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Saxat från en M3 site. Skvaller eller sanning. Who knows?!?! Some new info on the M3 ------------------------------------------- Hi, I decided to post this seperately, since it got buried in an off-topic thread at first where interested parties probably wouldn't find it: While picking up a customer car for testing (claimed some strange electrical issues.) today I talked about the new M3 with several people - highlights: It could be that it's release will be pushed back to April and New York auto show, but not confirmed. People here still have their Geneva tickets in any case. The VIP private showing of a demo-car M3 has been re-scheduled for early April over here, with pre-invitations being re-sent and asked people to still wait for the actual date TBD. The engine will be 450hp at the least and both manual and SMG will be offered. The redline will apparently be less than 9000rpm due to problems with the engine being able to stay together forever with such a high RPM in Nordschleife test runs - but not much less - apparently it sounds like 8500rpm. (Forgot to mention this on the first post BTW.) SMG will certainly be developed from the SMG III - during the SMG III program the gearbox department apparently didn't feel like they had adequate time finishing the product and would have liked to incorporate much more features that time didn't allow (kind of like back with the SMG II on the E46.) and less jerky drive modes, so that even the hardest-core person could accept the SMG and not think that he's faster than it with a manual (he won't be.) - with SMG you still have a straight touch to the road after all (as much as you do, with all the Valvetronic and DI technology of today.... but, no torque converters at least.) The Coupé version should have perks and default options that the Sedan won't (depending on the market), and it'll come out first - it'll also be a little more expensive. There are rumors that the Coupé might be lighter overall as well (!) On other M-related issues: BMW is reportedly working on a hard roof Coupé/Convertible version of the 6-series because the E93 will instantly make the current rag-top 6er obsolete and it has already become non-desirable among the potential buyer segment because of this. BMW has a new target to leave the Z4 and the upcoming 2er (if it'll be the 2er) the only Cabriolets with ragtops. This will require some pretty heavy use of new lightweight construction materials, as the 650i and M6 Cabriolet are already monstrous tanks in their weight as it is with the ragtop, imagine what they would weight with a hardtop coupé-convertible if they didn't lighten things up overall. Also, the bi-turbo N54B30 engine is being added to the 5er and 7er engine lineup, probably replacing the now quite useless N62B40 V8 (which has the same power, less torque, more weight and more consumption.) In 2007 it should be offered in Lean mode which will make it's gas consumption about 35% less than the current version, which consumes about as much as the M54B30 used to (on which block the engine is based), and then some, due to the turbos. On the other BMW news, the Z4 3.0si Coupé and Roadster still have silver painted PLASTIC front grilles on the front kidneys ()... Whoever designed that front grille should be fired.... It's horrible. One vandal kick on the street and your kidneys are gone. Drave a Z4 3.0si Coupé about 70kms (~40 miles) today to a remote parking lot to wait for some track and road testing to be done by yours truly later this week (that was the customer car with the "electric problems") and God I hate the electronic steering aid on it. It's like slush compared to the Z4 M Coupé - or any real BMW for that matter. There should be a general Internet warning for people not to buy these disasters, but just the M model of the Z4. Unless they wish a complete non-BMW-like steering. Even the drive back on the new X3 3.0sd was more fun. At least it has rack and pinion steering, and the xDrive was fun on the snowy roads. P.S. VAG's CEO resigned today admist corruption scandals and financial issues. BMW stock is doing well and going up almost daily. - Also, Porsche is considering raising it's stake in the VAG group up to 29.9% which would make it a third owner of the huge European car-maker made up of merged companies that is destined for crapdom (And has already slided in that direction for several years), just like huge American car-makers that are made up of merged companies. That would mean in the German law that Porsche would be obligated to leave a takeover bid for the whole company. Can you imagine how run down VAG is when a hundred million dollar company is about to buy out a billion dollar company? Mergers are not always the answer, they tend to kill innovation and get rid of the talented people, and keep in the losers in any given company. Looks like that applies to the Auto industry as well. Thanks and Best regards, Jussi ------------------------------- Mvh Jonas | |
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Vore ju konstigt om dom inte bygger nya M3:an för att vara värre än RS4. Var förresten ute och provade RS4 nyligen, grym bil! =) MVH Christofer |
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| Eller nya mercedes c-klass AMG som skulle bli konkurent mot M3 och RS4 kan nog bli ganska giftig mercedes utlovade minst 450hk iden! | |
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