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fozzymandeus
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I don't like the new three much, saloon, vert or coupe but you're right about tricked up saloons - I have a begrudging admiration for the 320si... especially in white. The alloys on it are great. |
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Sporty1
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It's all about the wheels..........I think.
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RobChase
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Brilliant I have an Imola red e46 m3 and to be honest its not a colour that everyone likes at first but after a while it grows on you.... Paint the roof red and change those wheels and it'll be a savage looking car and as for the drive I think we all know what that'll be like! |
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There's a night and day difference between the 'official' pictures of the red car and the 'concept' from Geneva.
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Got to agree that red version looks like a halfords special. Black wheels look ok on a rally style car but not on a gorgeous upmarket high speed track car. Not on a bmw anyway. Except for the 330i that BMW car are running. The CSL wheels look much better in my opinion anyway. The grey also looks far better.
Overall though I'm not entirely convinced. Not by the pics anyway. I felt the same when the coupe first came out but now I have seen a few black ones with nice big alloys, it is totally growing on me. I have even seen a few nicely kitted up saloons. Have you noticed the rear arches on the saloons are more pronounced and look better than the coupe's with big wheels in them? But I have to say that I remember when the E46 M3 came out. I loved that as soon as I laid my eyes on the pics! |
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That's what I was thinking!! The CSL wheels that they had on the concept car looked spot on!!!
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maxfield
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nice wheels and there onto a winner
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M3Nally
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IMO the light colours definitely suit it the best, i.e. light grey, light blue or white only.
Dark colours do nothing for it. Maybe a designer out there can explain why dark colurs suit some cars and light colours suit others. Maybe white is the new black. |
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I just meant In my opion that red is not a good colour for it. as for the
stopping I was refering to the brakes even if they are the M5 item they will be heavy cast iron jobbies I can't help thinking that they should just put a call into Brembo and be let them sort it out. |
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after all, Red means STOP! |
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Sporty1
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We'll have to wait and see about the stopping............. Don't believe anyone has said that the whole colour scheme is a disaster.... a number of people have however said that that red, Melbourne, or what ever it is does not suit the car and is a disaster. But that would just be their/my opinions, if you like that red then fine. Edit: The dark wheels and red car may be why it looks wrong, not quite sure. Edited by Sporty1 |
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darren s
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It just looks like a chunky 6 series to me
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Will it stop? Are you infering to the colour scheme or as in brakes????? I'm sure with the same e60 M5 discs that are supposedly going on....we can assume that it will stop and very quick!! What makes you think the colur schemes are a disaster? Explain please Tiko |
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Imola is a Racing circuit, Melbourne is a place - either way it's still
Red! (and the Australian version is horrid) |
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we know it will go, and that colour is a disaster but the big question is will it
stop? |
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Looks much better in a silver/grey/black/blue/white. I don't like the overall styling of the new 3 series, but the Coupes look OK. I am sure the lines on the M3 will look fine in the flesh on the road. At least now its easier to spot a genuine M3 in your rear view mirror with that Carbon roof, thats a class act by BMW. (The modified E36 1.8's with the M3 kits on always make me look twice lol). Can't wait for the Top Gear review on it and then have it in a shootout with a few other competitors. |
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Whatever colour it is the car looks wrong IMO. The silver/grey from Geneva looked much better. Edited by Sporty1 |
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Watch the video! it looks ace it white. |
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Thats isn't Imola Red. Its a new colour, Melbourne Red. The full range of colours has now been announced and you can see them all on the BMW M3 Coupe 2007 pages here... http://www.bmw.com/com/en/index_highend.html
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fozzymandeus
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Heh... best thing about it is the colour IMO
Oh yeah and the engine... |
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