06-06-2019, 07:56 PM | #1 |
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I知 glad the G20 brings back the solid door feel
Call me crazy, but one of the best new "features" of the M340i (and I hope all G20s) is that closing the doors sounds German again. F30 doors made a heavy plastic thud. G20 doors feel lighter and make a clearly mechanical (metal) sound when shut that reminds me of older BMWs and Porsches. Very close to the door sound made by a 997 that I used to own.
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06-06-2019, 09:04 PM | #2 |
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The door thud is nice!
Unfortunately they are light and I've had a couple of hard slams from my daughter's friends!! Volleyball Dad!
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06-06-2019, 09:16 PM | #3 |
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F30 was so cheaply built.
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06-07-2019, 01:50 AM | #4 |
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Man I don't know what it is about this car but everyone who closes my doors always slams them unintentionally ... probably cause of how light they are but yes it's a satisfying sound to close them..
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06-07-2019, 11:52 AM | #7 |
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Sit in an E90 then in an F30. There's noticeably cheaper materials in the cabin, particularly in the center console.
This topic has been beaten to death on Bimmerpost, everybody is in agreement.
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06-07-2019, 01:42 PM | #10 |
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I've got to say, even though some of the material quality is lacking the build quality feels like quite the step up from the F30. The interior door handles also feel a lot more solid and open with a very firm action. Also, the 1-9 preset buttons all move at once when you press a single button. It's seems intentional though - if you press button 1, button 9 depresses as much as if you had pressed button 9 directly. It's a small detail but pretty cool.
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I am glad I am not the only one that values the solid door feel. Yep the door closing sound of the G20 is very nice.
It was also one of the main things that put me off the Tesla Model 3, the doors felt incredibly cheap for a premium car. |
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I'm glad the G20 takes a refreshing design direction inside and out.
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The solid door close definitely was the first thing that stood out to me when I checked out the M340i. Definitely impressed with the improved interior design and quality over the previous gen too.
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Whoever thinks that is clearly smoking crack. The F30 was an abomination. The interior design and quality were both atrocious. The G20 is a massive step up. The E90 was probably still better, though.
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Agreed, my 2011 interior is still like new and the doors are very solid, but looking at the center console and dash it now feels outdated. Makes sense since the design was from 2006. The exterior is a different story as it still holds up to to F30 and G20 generations. The doors feel heavy and may be why my wife feels she has to slam them.
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