Was in John Clark's yesterday having the oil changed in mine (90 min fasttrack service) which is quite good...Although it did take a bit longer as they did the A/C at the same time.
Anyway, thought it would be good to have a shot in the M4 whilst I was there.
First impressions were (Body and wheel colour aside) it's a great looking car! - Aggressive yet quite subtle at the same time, you would have to really look for the ///M badges to really know what it is. Which for me, is ideal.
In the same fashion as my last wee review I've listed the pro's and con's.
+ Looks, well proportioned, looks fresh and modern.
+ Interior, ergonomically well laid out, it's an evolution on the E92, little things like the paddles are bigger and curved to fit your finger tips, steering wheel is chunky but better to hold than mine.
+ Toys, Pro Sav Nav is Std, as is mirrors, power seats, heated seats etc. The car I drove also had Heads up Display (HUD), which I found a little distracting at first but quite cool... The navigation of the iDrive system is a big step forward also. Easy to find things in the menus. Also you can see them on the HUD.
+ Seats are more supportive than the E92 and better looking too, more racey/bucket style. Loads of room in the back, as per mine. Boot narrower but still fine for a couple of sets of sticks!
+ Ride is supple, takes the bump well and the M1 and M2 buttons can be tailored to driver spec. One was full on and the other set midway to comfort. Will play a bit more next time I drive it, would prefer one with DSC off all together.
+ Performance is stunning. The mid range torque is brutal, it's over 100ft/lbs more than mine and you feel it. Didn't really push hand through the gears as the boy was sitting next to me. Every so often he went a bit quiet.
+ Brakes are an improvement on mine, great bite to the pedal, also look fitting for the car!!
- Throttle response isn't as sharp as the E92. The pick-up is a little lazy...perhaps the resettings the Power (Throttle Response) in the M mode would help...Although I didn't notice much of a difference between M1 and M2.
- Engine noise, whilst not as bad as the press makes out, is still poor compared to the old V8...C'est la vie. No turbo sounds as good as N/A imo.
- Colour options are crap. I only like one colour out the palate, 2 if you include Silverstone II which I have presently.
- Price...and my moan isn't against the price per se, it's more a case of is it worth £35k more than mine to change...I ain't so sure at this time.
I've requested a longer 24hr test-drive on the 16th. So I'll be able to drive it 'properly' without a sales guy beside me and see if it's truly for me. Bear in mind, I went into JC's for an Oil Change, not to buy the car. But it's more a case of whether I buy it now or wait a year or two and buy it then...I'm sure it's inevitable.
I'll update this thread in a few weeks.
Anyway, thought it would be good to have a shot in the M4 whilst I was there.
First impressions were (Body and wheel colour aside) it's a great looking car! - Aggressive yet quite subtle at the same time, you would have to really look for the ///M badges to really know what it is. Which for me, is ideal.
In the same fashion as my last wee review I've listed the pro's and con's.
+ Looks, well proportioned, looks fresh and modern.
+ Interior, ergonomically well laid out, it's an evolution on the E92, little things like the paddles are bigger and curved to fit your finger tips, steering wheel is chunky but better to hold than mine.
+ Toys, Pro Sav Nav is Std, as is mirrors, power seats, heated seats etc. The car I drove also had Heads up Display (HUD), which I found a little distracting at first but quite cool... The navigation of the iDrive system is a big step forward also. Easy to find things in the menus. Also you can see them on the HUD.
+ Seats are more supportive than the E92 and better looking too, more racey/bucket style. Loads of room in the back, as per mine. Boot narrower but still fine for a couple of sets of sticks!
+ Ride is supple, takes the bump well and the M1 and M2 buttons can be tailored to driver spec. One was full on and the other set midway to comfort. Will play a bit more next time I drive it, would prefer one with DSC off all together.
+ Performance is stunning. The mid range torque is brutal, it's over 100ft/lbs more than mine and you feel it. Didn't really push hand through the gears as the boy was sitting next to me. Every so often he went a bit quiet.
+ Brakes are an improvement on mine, great bite to the pedal, also look fitting for the car!!
- Throttle response isn't as sharp as the E92. The pick-up is a little lazy...perhaps the resettings the Power (Throttle Response) in the M mode would help...Although I didn't notice much of a difference between M1 and M2.
- Engine noise, whilst not as bad as the press makes out, is still poor compared to the old V8...C'est la vie. No turbo sounds as good as N/A imo.
- Colour options are crap. I only like one colour out the palate, 2 if you include Silverstone II which I have presently.
- Price...and my moan isn't against the price per se, it's more a case of is it worth £35k more than mine to change...I ain't so sure at this time.
I've requested a longer 24hr test-drive on the 16th. So I'll be able to drive it 'properly' without a sales guy beside me and see if it's truly for me. Bear in mind, I went into JC's for an Oil Change, not to buy the car. But it's more a case of whether I buy it now or wait a year or two and buy it then...I'm sure it's inevitable.
I'll update this thread in a few weeks.
