First Drive: 2011 BMW M3 with Competition Package (Motor Trend)

Max74 · 05-28-2010, 05:20 PM

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ive/index.html

John Tanglewood · 05-28-2010, 05:20 PM

Thanks!!!!

blueman2 · 05-28-2010, 05:49 PM

Wow. For the first time, I almost wish I had waited 2 months for the 2011s. Almost.

richardbb85 · 05-28-2010, 06:11 PM

good read

jeff.m3 · 05-28-2010, 07:23 PM

good find

Wah · 05-28-2010, 09:03 PM

Ugh the wait is torture.

serge · 05-29-2010, 05:31 AM

Great stuff! Thanxxs!

BMWCadet · 05-29-2010, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueman2

Wow. For the first time, I almost wish I had waited 2 months for the 2011s. Almost.

Yeah you lost some money there buddy. Oh well, I guess you got to enjoy the car two months early!

Bubbles · 05-29-2010, 08:08 AM

Skidpad

Std M3: .84
ZCP: .91

??

I thought the std M3 handled better on the skidpad than .84.

RandyB · 05-29-2010, 09:40 AM

They were talking about the differences between the E46 ZCP and non-ZCP.

SIIK2NR · 05-29-2010, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyB

They were talking about the differences between the E46 ZCP and non-ZCP.

agreed.

bmwboi · 05-29-2010, 10:28 AM

The ZCP pacakge does a lot for the looks of the car but the reviews so far have been mixed in terms of performance improvements.

Tio///M · 06-01-2010, 03:43 PM

So if its all electronic updates to DSC and EDC, can't it be re-programmed onto the normal M3? Maybe autologic? Anyone know?

Bubbles · 06-01-2010, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyB

They were talking about the differences between the E46 ZCP and non-ZCP.

Thanks, I skimmed the article. Even still that's a big difference with the E46 M3.

IbanezGod · 06-01-2010, 04:37 PM

I guess if you track the car all the time it's worth it. But really, that slight difference isn't going to do a whole lot for the avg driver. C'mon 0.4 of an inch and a slightly remapped EDC/DSC tuning?

I want to see some official times and numbers.

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