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Originally Posted by Jamesons Viggen
Wow, the other two put up 0-60 and 1/4 times that the 328 does lol.
Good to see MSport has better braking distances than earlier tests.
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It's all about the better RFT tires compared to early tests for both accel and braking.
I agree about the steering, too bad BMW.
That's one of the biggest things I USED to love about BMW, but this dead on-center feel really annoys me, and transitional handling has no life felt in the steering, so it's not just me and my 335i M sport, it's the F30.
BMW, FIX IT and quick!
Personally, I don't know what C&D are talking about. Yes, the sport and adaptive sport suspension is softer than the E90, but it absorbs bumps quite well and with a single thump, and that's when set to sport, which is where I set it about 99% of the time.
In comfort mode road imperfection and bumps are absorbed even softer and quieter.
I'l have to try the new Lexus to see how much better it can be since C&D seem to think it's a big difference.
Back to tires, I see the Lexus us running a summer touring non RFT, so that helps explain the better ride quality.
But, surprisingly that tire gives the Lexus nearly the same braking distance.
Skid pad shows the touring tires limits, but the slalom is impressive for such tires.
We have to keep this comparo in perspective too. The Lexus won by 1 point, and most of that is about the fit and finish, more comfy ride, and better high speed handling, which as I said I don't get as my Msport has excellent bump absorption and great highway ride especially if you set it to comfort on long runs.
The BMW loses because it got the lowest "fun to drive". Really? It's that much less fun to drive than the Lexus AND the ATS? They both got a 22 to BMW's 19.