sitas3 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] What are they like in the wet? [/ QUOTE ] until you're used to it, very twitchy if you use too much gas! Just come back from another hour in the car and the roads are wetting up around here and I'm starting to agree that they do handle better than the S3's/R32's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBuer Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Do you still have the cutslick tyres on them? I remember a friend of mine looking at these when they first came out as he wanted to change his standard M3 for one. However the 20k premium was a bit too much then for him. However I do remember the sales guy saying that they give you a written warning (something like this) suggesting the tyres should not be used below a certain temperature? Wasn't sure how well these tyres (Continentals?) handled in the wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 They are Michelins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 [ QUOTE ] What are they like in the wet? [/ QUOTE ] Not too good in snow though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I have newish Pilot Sport 2's on mine - the semi-slick cups must be lethal this time of year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissut Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Cups make the biggest difference on track and do tend to make the car look that little bit more squat. They really are awesome on track but you'd need to be driving at mad speeds and a very interesting route if you wanted to really feel the difference on road. Saying that, I didn't really feel much difference in ride quality between cups and my current michelin pilot sport 2s. Cups pick up a lot of crap though and can be prone to puncture. They have crap grip in cold weather and rain and it's an uncomfortable feeling in bad weather as you don't know where the limits are. Well I didn't anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbes Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Never driven a M3 or CSL but have been a passenger in an M3 convertible for a few thousand miles over the past 2 years. May be great fun to drive but for the passenger the M3 has a very harsh ride and is noisy. Seems to have very little 'go' at lowish revs which surprised me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissut Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 A normal M3 has I believe 237lb/ft of torque, and weighs around 1550kg. The CSL has 269lb/ft of torque (could be 272?) and comes in at around 1400kg. Torque to weight ratio is therefore much better than the M3 and you can feel it. Doesn't have AMG torque still but that would defeat the ethos of the engine/car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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