My M Coupe... Interlagos splashed with Jet Black
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06-29-2007 | 02:36 AM
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What's interesting is... I've driven the M Coupe and M3, and the M Coupe felt definitively the sharper and sportier of the two by a margin. It does the Nurburgring faster too. Yet...
The M3 wins a lot of international accolades and comparision tests, while the M Coupe gets no love. Seems like 9/10 reviews and comparison tests have been negative or neutral. Heck, if you read the latest C&D, you'd think the M Coupe is not much more than a chassis to stick the left-overed S54 engines.
So... as often as the M3 reviews describe it as superior is as often as the M Coupe is described inferior... yet we know which car is higher performing of the two. The car is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sports Coupes...
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The Boxster/Cayman runs with open diffs, which simply doesn't make sense for a sports car. And if someone doesn't think it's an issue, just ask autoxers or people who've tracked in the wet. Yet, I don't recall ever reading a peep about the lack of a limited-slip dif. Guess some are simply meant to be loved...
The M3 wins a lot of international accolades and comparision tests, while the M Coupe gets no love. Seems like 9/10 reviews and comparison tests have been negative or neutral. Heck, if you read the latest C&D, you'd think the M Coupe is not much more than a chassis to stick the left-overed S54 engines.
So... as often as the M3 reviews describe it as superior is as often as the M Coupe is described inferior... yet we know which car is higher performing of the two. The car is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sports Coupes...
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The Boxster/Cayman runs with open diffs, which simply doesn't make sense for a sports car. And if someone doesn't think it's an issue, just ask autoxers or people who've tracked in the wet. Yet, I don't recall ever reading a peep about the lack of a limited-slip dif. Guess some are simply meant to be loved...
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07-15-2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by StephenTi
What's interesting is... I've driven the M Coupe and M3, and the M Coupe felt definitively the sharper and sportier of the two by a margin. It does the Nurburgring faster too. Yet...
The M3 wins a lot of international accolades and comparision tests, while the M Coupe gets no love. Seems like 9/10 reviews and comparison tests have been negative or neutral. Heck, if you read the latest C&D, you'd think the M Coupe is not much more than a chassis to stick the left-overed S54 engines.
So... as often as the M3 reviews describe it as superior is as often as the M Coupe is described inferior... yet we know which car is higher performing of the two. The car is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sports Coupes...
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The Boxster/Cayman runs with open diffs, which simply doesn't make sense for a sports car. And if someone doesn't think it's an issue, just ask autoxers or people who've tracked in the wet. Yet, I don't recall ever reading a peep about the lack of a limited-slip dif. Guess some are simply meant to be loved...
The M3 wins a lot of international accolades and comparision tests, while the M Coupe gets no love. Seems like 9/10 reviews and comparison tests have been negative or neutral. Heck, if you read the latest C&D, you'd think the M Coupe is not much more than a chassis to stick the left-overed S54 engines.
So... as often as the M3 reviews describe it as superior is as often as the M Coupe is described inferior... yet we know which car is higher performing of the two. The car is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sports Coupes...
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The Boxster/Cayman runs with open diffs, which simply doesn't make sense for a sports car. And if someone doesn't think it's an issue, just ask autoxers or people who've tracked in the wet. Yet, I don't recall ever reading a peep about the lack of a limited-slip dif. Guess some are simply meant to be loved...
The wheels look ok (they'll hold you over for the time being) but the roof turned out great.
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07-16-2007 | 12:46 AM
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Thanks guys...
Actually, I might pick up a set of CSL's or BBS CH's and do the same color-scheme... black w/ blue lip. However, both set of wheels are only avg in terms of light-weighted-ness.
And I think with this car, spokes going to the lip is a must... don't like the deep-dished look for this one for some reason. If only they made a forged BBS CH or CSL wheel. Neez are nice, but a little too expensive for this application. Volk racing makes light wheels for this car... but they don't look all that good.
Looks, Affordability, Lightness... you can only pick two!
Actually, I might pick up a set of CSL's or BBS CH's and do the same color-scheme... black w/ blue lip. However, both set of wheels are only avg in terms of light-weighted-ness.
And I think with this car, spokes going to the lip is a must... don't like the deep-dished look for this one for some reason. If only they made a forged BBS CH or CSL wheel. Neez are nice, but a little too expensive for this application. Volk racing makes light wheels for this car... but they don't look all that good.
Looks, Affordability, Lightness... you can only pick two!
