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Likewise, if you're buying this car for its storage space, don't. The trunk tops out at 10.6 cubic feet and the owner's manual won't fit in the glove box. This dispenses with the M's nits.
This only tells part of the M's power story. As 80 per cent of the engine's peak torque (262 pound-feet at 4,900 rpm) is available from 2,000 rpm, this engine excels in the mid-range. The power band is so broad that, even when caught in the wrong gear, the engine still manages to dig down and haul the driver out of trouble. This explains the speed at which the M Coupe turns the 80-to-120-km/h trick -- 4.4 seconds.The M Coupe is very much a niche vehicle. It's a driver's car where the niceties of life play second fiddle to the dynamics. In this regard, it succeeds without qualification. The reason the driver feels so at home is simple -- you don't ride in the M Coupe, you wear it like a finely crafted leather glove.See the full content of this document
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Scintillating Example of Single-Minded Focus
The BMW M's handling as prodigious as its power
By Graeme FletcherWHILE BMW's M division came to fruition in 1972, its first car did not appear until 1978 -- the M1. However, it was not until 1984 that this tight-knit tuner group hit a home run when it introduced the original M5, a car fam...See the full content of this document
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