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Originally Posted by michaelalex3
As I look at 340i GTs out on the market, I've seen very few with the adaptive suspension. Does this option make that much of a difference? I'll be buying an m-sport car for sure, and I've seen some say that the non-adaptive suspension hits the sweet spot between the sport/comfort of the adaptive.
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I have a N26 F34 w/M-Sport.
The model has servo adaptive resistance in the steering design. Basically it's like a dampening system to over/under steer felt in the steering column. You feel the tightening/loosening resistance. It also has the independently activated drive train with ZF 8 transmission. Finally it has BMWs VANOS design and dual scroll turbo. This allows for Sport/Comfort/ECO modes (aka "adaptive suspension"). You feel the difference in the torque response/feel and overall BMW 'experience' in both the 328 and 335 models.
That is a 'tuning' algorithm of the hardware components that BMW sells to turn 'on' for the added cost. You can 'code' these cars with purchased apps and freeware to tweak tons of options.... including the 'Sport' mode.
I already had it, but you could buy the car and turn it on for free. The difference is in the trim characteristics. They throw in the button with the labels ECO/Comfort and/or "Sport" and the door trim that says M-Sport.
That's it.
What's a game changer and makes the F34 unique is the 5 series variant frame. The wheel base is actually a 5 series! They did that for the slope back design, but at the price level of a 3 series. It was in the 'cross over' from sedan to SUV design wars of the manufacturers that BMW targeted to get buyers into the luxury market. So you get the wheel base and interior capacity of a 5 series at the 3 series price level. The actual 5 series of the F34 is the 8 cylinder version if I recall correctly.
That added into the mix makes your question difficult to explain because it's a unique situation.