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Track runs at Sachsenring by Auto Build - X3M Competition vs GLC63S vs F-Pace SVR
![]() Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Lap times: X3MC (1:37,60) AMG GLC63S (1:37,92) F-Pace SVR (1:40,10) *The camera apparently malfunctioned for the F-Pace SVR’s run but the time is provided in the Notes section. Auto Bild Sportscars: TRACK BATTLE: BMW X3M Competition vs. Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S – Track POV: Here are a few links about the Sachsenring track for background info: https://www.sachsenring-circuit.com/...ack/data-sheet https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/sachsenring Last edited by Max Well; 04-07-2020 at 03:35 PM.. Reason: Forgot to add the times |
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Curious to see how the ride is on the GLC63S. If the X3 M was just a tad quicker, I could see most sacrificing that time (but who's really wringing these out to they potential?) for more comfort because the X3M in all variants is a very stiff ride regardless if you can tolerate it or not.
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M3 competition package 1:36.85 C63S Sedan 1:36.95 E63S 1:35.90
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The s58 sounds so much better than the s55.
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04-07-2020, 05:06 PM | #8 |
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GLC63S sounds and looks better than the X3M. I wish MBUSA brought it here instead of the base GLC63.
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As someone who is eagerly waiting for the upcoming G80 M3, I can say that unfortunately no it doesn't. What you are hearing in the video is the ASD. I test drove the X3M Comp last summer for about 40min and it sounded almost identical to the stock M3/M4 Comp. Just like S55 doesn't sound anything like N55, S58 doesn't sound anything like B58 either due to the twin turbo setup. S55 and S58 sound awfully close IMO (not in a good way).
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Is the X3MC any stiffer than the F80 Comp with 20" wheels?
Not sure if I am getting old or not but after putting my 666m wheels back on over the weekend it feels like it is stiffer than it was last year. We are having our first baby next month and my wife was saying we should drive her car when taking the baby around. 🤨
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There was no drama with the Mercedes at all. I wonder how the BMW would've looked with the 295s that the AMG had on the rear? A few people have went to 265F and 295R on the X3 and said it made a big difference.
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A lot of S55 guys think downpipes are the recipe as well but making it louder doesn't make it sound better. Here's an X3M with catless downpipes, which sounds way worse than stock IMO:
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I wouldn't go as far as to say downpipes will make the S58 sound better than the Merc (or the Alpha for that matter) V8. Hell, I wouldn't even argue they make it sounds as good as either of those two. But I would opine they do make stock sound a lot better to the point that I enjoy hearing that sound with the windows down and ASD coded off in sport plus. I also think the stage 2 tune from BM3 has altered the timing a bit which makes it sound better, but then again, maybe I'm just hearing things in my old age.
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Which is why I bought the X3M, it looks much better to me. Merc looks more like the soccer mom car compared to the bad dad X3M |
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TBH I thought the same too initially but watch the video a few times. I subsequently concluded the driver was trying to drive around the inherent understeer, more so in the Beemer. If I owned an x3mc and tracked it, dialling out the understeer would probably get it closer to 1,36-1,37 times posted above for Uber saloons.
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