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Agree!!!!!

Werd! Tired of the hive mind, grille talk. This is the hardest BMW grille I've seen, can't stand the old grilles now. And depending on colors it looks much smoother. I'm surprised design convinced marketing and management. I want one so bad but not in the budget right now. Now, i hate my jealousy as I watch posts of people bragging about their orders. I was going electric but the more I study the tech, I've come to the conclusion Green Hydrogen (electrolysis) is actually the way to go. Lithium and nickel still gives us the geopolitical/regime change/coup/kill locals for resources insanity and it's actually environmentally destructive to mine. The push for that electric approach is more of the same lazy money grab that leads to more problems. So, I'll wait. Sorry for the rant.

Absolutely, especially the black, it's almost good looking.

@@stevem2323 Almost... but still not.

@@Scorpio1075 But i can live with it, it's still BMW under the hood and behind the wheel.

Reasoning? Funny, I just posted the opposite. XD

What specs did you order ?

I got the m3 base fully loaded minus the carbon buckets.

Certainly tried . . . :) Thank you for the kind words. Enjoy your new rig!

I hear ya. Never understood the carbon roof thing. I traded my M550i for an LC 500. Bye bye sunroof. Unfortunately the LC only has a glass roof that doesn’t even open. Go figure.

@@rhar1044 But you get to enjoy that glorious sounding 5.0 V8

Not really. I never love an ugly car.

Missy piggy approves;)

I don't buy it.

@@MotoManTV me neither

I can’t believe Mercedes I just can’t wait to see the reviews on it

@@pjwashington5818 so sad

I traded my m2 comp in for the new M3. The M2 drives amazing, but sounds like crap and has an interior on par with a civic. CS isn't much better. M3 is on another level and I have zero regrets. Hopefully the new M2 gets some proper tech, better interior and they work out that exhaust note.

@@4gosselin congratulations dude hope you'll enjoy it as much as possible

Kumo is way ahead of you . . . he's got one booked. M4 Manual. Later this month.

Have spent a weekend with both G80 manual M3, and an M2 competition (manual). As a former racer, the M2 is still my preference as its shorter, snd as such rotates better, has better feedback, is not that much slower and overall is more fun. On the other hand, the G80 M3 is a sedan, so you can make 3 other humans lose their lunch while you drive back to work. It’s also technically a stealth fighter by comparison. At the end of the day, there really isn’t a duel between these two. Different tools for different uses. If you’re a true M devotee, the M2 is closer to the original M spirit (think E30). The G80 includes so much stuff, it’s more like a video game - albeit one that can kill you.

Thank you:)

I see way back to 328

@@MotoManTV Ah yes; its “circle of life!”

I agree. I hated that BMW followed the goofy, undercut form trend just below the shoulder. It destroyed the attention to form language Germans are so good at. It cheapened the look of the car. The grille is definitely a modern interpretation throwback without being retro.

I'm STILL not on board with the Bangle Butt.

Hey look George there's a giant rolling chartreuse beaver!

pretty crappy excuse by bmw. Their known to handle 650 wheel torque

@@kuervers03 it's not BMWs fault, they are following the advice given by the transmission manufacturer.

Already have an M4 Manual booked. Late April.

I don't get where you going with this?

The base car comes with a manual gearbox. So what's your point?

Can't wait to find out.

Funny you say that. There was a B Roll shot we got of the grille and if you saw it, you would SWEAR it was a Dodge Charger! We did not include it:)

most people on the street don’t race from a dig

The siren's song of the not long for this world NA V8 . . .

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what are you, 60?

