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After driving the Cooper S, I got a chance to tool around in an M3 equipped with SMG. To make a long story short, DAMN.
That system is incredible. It rev matches, it shifts SO precisely every damn time, and man, it's fast. One can only wonder how long this system would last if I had an M3 for a daily driver. I imagine the clutch would be dead in a week. Why you ask?
Because there's nothing better than sports mode +5!!
Needless to say, the car is very very fast. The shifts are a perfect orchestra of sound and tach movement, and the ass meter definitely says yes. I can easily see how this car is faster than the M3 6spd with even the most capable driver. It's just amazing how fast the shifts are pulled.
Don't believe me? Here, my girlfriend made some videos:
Click here to see a video of me driving this beast
Click here to see a video of me driving this beast again
Both times I was shifting with the paddles, in the highest manual mode possible (fastest shifting). This car is unreal. End of story, I don't care what anyone says about clunking or engine failures or anything else. It's bad ASS.
That system is incredible. It rev matches, it shifts SO precisely every damn time, and man, it's fast. One can only wonder how long this system would last if I had an M3 for a daily driver. I imagine the clutch would be dead in a week. Why you ask?
Because there's nothing better than sports mode +5!!
Needless to say, the car is very very fast. The shifts are a perfect orchestra of sound and tach movement, and the ass meter definitely says yes. I can easily see how this car is faster than the M3 6spd with even the most capable driver. It's just amazing how fast the shifts are pulled.
Don't believe me? Here, my girlfriend made some videos:
Click here to see a video of me driving this beast
Click here to see a video of me driving this beast again
Both times I was shifting with the paddles, in the highest manual mode possible (fastest shifting). This car is unreal. End of story, I don't care what anyone says about clunking or engine failures or anything else. It's bad ASS.