[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Driver_X

Yes, the M2 sounds better than the M4, but the video is still boring.
And both have artificial sound on the inside, don't they ?

M2 and M4 both indeed feature the 'Artificial Suckers Device'.

[Nine Lives]

Originally Posted by Driver_X

This is city driving with big balls

Damn right

[Denk]

For a Turbo car, the M2 sounds good. It'll never howl like an S65, sadly those days are gone.

Early Sunday mornings drives can be fun in cities. I've had fun in Portland at 5am on a Sunday. Nice tour of London there, better than my double decker tour way back.

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by Driver_X

This is city driving with big balls

What is he driving ? Is this in the 70s sometime ??

[itf joegun]

Originally Posted by Artemis

M2 and M4 both indeed feature the 'Artificial Suckers Device'.

But at least it is no big deal to disable it...

Thanks for posting the Paris video. It shows again: These days the cars lack on personality. There is nothing going over NA engines, fake burples and crackels never come close to that...

[Robin_NL]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

What is he driving ? Is this in the 70s sometime ??

Benz 450SEL 6.9 but with his 275GTB sound over it, so a tad artificial as well
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%...un_rendez-vous

So you see the speed of a big fat 6.9 V8 limousine and hear a V12....



Cheers
Robin

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by Robin_NL

Benz 450SEL 6.9 but with his 275GTB sound over it, so a tad artificial as well
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C'%C3%...un_rendez-vous

Cheers
Robin

Ahhhhh gotcha.

Amazing how he was moving through the streets regardless.

[slashrawr]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

What is he driving ? Is this in the 70s sometime ??

He was driving a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9. Don't be fooled, the soundtrack was dubbed with that of a Ferrari 275GTB. Film was releasedin 1976.

Originally Posted by itf joegun

Thanks for posting the Paris video. It shows again: These days the cars lack on personality.

Can you define what you consider personality? I mean, the guy put a sonorous V12 engine sound over the footage of a tank. If it was dubbed with an L539, AM28, Murcie V12, M120 it would sound equally as amazing if not more so (those Lambos man!). If you're expecting "normal" cars to compete with the sound of a Ferrari V12 you're always going to be disappointed.

Edit: got in late thanks to DB issues. :-(

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by slashrawr

He was driving a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9. Don't be fooled, the soundtrack was dubbed with that of a Ferrari 275GTB. Film was released in 1976.

Correct. In a 2006 video the producer explained that he used his Merc for getting smooth images and dubbed the sound to give it a petrolhead twist. We're talking 1976, decades before our GoPro era.

"Q: So why a Mercedes instead of a sports car that might have been better for this kind of thing ?
A: Only because of its suspension. It had hydro-pneumatic suspension. It was absolutely necessary for the image to be smooth.
Q: How did you do the sound ?
A: I did the trip again with a Ferrari to change the sound because I want people who love to drive to feel the power of the engine and gear shifts."

[you can switch on cc for English subtitles]

Originally Posted by slashrawr

If you're expecting "normal" cars to compete with the sound of a Ferrari V12 you're always going to be disappointed.

Take for example the mythical Ferrari 250 GTO: more than half a century 'old', but the 'vintage' sound never tires.

[itf joegun]

Originally Posted by slashrawr

He was driving a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9. Don't be fooled, the soundtrack was dubbed with that of a Ferrari 275GTB. Film was releasedin 1976.



Can you define what you consider personality? I mean, the guy put a sonorous V12 engine sound over the footage of a tank. If it was dubbed with an L539, AM28, Murcie V12, M120 it would sound equally as amazing if not more so (those Lambos man!). If you're expecting "normal" cars to compete with the sound of a Ferrari V12 you're always going to be disappointed.

Edit: got in late thanks to DB issues. :-(

I did not know what car it was. I just thought for myself that this sounds great. I never get that feeling with current cars, even supercars these days did not sound like this.

But Artemis got exactly what I mean, the GTO video is the perfect example.

[SeanWRT]

Low end grunt is as sexy as any car can be. However, nothing special when needle passes 3500~4000.

Even M2 needs aftermarket solution.

[slashrawr]

Originally Posted by itf joegun

I did not know what car it was. I just thought for myself that this sounds great. I never get that feeling with current cars, even supercars these days did not sound like this.

But Artemis got exactly what I mean, the GTO video is the perfect example.

That sounds like nostalgia.

I'll just leave this...here...

[mc3456]

Sounds better than my F80 with MPE. Would love to go with an M2 at lease end, but my 2015 F80 is actually a better deal to buy off of lease than leasing a new M2. M2 is probably fun around town, but the F80 is just way more car for not much higher of a lease payment. Shame BMW did not offer the M3 seats and full leather option for those who want to elevate the car luxury-wise.

[Transfer]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Upon seeing this M2 video my mind sweetly drifted away to the short movie "C'était Un Rendez-Vous" ("It Was A Date") filmed by Claude Lelouch on a quiet Sunday morning in August 1976 in Paris: no dialogue, just the car speaking for itself in an insane way...

As much as I love turbo torque, this is the sort of thing that reminds me that IMO naturally aspirated is king when it comes to the whole experience. Yes I know the sound is dubbed, but it is still the real noise of an NA motor.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Transfer

As much as I love turbo torque, this is the sort of thing that reminds me that IMO naturally aspirated is king when it comes to the whole experience. Yes I know the sound is dubbed, but it is still the real noise of an NA motor.

Definitely. That raw visceral sound that sends shivers down the spine, adrenalin through the veins, aural pleasure to the ears and a smile to the face.

[tareemaa]

If that's really stock, I'm very impressed

[zenmaster]

Originally Posted by tareemaa

If that's really stock, I'm very impressed

It's stock. They all sound like that from outside the car anyway. Mic was obviously placed outside of the car.

[Ian ///M]

Originally Posted by Driver_X

Are you serious ? One of the most boring driving videos i ever saw !!!

Accelerating for 2-3 seconds on straight street, braking, slow conering, accelerating on straight again for 2 seconds, braking again and so on. Accelerating from speed bump to speed bump...

The best of all was the artificial engine sound recorded on the inside of the car.
The M2 is sweet, but he is only looking for "give me thumbs up on my channel" with a boring video.
He should go to a race track and do a video !
Not every video featuring an M2 is a good one !

Are you serious? One of the worst posts I've ever seen .

Clicking in a thread that says M2 on the streets of London in 2-3 seconds then posting the video would have been better on a track for 2 seconds.
The best of all was the ranting about ASD when the mic is on the outside of the car the entire video ....

[zenmaster]

What the M2's ASD sounds like in comparison (w/ mic *inside* the car). Skip to 3:10 on this video to hear the cabin's artificial drone:

[Robin_NL]

I cannot see the videos Artemis posted, so I give it a try, 250 Breadvan at OGP Nürburgring . Luckily I found this vid again. It shows a lot, not only the sound:0

All black????



Cheers
Robin

[YouAreMyWorld]

As an N55 owner (the engine of the M2), it could sound better--immensely better if I'm being honest. The stock M2 exhaust isn't really doing it justice.

[FSociety]

Originally Posted by Destroya

OK, so Paris has been done, now London. Anyone want to give NYC a shot?

@Vapeconj wanna do it?