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Originally Posted by Ilyam5
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I've read this article before. Some interesting take-away:
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The long straight-six takes up some of the space required by the new dual-pinion electrically assisted power-steering rack used in the four-cylinder 330i, so the M340i uses the old ZF APA-style rack from the last-generation F30-chassis 3-series, and the difference is immediately obvious. Though I was cautioned that some of what I felt could have been attributed to high tire temperatures from track driving (the M340i prototypes weren’t legal to drive on the street), I immediately noticed some of the on-center vagueness that plagued the last-generation car but not the new 330i. Let’s hope the hot tires were indeed responsible.
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I hope it's the tires too, and I wonder how the G80 will be solving this problem. Hopefully not with the F30 rack.
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That it’s capable enough to (almost) keep up with an M2 Competition around the track means this non-M M340i has what it takes to keep track-rat enthusiasts happy.
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That's good news, especially for the G80 which should be a beast given how well the M340i has already started to prove.