For its fourth go-round, the icon gets a can-do-no-wrong chassis and a beastly V-8.
BY DAVE VANDERWERP, July 2007
Our pal at Car & Driver bring us the latest in BMW information and an opinion on the performance. If you would like to see or hear it perform Car and Driver offer a nice little video for the viewing
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The most popular M, is now sporting a first-ever V-8: a 414-hp, 4.0-liter, 8400-rpm screamer. The verdict came in with a surprise exception in the steering department. Mr. Vanderwerp states it’s a little light in normal. Here’s the excerpt:
“The M3’s hydraulic rack has a much quicker, 12.5:1 ratio than regular 3-series and features two settings, normal and sport. In its normal setting, the steering is feather light, far lighter than regular 3-series’, and, according to BMW, “enables the driver to park the car much more easily.”” To follow up on the rest of the verdict goto:
http://www.caranddriver.com/previews/13419/first-drive-2008-bmw-m3.html
Official Photos & Info: 2008 BMW M3
With light steering or not I think this little beauty will still make a really nice girlfriend car.