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The sound is too flat. Reminds me of how the 911TT sounds in that sense. The sound doesn't have enough drama to it.
I actually prefer the F80's more dramatic sound to this. You can easily tell this engine is not as unique as the S55 as it sounds like a tuned N55 (which it is) that could have been on any 335i, M235i, 435i, etc... They've compensated for a real exhaust sound with all these random cracks and burbles but under load it sounds very unexciting. I like the deep, low idle but this engine's sound isn't fooling me. |
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And the overrun on the S55 still sucks.
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Sounds nice, but so does my 135i when I floor it.
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10-16-2015, 01:57 PM | #54 |
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Sounds pretty damn good for stock, actually much better than my F80 prior to installing the MPE. Guessing an MPE or AWE will sound incredible!
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Far more mellow sounding than the S55. Sounds pretty solid. I still have a hard time falling in love with the sound of a turbocharged engine.
It's also glaringly obvious that BMW have done a crazy amount of processing/dubbing to the audio in the launch film. Lame.
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Is the engine sound likely to be the same in the cabin as m235i. The 235i sounds fake so I hope they do some tweaking and have some unique sounds directed into the cabin(not artificial)
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this does sounds good
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Still hate the concept of active sound.
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Sound on the M2 is spot on! No idea how it got so mixed up sounding on the M3/4.
Well done M2 sound engineers.
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I like the sound better than my M4. The M4 has a monotone to it which I don't like.
I have some high hopes for the M2 as I'm considering trading 'down'. I don't need the space of the 4 series anyway and have a few minor gripes with the car. Bob |
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How much is real mechanical sound vs piped in digital sound? Did you know the i8 has a weather proof speaker under the left rear wheel arch that is only there to make fake exhaust sound? Lame right?
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I loved the sound of my old n55 335i with the bmw PE and the M2 sounds similar to that which is good. However, there's nothing that makes it stand out from the other n55's which kind of sucks. The f8x sounds terrible but at least it's unique.
Hopefully the MPE will solve the issue.
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