04-29-2004, 06:58 PM
Well, Jack was wrong. I didn't fall in love with the E46. I don't really know how to explain it, but I did not feel as if I was driving the car, too much electronics and crap. Bleh.
I drove the 330Ci and Z4 3.0, so they both have the same motor and felt very similar.
MOTOR
Very torquey, kind of died on power as I got the RPMs up there. Not as fast as I expected.
TRANNY
Z4 auto was pretty decent, the steptronic crap was pretty sluggish though. The 330Ci manual was pretty nice, but the 4th gear ratio felt REEEALLLY long causing the acceleration to slow down quite a bit when upshifting to 4th.
SUSPENSION/TIRES
Not bad, very comfy but at the same time it held the road very well. Tires made some bawking noises... 330CI felt softer than the Z4, I liked the Z4 more.
BRAKES
Kicked ass, tons of bite and no fade.
PEDALS
All soft! The clutch felt like a lever, not a hydraulic thingie, no resistance. The gas pedal was wussy, half-trottle gave the car as much gas as mashed to the floor, drive-by-wire sucks. Brake pedal was real soft, it was hard to not brake too hard.
Overall I didn't like either, I hope the E36 M3 is more of a driver's car. I want to feel the damn road and the car...
I drove the 330Ci and Z4 3.0, so they both have the same motor and felt very similar.
MOTOR
Very torquey, kind of died on power as I got the RPMs up there. Not as fast as I expected.
TRANNY
Z4 auto was pretty decent, the steptronic crap was pretty sluggish though. The 330Ci manual was pretty nice, but the 4th gear ratio felt REEEALLLY long causing the acceleration to slow down quite a bit when upshifting to 4th.
SUSPENSION/TIRES
Not bad, very comfy but at the same time it held the road very well. Tires made some bawking noises... 330CI felt softer than the Z4, I liked the Z4 more.
BRAKES
Kicked ass, tons of bite and no fade.
PEDALS
All soft! The clutch felt like a lever, not a hydraulic thingie, no resistance. The gas pedal was wussy, half-trottle gave the car as much gas as mashed to the floor, drive-by-wire sucks. Brake pedal was real soft, it was hard to not brake too hard.
Overall I didn't like either, I hope the E36 M3 is more of a driver's car. I want to feel the damn road and the car...
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.