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Originally Posted by bmwSC8
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Originally Posted by e46e92love
Not really, as this test neither proves or disproves that the F10 has a "soul".....you have completely missed the point of what people mean by a "soul". The "soul" of the car has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH the numbers.....regardless of whether you agree with the argument that a car does or does not have a "soul" has NOTHING to do with the numbers.
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On paper, the 1M shouldn't have any soul either, would you agree? If we look at the numbers, it has way less hp but more tq than an M3. But when you look at the parts the car has, recycled M3 suspension, an N54 engine and almost no develop time, almost everyone (I'm sure you included) said the car has no character and shouldn't even be considered an M car.
Yet here it is, praised by car journalists everywhere, taking on a Porsche Cayman S (that's about as soulful of a car you can get, in your definition) and beating them in comparos. 
Again, if we want to keep using this stupid word soul without ever seeing the car, the 1M is the proof that you can't judge the book by its covers. |
From reading his posts here and on m3post basically he just thinks anything turbo and not naturally aspirated v8/v10 has no 'soul'
But like you said the 1M seems to have plenty of soul despite being a turbo 'parts bin' car.
Ppl with their NA powered BMWs should stop looking down their noses at the new gen of turbo BMWs and dismissing them outright as soul-less. Especially if they havent even driven them.