It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a writeup, nothing technical – if you want specs, go google. I just hit 5K on my 2011 ///M3 sedan and wanted to post up some of my thoughts on it.
Delivery day…I actually put 8 miles on it so was delivered with <25
Drivability: It’s a great daily driver. Get in and go. No questions asked. I came from a 2011 335is Coupe (more on that later) and I was a bit concerned over missing the turbo’s – especially around town, where the 335is really shines, but the sheer fun of spinning up the rev’s easily takes care of that. It’s a lot less work for me seeing as I went with DCT (which is great BTW) and for my current lifestyle this seems to fit me best. As most of you who know me well, I feel this way about every car for about a year LOL. But in all seriousness, it’s been a great daily for me. If you can get over the initial MPG shock (I was getting 12MPG initially, now around 16) I personally don’t think you could find a better 4 door out there in this price range. The ability to take 4 people around comfortably, run into a 2 door sports car…and watch him get bummed out when you bail on him with 4 people is…well, just plain hilarious if you ask me. All in all, living daily with it has been a great experience.
Performance: See above, that pretty much says it all. This thing is a beast. The DCT system is stellar. I’ve driven Lamborghini’s E-Gear, Ferrari’s F-1(Superfast version as well), VW/Audi’s CVT as well as the older SMGII – the DCT system kills them all in overall drivability. It’s easy to get technical in MS, but for real world driving antics, I’d have to put the DCT at or near the very top. No wandering for gears while driving around in “auto” unlike some of the other vehicles. Flip a button and I can go full M mode with all my preferences set…pretty slick. The car handles like a 2 door to say the least – I’ve owned and driven some pretty decent handling cars in my lifetime and I’d have to say out of the box, this car is pretty amazing. Factory Michelin PS2’s don’t hurt LOL.
Cool Factor: I’m just gonna say it. In Irvine, it’s like they give out BMW’s when you turn 16…every Asian kid has a white ///M3 coupe lowered on BBS LM’s w/akrapovic exhaust and rolls to Diamond Jamboree for boba. This was most definitely a factor in me choosing the 4-door. There, I said it. Plus – maybe, when I have a kid I can bring him to Cars & Coffee in the back and be one of “those guys” who still have a badass performing 4-door LOL. NOTE: Bringing a kid in a Gallardo would be just as cool.
Consensus: I’m happy with it…seriously. You know I’m happy with a car when I don’t mod it LOL. Only mods are OEM BMW Performance Grills/Vents in Black Chrome (European) and a set of painted reflectors LOL! Great car to drive everyday, has enough performance to have some fun on the weekends after C&C and my wife can drive it if I need the Cayenne (DCT!) – It’ll be here till the end of the year at least 🙂
4999!
