First off, it wasn't a long test drive; maybe 4 miles max but it was enjoyable to say the least. My apologies as I didn't even realize this car doesn't have back seats LOL. For some reason I thought it was a 2+2.
Anyways, the drive was a blast. The most noticeable part of the car is the exhaust. My lord its loud for a stock system with huge battleship barks and higher rpm growls. I blew by a Mustang GT and at the light, when he caught up, he said "wow that thing is loud". I really enjoyed running the rpms up and down the range to hear the exhaust symphony.
The power is strong- its every bit of 550 hp but with a traditional tq converter 8 speed, Im sure there is a more power loss than of course PDK or DCT. The tranny wasn't that bad, it shifted down when I wanted it to and held gears thru higher rpms. I ran the car in all of the dynamic modes including steering, suspension, and two other modes I forgot the names. I can see why Carlos Lago hit 122 traps in the quarter and 3.6 zero to 60- the active diff is well quite active and the 295x30x20 tires held well. I didn't really have to feather the throttle all to much from a dig to get it moving.
The car is tossable and I was able to press its rear end in a sharp turn and slide it and then straightened it out. The chassis is rock solid and you can feel it over mild bumps and undulations and in the turns. It does show its weight but its not expected to be as grippy as a 991.
The steering was taut with mild understeer that was easily alleviated with throttle press and I really never felt out of control. My good friend runs the store so he let me rape the car. I hit 134 in the streets on a wide open car free street. This car really moves well and it looks just as good as it moves if not better IMHO.
I drove a not so pretty, to me, reddish car with a sticker at 104k and invoice at 97k. The car leases well (not bmw well) for those who care as the captive agent is Chase and the MF is .00143 at 36 months with a 55 residual at 36 months for 5k miles per year. I just contacted my friend and owner at OE tuning and he has done several mods on these cars including a tune which gets it 50 whp and pulley which will get it around 90-100 whp combined. This is exciting to me because I like to do BPU's when it comes to engine mods. Again, the exhaust was incredible, loud, barking, screaming and NOT docile which I like. So I wont have to mod the exhaust if I get one.
Maybe Ill get it.... maybe.
