It was quite rainy today, but that gave a good impression of how soundproof the car is. At lower speeds you barely hear anything, at higher speeds I could hear the tire on the wet road on the driver side. Almost as if the door was not completely closed since I did not really hear this on the passenger (right) side. But there is definitely less noise than on the previous M3 or any other car I’ve driven. When driving you barely hear cars go by and even the sirens of an ambulance sounds muffled.
The rain did make it clear that the automatic wipers need some updates. I had to manually press the wiper button quite often as the windscreen would get too wet to the point I could barely see anything.
Right when I drove away and wanted go indicate where I was going, I tried to reach for a non-existing stalk. I did thid for the entire drive but is just a force of habit and you will get use to this. When driving at a roundabout with the steering wheel at 90 degrees, I used my other hand to touch the indicator button. Not the safest way for sure but also something you will probably get used to.
Then the interior. The seats are comfortable and soft but sturdy. I did not try the cooling function since it’s pretty cold outside. The interior looks nice and the new interior lights definitely add value. The new steering wheel did feel different than the old one but also a bit nicer.
Overall I was really impressed that the updates actually made a difference and cannot wait to drive more.
This is my experience as well when going on a test drive in September. It is night and day compared to the outgoing model.
order date Sep 1st. Quite jealous of the danes 
