Verschnell
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Hi, I'm a newbie but used to be quite involved with the BMW Car Club, thought I would check the forum out.
I spent a day at Kyalami this week driving M products and their competitors back to back, including the new M SAV's. I must confess I have been nothing but cynical about both cars but some time on the track revealed that the lads at M still know what they are doing. Having driven the X6 50i which was impressive enough, the X5M and X6M do have that unique 'M-ness' which separates an M car from the rest of the range.
Admittedly, the M3 and M6 were the two cars I kept on wanting to drive more and more as they are far purer than a 2.3 ton bundu basher, but we drove the ML63 around as well and M has it licked, and licking its wounds.
The power delivery is instant, traction mighty, it turns in like any planted sports car, has the balance of any other M product and what they have done with an automatic gearbox has to be experienced. The only criticsm I have left is there is no typical M exhaust note to speak of. It may be loud but the tone is more akin to 4-pot turbo than a twin turbo V8.
My general comment after all is said and driven into the ground; you can have your moms taxi cake and still eat it at the track. Still, I would rather have anything else from M for one small but important reason. This car had me smiling after driving it but every other M I have ever driven had me giggling. 'nuff said...
I spent a day at Kyalami this week driving M products and their competitors back to back, including the new M SAV's. I must confess I have been nothing but cynical about both cars but some time on the track revealed that the lads at M still know what they are doing. Having driven the X6 50i which was impressive enough, the X5M and X6M do have that unique 'M-ness' which separates an M car from the rest of the range.
Admittedly, the M3 and M6 were the two cars I kept on wanting to drive more and more as they are far purer than a 2.3 ton bundu basher, but we drove the ML63 around as well and M has it licked, and licking its wounds.
The power delivery is instant, traction mighty, it turns in like any planted sports car, has the balance of any other M product and what they have done with an automatic gearbox has to be experienced. The only criticsm I have left is there is no typical M exhaust note to speak of. It may be loud but the tone is more akin to 4-pot turbo than a twin turbo V8.
My general comment after all is said and driven into the ground; you can have your moms taxi cake and still eat it at the track. Still, I would rather have anything else from M for one small but important reason. This car had me smiling after driving it but every other M I have ever driven had me giggling. 'nuff said...
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