New BMW M Coupe In Depth

[leo_26782]

Superb. I just love it so much more than the Cayman There is no problem about the front being strange here

BTW, I will serously consider buying one in a few years, when the prices will drop a little and the early problems will be solved :arrow:

[Sydbom]

blinkmeat: laughed my ass of too your little birdfight there hehehe

as soon as this Z4 coupé comes to the dealers I´ll be there!

[T-Bird]

Hot damn this is a nice car I always loved the M Roadster and this is a lovely looking replacement. I think Everso may need to check one of these out as a possible TT replacement and yes I know you are done looking around.

[Tyrone]

Bmw are getting uglier by the minute and if it werent for its historical badge and the ripoff profit the company have made, BMW would have folded and gone bankrupt. As you can see it pays to charge customers enormous prices because during bad times it's make or break. In this particular instance - money talks and bullshit keeps coming and coming. Of course the "run out of idea" looks just got uglier and uglier.

It's a shame that BMW have gone out of it's way to steal Hyundai look and feel. IMO ??? thumbs down shame shame shame BMW.

[Pehtren]

^^bhhhullllshitttt

[harryo2b]

IMO that car is ugly. Interior is rather bland as well for an M car, similar to the last M-coupe. Waiting for a head to head with the Cayman S vs. M Coupe

[Pehtren]

^^nice said dude, and all 4by4s compare with the X5, so please dont talk garbage

No really it makes me sad that some ppl think this kind of a bmw...

[harryo2b]

Originally Posted by bmw06m6 Harry the M Z4 will cream the Porsche, in testing the M Coupe it was beating the old E46 M3 on the Nuremburg ring, and the M3 with a proper driver can cream a base 911.

Haha, well I am sure you are biased towards the M-car so I understand your thinking. I think it's been proven often that both the 996 and now the 997 both in base form have beaten the M3 around both the Nurburgring(not Nuremburg?) and Hockenheim Ring.

Manufacturer BMW M GmbH Porsche
Testing Date 12/2000 1/1998
Engine 3246 cccm, 6 Zyl , 24 V 3387 cccm, 6 Zyl , 24 V
Power 343 PS (252 KW) 300 PS (221 KW)
Round Time Nuerburgring 8.22 min 8.17 min
Round Time Hockenheim 1.17,6 min 1.15,9 min

www.track-challenge.com

Also...
Both driven by Horst Von Saurma
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- BMW M3 E46, 343 PS/1584 kg (sport auto 12/00)
8:17 --- 149.215 km/h -- Porsche 911 Carrera, 320 PS/1399 kg (sport auto 06/01)
8:15 --- 149.818 km/h -- Porsche 997 Carrera 2, Walter Roehrl (WHEELS 06/04)

http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?vie...ID=0&tID=10073

Again, I will wait and see what the tests provide us for Cayman S vs. M-Coupe.

[911GT1]

Originally Posted by pehtren ^^nice said dude, and all 4by4s compare with the X5, so please dont talk garbage

Disagree, the X5 loses heavily when compared to the FX45. Infact the vp of BMW NA even said that the FX45 is the kind of vehicle that BMW shoudl built. Why do you think BMW suddenly upgraded the 4.6iS to 4.8?

[Pehtren]

Originally Posted by 911GT1 Originally Posted by pehtren ^^nice said dude, and all 4by4s compare with the X5, so please dont talk garbage Disagree, the X5 loses heavily when compared to the FX45. Infact the vp of BMW NA even said that the FX45 is the kind of vehicle that BMW shoudl built. Why do you think BMW suddenly upgraded the 4.6iS to 4.8?

didnt know that, but still the X5 is an urban 4by4 almost first in his class ...you can say.

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by 911GT1 Originally Posted by pehtren ^^nice said dude, and all 4by4s compare with the X5, so please dont talk garbage Disagree, the X5 loses heavily when compared to the FX45. Infact the vp of BMW NA even said that the FX45 is the kind of vehicle that BMW shoudl built. Why do you think BMW suddenly upgraded the 4.6iS to 4.8?

Progress?

[Shinigami]

Originally Posted by bmw06m6 Well Tyrone I don't think BMW would be the WORLD'S LARGEST LUXURY AUTOMAKER if it were making crappy cars

On what planet is BMW the world largest luxury automaker?

34.4 Billion US dollars versus Mercedes-Benz's 136.9 Billion US dollars makes it bigger?

Originally Posted by bmw06m6 the M Z4 will cream the Porsche, in testing the M Coupe it was beating the old E46 M3 on the Nuremburg ring, and the M3 with a proper driver can cream a base 911.

According to already several articles (from channel4 and autocar to mention two), a comparison between the Z4M and a Boxster has already shown the Boxster to be the better vehicle. I wouldn't be surprised if the Z4M Coupé ended up inferior in the eyes of the journos when compared against the Cayman.

In the end, it's all about subjectivity *shrug*

[leo_26782]

Originally Posted by Shinri_Shiogami Originally Posted by bmw06m6 the M Z4 will cream the Porsche, in testing the M Coupe it was beating the old E46 M3 on the Nuremburg ring, and the M3 with a proper driver can cream a base 911. According to already several articles (from channel4 and autocar to mention two), a comparison between the Z4M and a Boxster has already shown the Boxster to be the better vehicle. I wouldn't be surprised if the Z4M Coupé ended up inferior in the eyes of the journos when compared against the Cayman. In the end, it's all about subjectivity *shrug*

That's actually good news It means a used Z4M will depreciate faster than a normal car and I will be able to get one quicker Who cares what the others thinks as long as you like it

[Shinigami]

Yeah, I think I'd still rather get the Z4M/Coupé rather then a Boxster/Cayman. I'm just not happy with the direction Porsche is going.

[harryo2b]

What direction is that?