mrvent

It took me a at least the first 5000 km to really understand the BMW M3 Exhaust power, braking and handling under my control. I started out driving it like my previous 3 series, but with the occassional squirt of hard cornering or acceleration. The turning point was the BMW Performance/ Safety driving course that my wife and I took. Serious grin factor from that moment on, though clearly we had both loved the car prior to that.

We both find the 6 speed gearboxhas a notch from 1 to 2 unless you adopt a a more aggressive acceleration approach. Who wouldn’t, with 333 horses at your command.

I agree with others here that the Dynamic Stability Control saves you a little too early, but once I felt comfortable, the dash button allows traction control defeat for serious tail wagging and yet still saves me from myself in the wet.

The Sport setting instantly transforms this sleeper into a snarling beast, apparently remapping the computer for spirited driving.

Of course, the big brakes and surefooted handling are always there, whether ambling to the grocery store or screaming through hairpin turns.