@@hazardeur no but I value comfort in addition to sport

@@brandonminiman then maybe the M line isn't for you and you're better off with a 340 or whatever they are called. if you first concern of a BMW is that the ride is too rough for your girl and work, then an M is probably not the right choice

@@hazardeur nah I just came from an m2 and before that an sti, and loved it, but they were weekend cars but dailies. Trying to figure out if the new m3 is a good daily because my wife complains when I take her out in car with stiff suspension

@@brandonminiman been there. if the wife has a say in it, screw it and get 2 cars. if not you gonna buy a compromise and will be sorry for it every day and she likely has no idea about this stuff so listening to her is bad advice. my wife loves her stupid vw and that's fine because i have my performance car if i want it.

M3 Touring will only come with xDrive and the Auto. Sorry :(

Absolutely not.

Kumo already has one booked. Late April.

No. Those cars and the M2 have a completely different i6 compared to what's in this new M3.

@@carboydorifutoparty3976 ... it is a different 3.0 engine to all the other 3.0 engines, and the 4.4 engines, are all different as well? Is that supposed to be disruptive?

@@xpengfangirl7942 they all may have the same displacement(the 3.0L i6s is what I'm on about)but they aren't the same in any case. Whats in the M2 is the S55 which is a closed deck version/better version of the N55 and what's in many bmw's which I think your referring to is the B58 models(40i bmw's) which is a completely separate family of bmw i6s which are modular and separate from the S55 and the N55 which is also in many models aswell(succesor of the N54 which is a open deck i6 which is in 35i bmws). Now whats in the New M3/M4 is the S58 which is the performance version of the B58 but has its fair share of differences from the B58 that they aren't really that comparable with eachother and parts can't really be shared with eachother. They may all be 3.0Ls but they all have their fair share of differences from each other.

Call it like I see it . . .

They will.

@@MotoManTV I’ve seen two in person now (an influencer at my apartments bought one in a nerf football spec colors) and I just.... I just can’t get over it. Good news is that the aftermarket already made a new front that fixes it!

@@KealeyOnCars and the aftermarket one is fugly

You can always buy a new 4cyl c63. :). I chose to embrace the new grille. The car is too good all around and is more fun than my now old M2 comp. It won't be long before the old grilles look dated. I expect we won't be hearing about the grille in 6 months time. You could also consider and old school bra and cover it up.

New versus used prices are never a fair comparison. So, let’s compare this to the massively more expensive 992 Carrera. The 911 is slower, both around track and in a straight line, AND less exciting to drive, according to experienced car journalists who have recently driven both. To top it all off, the BMW has a roomy, practical interior that comfortably seats 4 adults, massive trunk, and an abundance of class-leading luxury, style and tech. So the “heavy pig” beats the 911 in every single way as a sports car yet is also successful at being a family luxury sedan. P.S. The car’s weight is actually impressively low for what it is - this is a nonsensical complaint. Go look at what the C63 and RS5 are weighing.

I guess we can't win 'em all:)

Look at a 1985 635csi. Maybe not as controversial back then but definitely attractive now

@@timothysmith7478 hehe the 635 / M635 CSi is actually my top fav bmw of all time. In MotoMan’s terms, the first bmw I’d personally write a check for. Here’s why I don’t see the analogy: style-wise, that one was the same design as its contemporaries but taken one (aggressive) step up. While today (leaving the grille aside), to me the current M3 looks too generic, almost like a 2000-ish Japanese design, which is not a bad thing per se, but I don’t see it very BMW-esque. Dunno, maybe I’m just oldschool and this is avantgarde.

@@iamteaberryou A parts guy at a BMW dealer I worked at had one and 😘. I respect your opinion

@@timothysmith7478 there was a guy in my city selling his 628 a few years ago. All stock, except for the paint which was ivory with some pearlescent effect in sunlight. The import paperwork wasn’t all peachy so I don’t know whether he eventually sold it or not. Not a 635 but I’m still daydreaming about that car after all these years. 🤍 Cheers!

Not by me. Traded my m2 comp for the m3. No comparison IMO. I won't miss the cheap interior (Civic has it beat), terrible exhaust note and dated tech.

@@4gosselin Civic has it beat? Have you been in a recent Civic? Makes any 2-series look like a Bentley.