What is that "magical" something?
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"feel"
"feel".
the road feel through the steering column, the slight vibration through the shifter, plus the initial notchiness.
and the fluidity through sweeping corners?
a lot of japanese cars feel great but lack feel because i think their R&D departments put too much isolation with ninja bushing and isolated subframes because they think that silence is golden.
"feel".
the road feel through the steering column, the slight vibration through the shifter, plus the initial notchiness.
and the fluidity through sweeping corners?
a lot of japanese cars feel great but lack feel because i think their R&D departments put too much isolation with ninja bushing and isolated subframes because they think that silence is golden.
I agree, it's the fluidity of the machine - the feeling that all it's parts are running in sinc, in a kind of harmony.
I was heading home the other day, on the highway. After about 15 minutes, it hit me: The car was just gliding down the road, the engine humming, the suspension flat and stable, everything rolling smoothly. Everything was just...perfect. I really felt like I was part of the car, not disconnected from it in way. It communicated everything I needed to know, and did all that was asked of it. Ahhh, just beautiful!!
I was heading home the other day, on the highway. After about 15 minutes, it hit me: The car was just gliding down the road, the engine humming, the suspension flat and stable, everything rolling smoothly. Everything was just...perfect. I really felt like I was part of the car, not disconnected from it in way. It communicated everything I needed to know, and did all that was asked of it. Ahhh, just beautiful!!
Performance numbers alone don't make a great car. It's the senses - touch, hearing, and sight, I think, which contribute to the overall magic of a BMW.
For me the magic of my 330 is that it is built FOR the human being. The car is an extension of the driver. I can always test the limits of the car by feel. I can feel and hear the exhaust note. The engine communicates by sound and feel. When the doors and trunk close, I can feel and hear them. No other car looks like a BMW. It's instantly recognized.
In my Honda, I was an extension of the car. The car set the limits. The exhaust note was bland, and the engine never let you know it was doing till it ran out of HP. The doors and trunk closed like a screen door. Take away the grill badges and it's hard to tell the difference between an Accord, Camry, Focus, etc. The Honda was effective but emotionless.
A BMW is unique in that it stirs the senses- touch, hearing, sight. Other cars are plain vanilla in that regard
For me the magic of my 330 is that it is built FOR the human being. The car is an extension of the driver. I can always test the limits of the car by feel. I can feel and hear the exhaust note. The engine communicates by sound and feel. When the doors and trunk close, I can feel and hear them. No other car looks like a BMW. It's instantly recognized.
In my Honda, I was an extension of the car. The car set the limits. The exhaust note was bland, and the engine never let you know it was doing till it ran out of HP. The doors and trunk closed like a screen door. Take away the grill badges and it's hard to tell the difference between an Accord, Camry, Focus, etc. The Honda was effective but emotionless.
A BMW is unique in that it stirs the senses- touch, hearing, sight. Other cars are plain vanilla in that regard
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