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Door cards
M tri-color - in daylight they don’t look like lights
But at night they light up
Also when open door they pulse red to warn people
Drive modes
Not normal modes like comfort, sport, sport plus
Road - adjust gague cluster
Sport - more focused cluster
Track - kills center screen so no distractions
M1 and M2 buttons
Laptimer
Dedicated page in infotainment
Also have an option to track laps in cluster
Drift analyzer
Levels of traction
How long
What angle
How far
Star rating
You’ll never see audi doing this - and forget the CLA
M Logos
They’re not shy about telling you its an M car
Grille badge
Engine cover
Each of the wheels
brakes
Rear deck
Kick plates
Dead pedal
Steering wheel
Shifter
In seats - that light up - sucker for it
M tricolor
And that’s just the logos, there’s also colors
In each logo we just covered
The key
In the anniversary roundels - 200$ worth it
Door card lights we talked about
Steering wheel stitching
Shift boot stitching
Seatbelts
Even in back
Adaptive content
The digital does what you’re doing
Wheels roll
Brake lights, etc
Transmission
6 speed manual std
Rev matching with traction off now
ZF 8 speed auto
Engine
S58 3.0TT I6 - same as M3/4 X3/4M
452 hp - up about 40
406 lbft
0-60 in under 4 sec for the ZF
19 mpg comb if you care
RWD only
Not like the M3/4 twins that can have xDrive
Crazy M diff with loads of customizeability
Size
About 4 in longer than e46 m3
But this could kind of be the spiritual successor to that car
Over 3800 lbs - so it’s heavy poop
Telemetry data
LOADS of details in the screen to track everything
Trunk
Opening kinda small
But space pretty big
Center pass through
Fold rear seats from trunk
Trunk floor doesnt open
Rear seats
Not huge but more useable than most in this segment
Legroom is actually almost ok
It’s headrom that’s the problem for me
Fuel door
Weird squishy button
Is this to lock pressure?
Spec
Reasonably good looking…for BMW
Zandvoort blue - free
Frameless grille
Open lower fascia
Shadowline - $300
19 in wheels - red brakes
Upgraded LEDs - $650
Says BMW LED
Little lines
Wasted corner space
Really flared hips and shoulders
Rear design is brought to you by grammarly
Question mark taillights
Exclamation mark reflectors
Anniversary roundels - $200
Seats
Cognac vernasca leather - free
Can option carbon buckets…no thanks
Heated
Light up
Door card texture
Another weird door quirk is the dimpled texture
In rear too
Interior trimming
Carbon fiber everywhere
More carbon fiber than the Audi R8 GT with the carbon
This is only $800 too
Visors
Common to have place to put cards
Like in the Lexus IS500
Bu this one is hidden underneath
HUD
Part of $1100 package
3 different views
Cluster
iDrive 8 software and screens
11 different content tiles
Including laptimer, augmented nav, Telemetry data, etc
Changes with drive modes
Infotainment screen
iDrive 8 is great
Climate is largely in screen but you get used to it immediately
Wireless acp
Can add widgets tpo homescreen like phone
Spotify app
Weather app
NEWS podcasts
Not murder ones, sorry wifey
Adaptive window
Will roll down windows at certain designated points
Exhaust button
Slight burbles, but way more sedate than some BMW exhausts
Ambient light
Coral is an instant classic
Price
Starting at about 63k
As tested this is 66 with destination
Competitors
Boxster - more money less engine
Cayman - more money less engine
Mustang Dark Horse - more power less money, but mustang
Supra - not exactly comparable
Z - if supra isnt comparable then this certainly isnt