- Oct 27, 2006
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I have been a fan of certain BMWs for some time, notably the lightweight M3 edition of the mid 90s, and a few others as well. But following the recent development of the M cars, something just seems weird to me.
(1)- The performance of the new 335i is eerily close to the new M3, and given the easy mods you can juice the turbo up with, I'd frankly rather have a 335i and spend that extra cash on making it faster/tighter than the new M3.
(2)- The new M5 and M6 are priced $82,500, and $108,xxx, respectively. WTF. I'd rather have the M5 anyway, 4 doors and more space, nearly identical performance. I guess they think a convertible is worth $26k more, even using the same exact drivetrain? Just seems dumb to me. A 500hp V10 with middling torque but a scorching redline is guaranteed fun regardless of how many doors the damn thing has.
(3)- Underpants
(4)- ???
(5)- Profit
(1)- The performance of the new 335i is eerily close to the new M3, and given the easy mods you can juice the turbo up with, I'd frankly rather have a 335i and spend that extra cash on making it faster/tighter than the new M3.
(2)- The new M5 and M6 are priced $82,500, and $108,xxx, respectively. WTF. I'd rather have the M5 anyway, 4 doors and more space, nearly identical performance. I guess they think a convertible is worth $26k more, even using the same exact drivetrain? Just seems dumb to me. A 500hp V10 with middling torque but a scorching redline is guaranteed fun regardless of how many doors the damn thing has.
(3)- Underpants
(4)- ???
(5)- Profit