http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/06/g...mw-m3-concept/

 

i dont like the rear. looks cheap

 

Same here, but at least they give up on the old ugly headlight design. The "angry Chinese" look is finally gone!

 

all the new bmw's look like the overweight relatives of former superstars. think anna nicole's family.

and why don't the taillights line up? ghey.
p.s. I drove an 04 330ci before i went rotary. And I've never been happier.

 

not exactly my color of choice, but i do like the overall shape & curves... it's the meanest looking m3 to date, but with a lofty pricetag to match, no doubt. the problem i've always had with the m3 is that it seems like they're everywhere and expensive to upkeep. still, a very attractive work of art though...

 

I hate its stupid goofy face.

 

how does it look goofy?

 

I have mixed feelings about it. There are some views that look a bit clunky to me, and the rear looks very busy. Overall though, I think it looks good and I'm sure it will grow on me and probably look better in other colours. The bare carbon fibre roof and the side mirrors are the hotness, and the side profile looks great.

 

Blame Bangle (Why couldn't he design Buicks instead?)

He is gone but his damn influence is still alive and well.

And BMW is on the road to loosing the plot all together.

It is frustrating thinking that by the time I can swing a proper car, no proper cars would be made

They will all have super clever electronics managing 600hp hybrid engines sending power to awd drivetrains through completely electronic transmissions
while the car steers itself.

Utterly devoid of any feedback or of that “getting it right feeling".

LONG LIVE THE ELISE

 

check out the hood bump too

 

yeah, but its gonna be a 400hp V8

 

415-420hp, my pops sold hes E46 M3 in Jan, it was sad to see it go, but the value is going to drop like crazy!!

I dont like the new front facia, those cravices looks kinda wierd on the front bumper, but overall I think it looks pretty good as far having an aggressive shape and demeanor. Its going to be a monster for sure. starting at 55k, its realistically a 60k car after taxes and tags and a few usual options. a 7k hike in price from the E46.

 

I would rather see them drop the weight by 200kgs than go to a more powerfull engine, or in a dream world do both.

 

how much did the e46 m3 weigh in at?

 

don't have my Evo's knowledge. I think around 1600kgs

 

420 hp in a 3,527 lb car is not too shabby... that almost DOUBLE what we gotz... and we're what- 3,200 lbs? <sob>

 

my thoughts on cars dropping weight and trying to be "purer" are as realistic as there being TV commercials for the value of education (in the classical sense)

 

it looks ok.. very aggressive from an angle, but from straight on, it honestly looks like the car has had too much collagen injected into the bumper... if you know what i'm saying..

 

I went on the waiting list today. October?

 

^ Do you have a limited slip on your Cayman. Nice car btw.

 

it looks a bunch like the 335i coupe, and it really is one of those much more beautiful in person deals. Plus if you get a 335 following ya during the day with the lights on it looks like a floating skull bearing down on ya, very fearsome very awesome halo effects on the lights.

 

most of them including options weigh somewhere between 3400-3500

 

Hey Chris

Thanks!

Nope, no LSD. One of the complaints with the Cayman S. It is already 8 secs faster around the 'Ring than the 997 so if it had the LSD (which it should) it would be encrouching on the 997S times. And that would mean alot of pissed off 911 owners, and it just isn't going to happen right now. I know that Farnbacher Loles have an aftermarket LSD for sale. They developed it for their Cayman race car.

Car could use an extra 50hp stock also and could probably handle an extra 100hp stock....again ain't going to happen.

Best overall car I have ever driven. Traded in a 996S for it and couldn't be happier. It did need the mods though and they didn't come cheap But now I have it where I want it.

 

porche is pretty stubborn to not goto MR with the 911 after seeing what the cayman can do... stubborn till the end!

 

Love BMW's just not the price