Parking Lot Test Drive Annihilates Stanced E36 M3 BMW

If you’re up for a few laughs, then the video posted below will definitely do its best to extract them from you. The YouTube title may contain the word "review", but it’s not really that.

What it is is a narration of an editorial, peppered with occasional well-placed profanity (that's a NSFW warning right there) and loosely based around the idea of (not) stancing one’s car in general or this yellow BMW M3 E36 in particular.

The reviewer wonders why the model is such a big hit in the US' stancing community, given the fact that it’s not all that special and to make matters worse it also comes from a time when cars were easily forgettable. Moreover, the US version wears a weaker engine than the Euro equivalent, as well as some lower grade components in the drivetrain.

The E36 M3 is still a nice car, but as this video advises, if you want to buy one and enjoy it when it’s not parked, then you’re better off not leaving the suspension as it is; you’ll lose some curbside appeal but possibly gain a driver’s car.

Feel free to add your thoughts after having scrolled down and clicked play.

By Andrei Nedelea

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New BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe Live from Detroit

If you find the Austin Yellow-hued M4 Coupe and the Yas Marina Blue M3 sedan a bit too vibrant for your color taste buds, then how about the more traditional Black Sapphire M4 Coupe that's also on display at BMW's Detroit motor show booth?

Both the M3 sedan and M4 Coupe are making their world premiere at America's automobile capital as BMW prepares for their launch this spring at, as of yet, undisclosed prices.

Whichever one you choose, regardless of the name and the number of doors, you'll be treated to a new 3.0-liter straight-six turbo engine spitting out 425hp (431PS) from 5,500rpm to 7,300rpm and peak torque of 550Nm (406 lb-ft) between 1,850rpm and 5,500rpm.

BMW says that the M3 and M4 are approximately 80kg (176 lbs) lighter than the respective versions of the previous M3 series, with both models reaching 100km/h (62mph) in 4.1 seconds when fitted with the DCT dual clutch auto transmission and 4.3 seconds when you do the manual labor with the middle pedal (0 to 60mph or 96km/h in 4.1 seconds with the standard 6-speed manual and 3.9 seconds with the optional 7-speed DCT).

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