Am I the only one who didn't like the crossplane crankshaft V8 sound of the E9x M3 as much as the E46 M3 i6 sound?
Sure, @ cold start it sounded like a NASCAR in my garage but so does my 1M (even better but after 30 seconds it's more silent tbh)
I prefer bigger displacement crossplane V8s like the AMG/Corvettes(because of more USEABLE torque) or just a good old (Ferrari) flatplane crankshaft V8.
I know the current 4.0 V8 is derived from the M5 V10('just' 2 cylinders cut off so to speak) but I never found it some kind of a gem in the first place.
To go really fast I should keep it above 4000rpm all the time and the icing on the cake was between 7000 and 8400rpm. Fantastic. But in real life those are revs I did'nt even come close to as a daily.
And we all might know a 1650kg M3 is not as sporty as let's say a Porker in that price/hp range.
It was a nice and special daily, but for its way too high pricetag not just like my ex E46 M3 and my current car. But that's my own mistake...
Cheers
Robin