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Originally Posted by Spydert
Do not meet your heroes.
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All in all, this is the third time I really went into the 718 with a view to seeing if I had found the car to replace or perhaps add to the M2. And each time I’ve come away with a clear sense that the M2 is the better car - at least for me. Weirdly, the GTS4.0 is to me, the biggest conundrum of the lot. The only thing I didn’t like about the 4 cylinder GTS was the sound and the drone. In the 4.0, the chassis feels like it wants to be on the road, but the engine feels like it wants to be on a track, or be a GT car which I know sounds weird - but that’s how it felt. There was something unresolved about it. One thing I will say though is that with the exhaust left in normal, it’ll be a way better daily driver than the M2.
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great write up!
As a previous 718 CS owner, I think you pretty much nailed it, especially with the ^
bolded statement.
The problem with the chassis is that the rear is not multi-link like you get with the 718 GT4.
This makes a HUGE difference on track. the car can get very unsettled under braking especially if coming over a rise into the braking zone.
This was the reason that that I sold it after 2 yrs and why I'm now back to BMW in the M2C.