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Still remains as my favorite BMW ever and the reason I started to notice the brand. Love that car.
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Same here, tho I never owned one.
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My dad had a 2007 Z4MC, with the same basic engine, and we chose that over the 987 CS, which was also a cracking car.
The S54 sounded so good - and regardless of what people might think, was NOT a dog off the line. I had a tuned 135 at the same time, and while I would get the jump on my pops from a start, he always had more oomph as the speeds climbed higher. Both were really special, and the engine and experience had a LOT to do with that.
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From a stop, sure - faster up to about 100. But not beyond that. PS - the Z4MC was also lighter than the E82 or E46.
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It is lighter, but not as much as you might expect looking at them. Per BMW, a 6mt e46 M3 is 145 lbs heavier than a 6mt Z4MC.
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I too found that the Z4M pulled quite a bit harder above 80 mph than my friend's stock N54 135i. I don't know that it would be faster than a tuned 135i - it almost certainly isn't depending on the tune. Maybe above 120 or 130 where the aerodynamics come into play more.
It's not really shown in the old magazine numbers, but from what I have observed I think later S54 software may produce a bit more power and also the Z4M has a smaller frontal area than the M3. Either way, I am sure the stock M2 is faster than both after driving it. Although if you look at really high speed numbers you will see the M2 runs into that proverbial "brick wall" also. Might be the tall greenhouse on the 1 and 2 series. Last edited by chris719; 02-20-2018 at 12:15 AM.. |
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A random pic I found while browsing IG
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man the e46 is timeless. arguably the better looking car.
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I agree e46 is timeless but I do not agree that it's arguably better looking car than the M2. I see totally opposite: M2 looks better than e46 hands down.
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Looks are, as they say, subjective.
The e46 M3 has a very simple, form follows function aesthetic. It's from an era when all BMW's followed that theme. In the words of Ulf Weidhase (header designer of the e46 M3), "power should be felt not shown". The e46 M3 was also the last of the form follows function styling at BMW. Starting with the Bangle cars, and everything they produced since, BMWs have become heavily stylized. Undoubtedly the M2 looks more aggressive, as a result of this. Which is a better look comes down to the taste of the viewer. Probably clear which I prefer
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