5 Best BMW's

[Samurai of 2day]

I love how the X6M looks, and I'm sure it performs great. I would love to own a 2106 model.

[New2Roundel]

Seems like a weird, disjointed list---5 cars in the current lineup and 3 older cars.

I like some of the choices and not others. I don't know if they are the best, but my 5 favorite BMWs (in no particular order) are:
1) Z4 M coupe
2) e9
3) 507
4) 2002 turbo
5) euro-spec e36 M3

Originally Posted by paradoxical3

I drive an X1 and get this from a lot of people, usually right before I pass them on the road course.

What makes the X1 one of the best current BMWs is that it is basically an xdrive hatchback version of your car, minus the DCT that I wish I had.

The X1 35i is literally a 135i with a hatch - you can get underneath the car and look at chassis components and they have e82 stickers on them.

The really nice thing about this is that nearly all modifications for the 135i and e92 335i bolt right on. The suspension is even compatible with e92 M3 parts - I swapped my rear subframe bushings, control arms, etc. Wavetrac LSDs bolt right in, the turbo swaps all work, transmission flash, big brake kits, radiators, oil coolers, etc. It's all compatible.

So if you spend a little money to mod your car (which all of us do) you wind up with an AWD car that runs low 12's in the 1/4 mile and is very fast and reliable on the race track, while being an extremely practical and fun daily driver in any weather.

If you spend a lot of money to mod your car (like I did), you wind up with an AWD hatch that runs 11's in the 1/4 mile and is faster than even mildly modified e92 M3s around the road course. And a 450whp daily driver that is faster than 95% of cars you will ever meet on the road, that is great in snow, and can fit a 52 inch assembled rolling tool box in the hatch.

And to top it off - it has the best steering feel of any new BMW since it uses the old hydraulic steering rack.

Aesthetics of course are debatable, and I do think the X1 is an awkward looking car from the rear 3/4 view. But it doesn't look too bad with a new set of wheels I think.

There is no other crossover or suv on the market, Porsche included, that can hang with a X1 around a race track. Even stock, the car is very capable (nearly as much as a 335i xdrive).

Basically, the X1 is a fantastic platform because the 135i and 335i are great platforms - they are the same. That's what makes it a great BMW.

If you want to see more of my build you can check it out here. http://e84.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=971464








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I like the red.

[M.Power]

Worst list I've seen. How could you include the X6M and X1 but not the E36 M3 and E39/E60 M5's?...

[Sterling Roadster]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But that was a weird list.

[DJKapeesh]

Originally Posted by gIzzE

My Top 5 would be....


5th E30 325i (great everyday car that you could have real fun in).

4th E46 M3 CSL (as great as this was, I preferred my regular M3 as an all round package)

3rd E46 M3 SMG CS (just the perfect balance or refined and raw, and the SMG box in S6 is brutal and really adds so much more than even a 'stick' ever can. The CS just gives a better feel to the steering, but not worth the silly premium over the regular M3)

2nd E39 530i Sport Touring (best all round car ever made, made my F11 feel sterile and my 535d E61 feel cheap, and beats every A6 and Merc E Class as well).

1st BMW 507. Just a perfect looking classic.

You lost me at SMG.....

[gIzzE]

Haha, I loved the SMG in the E46, but then I had the CSL first to be fair, which seemed far more aggressive than the regular M3 I had afterwards, if it had been the other was round I might not have thought the same.

You have to remember, coming from the UK we don't get that excited by driving a 'stick' as every car we ever drive from learning is a 'stick'.

[lore2486]

no e30 m3 ? no e46 m3????

[entropeter]

E46 330ci was my favorite style.
E46 M3 was a little less modest, but i'll take it !!!
we currently own e90 335i, it's nice/fast but
the rawness and heritage has been dialed down, compared to the e46
and i'm not sure we're putting enough money aside for the TCO

[Krutil]

The list is so-so. But it is fair to note that the X6 M has an ugly look.
Where the M6?!

Come nessun altro io sono pronto a passo a voi. Oggi ti ho dato un link ad una panoramica unica della sezione terapeutica dell'urologia http://sandalik.blogger.ba/arhiva/2015/12/25/3975715 dove rassshirenno visto tutte le sfumature della medicina moderna per i mali degli uomini.

[ocN55]

Originally Posted by paradoxical3

And to top it off - it has the best steering feel of any new BMW since it uses the old hydraulic steering rack.

LOL, I thought I was crazy to think that my family's X1 had pretty good steering feel

[Sterling Roadster]

I think the writer was just trying to say something different from what everyone has already proved.

1) E30 M3 2)M1 3)Z4 M 4)M3 CSL 5) E39 M5

that list would be like saying:

1) Sky is blue 2) Grass is green 3) Rear wheel drive is fun, you get my point.

[Nkc]

1) e30 M3
2) Z3 M coupe
3) e39 M5
4) Z4 M coupe
5) 1M

Coincidentally, this is also the list that I'm beginning to collect. The e30 in collector condition will be the toughest.

[thetechenthusiast]

If I wasn't driving lots of people frequently, that article makes me really want an M235i.

[MFan_Ken]

Originally Posted by thetechenthusiast

If I wasn't driving lots of people frequently, that article makes me really want an M235i.

I agree with you on the M235i. For fun for the money it is hard to beat.