and a newer, more modern one of course, I don't think it was quite as well executed overall and does have some awkward, though hardly horrible, details.
The new M4 strikes me as being somewhat in between these two cars in terms of actual design execution -- not quite as clean and classic as the E46 but a bit better than the E90/92.
However, I am getting ever more excited about the upcoming S550 as it's increasingly looking to be shaping up to be a great car, period.
While the E90/92 might have been a more "interesting" design in some aspects, and a newer, more modern one of course, I don't think it was quite as well executed overall and does have some awkward, though hardly horrible, details.
The new M4 strikes me as being somewhat in between these two cars in terms of actual design execution -- not quite as clean and classic as the E46 but a bit better than the E90/92.
However, I am getting ever more excited about the upcoming S550 as it's increasingly looking to be shaping up to be a great car, period.
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9/20/13, 10:21 PM
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Agreed, a timeless and classic design that was perfectly executed and has nary a bad or awkward line or element on it.
While the E90/92 might have been a more "interesting" design in some aspects, and a newer, more modern one of course, I don't think it was quite as well executed overall and does have some awkward, though hardly horrible, details.
The new M4 strikes me as being somewhat in between these two cars in terms of actual design execution -- not quite as clean and classic as the E46 but a bit better than the E90/92.
However, I am getting ever more excited about the upcoming S550 as it's increasingly looking to be shaping up to be a great car, period.
While the E90/92 might have been a more "interesting" design in some aspects, and a newer, more modern one of course, I don't think it was quite as well executed overall and does have some awkward, though hardly horrible, details.
The new M4 strikes me as being somewhat in between these two cars in terms of actual design execution -- not quite as clean and classic as the E46 but a bit better than the E90/92.
However, I am getting ever more excited about the upcoming S550 as it's increasingly looking to be shaping up to be a great car, period.
Dave
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9/28/13, 11:06 AM
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The specs on the new M3/M4 are being released. So far 430hp 369+ ft/lbs of tq and here's the kicker..the car will only weigh just a tad over 3300lbs. Some 300lbs lighter than the outgoing E92 M3. Also the car will redline just over 7500rpm and make full power all the way to redline...very interesting read.
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=892746
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=892746
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