Sounds that your M3/M4 makes?

[kinimod]

I was wondering if M3/M4 gives some good sound thrills.

As a reference point, although M5 is obviously a turbo V8 and the engine note may not be a purist's dream, I really liked its shifting clunks, the loud blips and the exhaust 'explosions' on downshifts. It was really like an angry whale.

How do you guys like the new M3/M4 sounds?

[r3dbimmer89]

Originally Posted by kinimod

I was wondering if M3/M4 gives some good sound thrills.

As a reference point, although M5 is obviously a turbo V8 and the engine note may not be a purist's dream, I really liked its shifting clunks, the loud blips and the exhaust 'explosions' on downshifts. It was really like an angry whale.

How do you guys like the new M3/M4 sounds?

It does all the exhaust pops and low end burble as in the M5/6. In the higher rev range it has that traditional raspy M3 sound. Overall in sport or sport + mode, it sounds good and aggressive. In efficient mode it's pretty quiet and doesn't sound particularly amazing but not really bad either.

[NullCheck]

It sounds nothing like the m5. M5 has that loud BAM when you upshift at high rpms, m3 does not do that. M5 really sounds a lot quieter.

Its like one of them is a race horse and the other one is a lion.

[kinimod]

Hmm, these two opinions are contradicting. Wondering if it's related to engine setting (efficient, sport, sport+), or just subjective/hearing.

M5 does those exhaust "BAM"s in the entire rev range in fact. Something I missed in C63 AMG.

[NullCheck]

Originally Posted by kinimod

Hmm, these two opinions are contradicting. Wondering if it's related to engine setting (efficient, sport, sport+), or just subjective/hearing.

M5 does those exhaust "BAM"s in the entire rev range in fact. Something I missed in C63 AMG.

To be honest, BAM was really not a great sound. It did sound like one of those cars that have black smoke coming from the rear and in need emission testing It was a head turner surely, but it was just too loud. It's like no noise and out of nowhere BAM so loud.

I would say the exhaust and the engine are multiple times louder than the M5/M6. The cabin noise is also a lot more in this car than the old M3. But this may be due to the reduced insulation material because as I mentioned in my review, there is also more wind noise in this car than the old M3.

[kinimod]

Okay, so no M5-like BAMs in F8x anymore... Too bad, I loved it :-) But overall louder exhaust, louder engine, louder everything?

[Lups]

Come on guys, Misfits (Danzig era) will solve your hearing problems soon enough. Let's get a life, it's Saturday night for crying out loud.

As a disclaimer I wish to add that as a leading no life of the forum I must recommend the real life, even though in my opinion this is much better.

Lups has spoken.