kosmo

No paddles but "buttons" on the wheel itself. interesting.

Bradford

Some shots I got with my Iphone of the new M3/M4 in disguise

sunnyr

M3 in Mexico (or is it Riviera?) like blue. BMW calls it Yas Marina blue.

SWO

The buttons on the BMW Performance (Accessory) wheel control the LCD in the rim - those are not paddle replacements. That is NOT the M3 interior.

Polarcharger

"The new gearbox also works a lot more quietly than before and blips the throttle on downshifts – previously a feature reserved for the M Double Clutch Transmission."

Well, that's pretty interesting in a manual...

Nizer

order guide quick peek: http://www.bmwblog.com/2013/10/29/20...rdering-guide/

ZMT – Manual Transmission

Perhaps AP can ask BMW for some help with how to make eDiff, suspension, etc work with both manual and auto boxes…..

Mvez

The engine is what makes a driver's car truly "special", and very, very few turbo engines ever pull that off. This engine will not be one of those exceptions.

ShakeNBake

The engine is basically a standard motor, but with a different block to handle more stress/boost/heat. Top end and architecture is virtually the same as a N55.

CRex

I'd like to have a GT3 in manual (as opposed to PDK) as much as the next hardcore old-schooler. But in fairness a comparison with //M is unfair--for every GT car Porsche sells, BMW sells 10 of their M3/4s. A very different set of numbers over which to amortize R&D costs.

Business aside, I stubbornly uphold my belief that Porsche will come up with a 6MT box to sell in some "edition" special of theirs, marked up 30% over the normal -3 or -3RS...

kosmo

yup.

Nizer

Agreed.

Nizer

Dealer just informed me that I got a January build slot. Mar/Apr delivery. Have no concerns about the motor not being entertaining on the street and more than happy to give my money to a company that listens to its customers.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...NEWS/130929883

ShakeNBake

I'm torn, the E90 is a pretty great car, and a 8500rpm V8 is hard to beat.

kosmo

I didnt know they were coming that early

mooty

while i agree in general about the special edition MT, but the extra cost at some point stops making any sense (not that it made sense in the past) but u get the picture. the $ delta b/n gt cars and M cars getting bigger and bigger.... hum..... then there are some very special AMG's....


very tempted.