2011.5 standard M Drive without EDC, possible?

[bmwrgf]

Does anyone have a 2011.5 M3 WITHOUT iDrive, EDC or ZCP but still get the M Drive?

I understand that for 2011.5 models, the M Drive comes standard.

However, is it ture that I'd at least to have EDC (or ZCP, which also includes EDC) to get the M Drive on any M3??

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2011-bm...ndard-m-drive/

I'm about to place order on E90 M3 this coming week, will greatly appreciate any inputs.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by bmwrgf

Does anyone have a 2011.5 M3 WITHOUT iDrive, EDC or ZCP but still get the M Drive?

I understand that for 2011.5 models, the M Drive comes standard.

However, is it ture that I'd at least to have EDC (or ZCP, which also includes EDC) to get the M Drive on any M3??

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2011-bm...ndard-m-drive/

I'm about to place order on E90 M3 this coming week, will greatly appreciate any inputs.

M Drive being standard is a slight exageration... what you will bet is M Dynamic Mode (MDM) and the Sport steering mode standard, and a couple of pre selections if M DCT, regardless of EDC or iDrive.

If you get EDC then it will closer to the real M Drive, as you could select the pre-stored EDC setting. If you get iDrive and EDC then you will get the full M Drive feature, with Sport Plus throttle and the M Key features.

[sensi09]

How do the settings change on M drive without idrive?

[bmwrgf]

Originally Posted by Technic

M Drive being standard is a slight exageration... what you will bet is M Dynamic Mode (MDM) and the Sport steering mode standard, and a couple of pre selections if M DCT, regardless of EDC or iDrive.

If you get EDC then it will closer to the real M Drive, as you could select the pre-stored EDC setting. If you get iDrive and EDC then you will get the full M Drive feature, with Sport Plus throttle and the M Key features.

Thanks for the reply. I will be perfectly happy with only the Servotronic Sport steering mode and MDM available on the 'stanrd' M Drive w/o iDrive.

Has anyone already have such a combination delivered (2011.5 w/o EDC and w/o iDrive)? How do you like it?

[bmwrgf]

Originally Posted by sensi09

How do the settings change on M drive without idrive?

Someone posted the scan of 2011.5 M3 supplemental Manual about how it operates.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by bmwrgf

Does anyone have a 2011.5 M3 WITHOUT iDrive, EDC or ZCP but still get the M Drive?

I'm pretty sure at leat one forum member ordered a car like that, although as I recall it they did opt for DCT as well (FWIW).

However, is it ture that I'd at least to have EDC (or ZCP, which also includes EDC) to get the M Drive on any M3??

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2011-bm...ndard-m-drive/

I'm about to place order on E90 M3 this coming week, will greatly appreciate any inputs.

No, its not true that you need EDC in order for the standard M Drive to be included as well.

It is admittedly unclear, but what the author of the blog post was trying to say is that you now only need to add EDC to have all the chassis adjustability and programability that you used to have to pay $3250 for. He was not trying to say that you had to opt to do this *period* to get M Drive, just that you could do this and get the same functionality that used to cost three times as much (Of course he was technically wrong on that since, you do give up Sport Plus power setting).

Originally Posted by Technic

If you get EDC then it will closer to the real M Drive, as you could select the pre-stored EDC setting. If you get iDrive and EDC then you will get the full M Drive feature, with Sport Plus throttle and the M Key features.

I see what you mean Technic, although lets remember that one could order standalone Nav or ZCV without ordering EDC or ZCP and still get "the real" M drive without EDC as well.

But yes, its true that a car with standard M Drive and no EDC/ZCP - and additionally, for example, lets say also does not have M-DCT - will only have a single customizable setting - and that will be the Power setting. And even that setting will only have two choices - either Normal or Sport. As you say, the other two MDrive features - MDM and Sertotronic Sport mode - will be hardcoded to the M Button. Of course, 99% of people would set those to the M Button anyway, so the loss in functionality is minimal at worst.

Oh, and as far as the M-Key features go, only Sport or Normal Power, and EDC are available. But for a non-IDrive M3, those settings are remembered across restarts per key automatically. Well - they are supposed to be. There have been some complaints here that that is working properly for some folks.