So I drove a BMW 540i M-Sport last night...

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09/30/2018 at 19:28 • Filed to: Ain't no E39 that's for sure

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Like this but Charcoal Grey

And it’s a really great luxury car. Other than throwing some //M badges on it, there’s no real sporting pretense whatsoever.

Silky smooth drivetrain and ride, though I wasn’t overwhelmed by the power (DD’ing a 400 hp V8 will do that to you...).

Didn’t drive it hard (owner in the passenger seat), but steering was firm and 100% without feel, and the car felt pretty heavy.  I suspect the cornering limits are reasonably high, but it won’t be that much fun to toss it around.


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09/30/2018 at 19:58

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I have to stay away from anything “luxury” these days for fear of spacing out while driving.

Maybe my manual-everything 1991 MR2 has spoiled me; last week I drove a Honda Fit (not even that “fancy” of a car) and I was falling asleep.

Is there any ///M car today that still has good driver feedback?


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09/30/2018 at 20:05

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Plus it’s as large as a city block.


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09/30/2018 at 20:07

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Maybe the M2??  Supposedly it’s great - I haven’t driven it.

A few months ago, I drove a Porsche 997 S; 981 Boxster S; and current M4 all basically back to back.  All 3 manuals - the Porsches were way more involving (and fun) than the BMW was.  


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09/30/2018 at 20:18

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Hey how else are you going to take up 3 parking spaces?