Road surface feedback

[nunp]

All - just wanted to get observations from M3 owners on the amount of road surface feedback that is felt on the steering wheel. I appreciate surface feedback is felt on all cars however it’s quite pronounced on my MIC 2021 M3 LR standard 18 wheels. Do you feel your M3 picks up surface feedback any less of more than previous cars. I appreciate the M3 has a harder suspension set up that say a car with air suspension. Thanks

 

[M1tch]

On mine - MIC late 2021, M3P on 20s there is quite a lot of feeling and vibration compared to the last car. So much so I sent it back to get checked and they said everything was fine. I’m used to it now and loving the car

 

[nunp]

I’m trying to get used to it!! Strangely on some journeys you feel much more feedback than others - ie on warm days you feel less vibration than on colder days. Can’t work it out.

 

[connectjunkie]

Are your tires all at the correct pressures? You’d be surprised how much of a difference it can make if one is out, or if your tires are pumped up too high

 

[Smileysam]

You need to start thinking of your tesla as a ford cortina with a battery and an iPad.

Then it makes sense. It took me a couple of months but I'm ok now.

 

[Yachtsman]

If you have PS4’s fitted they are quite a hard compound rubber, I swapped mine after a year for CC2’s which are significantly quieter and more comfortable.

 

[Adopado]

All - just wanted to get observations from M3 owners on the amount of road surface feedback that is felt on the steering wheel. I appreciate surface feedback is felt on all cars however it’s quite pronounced on my MIC 2021 M3 LR standard 18 wheels. Do you feel your M3 picks up surface feedback any less of more than previous cars. I appreciate the M3 has a harder suspension set up that say a car with air suspension. Thanks

Quite different from my own experience. I have no road surface feedback issues through the steering wheel at all. Early motoring journalist comments were more likely to refer to the steering feeling too isolated from the road I seem to remember! The car is certainly sensitive in terms of the transmission of road noise depending on the quality of the surface.

 

[nunp]

If you have PS4’s fitted they are quite a hard compound rubber, I swapped mine after a year for CC2’s which are significantly quieter and more comfortable.

Maybe. Might explain why the vibrations are felt more during colder weather / temps. All tyres have edge correct pressures.

 

[madcal]

Get your wheels balanced. Tesla wheels are chocolate, hit a small pothole that an Audi would laugh at and it may buckle or flat spot your wheels. Best case a wheel weight worst case £70 to have it straightened.

Ask me how I know……

 

[JaseW]

Someone on another thread said to let the tyres down a bit. I’ve kinda gotten used to it now

 

[Avendit]

Nothing excessive in terms of feel feedback, but cabin noise is very sensitive to road surface. New smooth tarmac is like butter, older roughened roads and its pretty loud. Nothing more than a reasonable amount of physical feedback between them tho.

If on nice new roads you are getting juddering or any weird feelings, get balance and alignment checked, ideally by a trusted local (not Tesla, not kwikfit).

2019 m3LR on partly worn ps4's.

 

[rotor2k]

You need to start thinking of your tesla as a ford cortina with a battery and an iPad.

Then it makes sense. It took me a couple of months but I'm ok now.

I owned a Cortina, and your rose-tinted glasses must be extra powerful because that is *not* an apt comparison!!

 

[GRiLLA]

Nothing excessive in terms of feel feedback, but cabin noise is very sensitive to road surface. New smooth tarmac is like butter, older roughened roads and its pretty loud. Nothing more than a reasonable amount of physical feedback between them tho.

If on nice new roads you are getting juddering or any weird feelings, get balance and alignment checked, ideally by a trusted local (not Tesla, not kwikfit).

2019 m3LR on partly worn ps4's.

I like sunny days where you can hear the shadows along the road, not something I ever noticed before the Tesla. I can't say I really know what is meant by 'feedback' from the road surface.