Picked mine up today at Mt Kisco NY. It was hard to let the Supra go, but I’m in the M3P honeymoon phase. For starters, aside from some swirl marks and the car being a little dirty, zero issues. Gaps looked good, no scratches (aside from micro scratches from them washing it which can be buffed out). Tested everything before I left and no issues with doors, seatbelts, latches, etc. Mine did hav the matrix headlights. No underbody issues. Interior was perfect, no defects of any kind. Better quality than my Shelby GT350 and C7 Z51 for sure.
I decided to take backroads for the 90 mile drive back to CT. Some initial thoughts.
- I love the size and feel of the steering wheel. It’s perfect.
- For a heavy car it drives and feels lighter than it is. I believe it’s the low center of gravity and 50/50 weight balance. I also think the electronic steering rack has better feedback than I was expecting. It’s synthetic but not in terrible way. I could feel the road and it had feedback.
- Turn in is excellent. Suspension is definitely on the softer side and sometimes felt a little floaty. But the ride is buttery smooth.
- It defintely has a little too much body roll for me. It’s not terrible, but i would prefer a little less.
- I thought I would miss the hud and center speedo but I really got used to the speedo and Tesla screen right away. It’s really refreshing to have a really clean cabin not full of buttons everywhere. Within the first hour of driving I felt like I was familiar with all the major controls.
- This is the best stock sound system vs any vehicle I’ve ever owned. I’m a huge home theater nut and even build my own speakers for fun, so i am picky.
- The tech is incredible. It makes all my other vehicles seem ancient by comparison.
- Acceleration is nuts. Instant torque at all four wheels. It pulls so hard out of corners. And you have instant power no matter what speed you are going. I’ve owned lots of high powered cars but the instant power with no traction issues is really something special.
- Seats are really comfortable, but I do wish there was more side bolstering. I’m gonna be sliding around on track and auto x days.
I’m going to have a lot of fun with suspension mods with this car. I think once I get it dialed in, I’m really going to like it.
oh and my wife loves driving It. might have to get his and hers.