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BMW M-COUPE (1998-2003)宝马的M采伐(1998-2003)

Few cars polarise opinion as much as the BMW M coupe.车数高达分化舆论的宝马米采伐. Its admirers would argue that it has unparalleled visual impact, whilst its critics would point out that same could be said of a three legged man with his mouth on the wrong way up.歌迷会否认它有无比的视觉冲击尽管批评者会指出,这个说法有三个男子与他的脚就歪了嘴. Whether you find it beautiful or freakishly ugly, the M coupe doesn?t create too much argument when it comes to the driving experience.您是否觉得美丽或丑陋freakishly,米的采伐不惜?笔制造太多的说法,但到了驾驶经验. As one of the finest BMW?s of recent years, it could well be earmarked for future classic status.作为全球最优秀的宝马?收盘近年来,它可能用于将来经典地位. With used examples now looking a bit more affordable, can you resist being absolutely corrupted by M-Power?与现在使用的例子看多一点负担,你敢完全腐坏的M国吗?

HISTORY历史
BMW has traditionally been reliant on its M-Power division based in Garching, north of Munich to add the necessary sporting spice to its range.宝马向来依赖其米处的功率分校、慕尼黑以北体育香料加上其必要的范围内. With some legendary vehicles, such as the M1, early M3 and M5 on its CV, the Garching plant found the cupboard surprisingly bare in 1998.有些传奇车等的M1、M3分别和M5初就美国CV、出乎意料的分校厂找到了碗柜裸98. With no M5 model on the market and the M-built 850CSi similarly deceased, engine production concentrated on the 3.2-litre unit destined for the ageing M3 and the new Z3 based M roadster being assembled at BMW?s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina.无M5中的示范和市场间建立同样850csi死者发动机生产集中在320公升股运往老化立方米,新的米跑车Z3井正聚集在宝马?南卡罗收盘斯帕坦厂. Neither of these two models were welcomed by BMW enthusiasts as ?proper?这两模型爱好者欢迎的宝马作为?正当? M-cars.流动车. The M3 was compared unfavourably with the old shape E30 M3 and denigrated by the motoring press as little more than a CSi, BMW?s traditional designation for a sports touring coupe.M3则是比较差的旧型汽车的诋毁和自知立方米新闻界多倡议,宝马?收盘传统体育运动指定为观光采伐. The M roadster was viewed as having too much power for the slightly wobbly open-top body to handle with any conviction; the Z3 brand struggling to escape from its early 1.9-litre ?hairdresser?除了M跑车被视为有太大的权力,为稍梅花开蓬机构,处理与任何信念;Z3井品牌的挣扎摆脱其早日1.9公升?理发? origins.渊源.

The M coupe?s development history is interesting.米的采伐?有趣的发展史. A team of hardcore driving enthusiasts at BMW?s Research and Development Centre felt that the M roadster wasn?t extreme enough for their liking.一支死硬爱好者在驾驶宝马?收盘研发中心认为米跑车.其余?笔极端够自己的心意. Working after hours, they stripped the wings off a Z3 roadster and sculpted a coupe body.工作小时后,他们的翅膀激起众怒Z3井跑车,琢磨了采伐身体. It?s tempting to imagine that they neglected to adequately ventilate the studio and lost all power of reason due to the aerosol effects of the sculpting foam, but that?s not the case.?收盘诱人想象荒废充分透风工作室之所以失去一切力量的作用,由于造型泡沫气雾剂、但为何?收盘并非如此. The design they came up with was shocking, challenging and quite unlike anything BMW had ever produced.他们设计出令人震惊,很有挑战性和宝马已不同于以往制作.

The M coupe redressed a lot of the failings of the roadster.纠正了大量的M采伐失当的跑车. Although mechanically identical, the fixed roof served to stiffen the chassis, and the almost wilfully ugly looks ensured that the M coupe wouldn?t be bought by extravagantly-coiffured posers.虽然机械完全相同,固定屋顶送达挺直底盘、几乎故意的丑恶嘴脸和保证采伐wouldn米?笔选购侈-coiffured难题. Introduced in September 1998, the hard top car found immediate favour with traditional BMW M-buyers, outselling the identically-priced M roadster by nearly three to one.1998年9月推出,立即打顶,赞成与传统的宝马轿车,发现米买家outselling相同的价格接近12点57米跑车. In spring 2001 the M coupe and M roadster received the engine from the latest (and some would say greatest) M3, although power has been knocked back slightly to preserve the M3?s traditional hegemony.2001年春季的M采伐和M跑车引擎收到的最新(有些人说最大)供应M3虽然力量受到轻微撞击后保存立方米?收盘传统霸权. Now packing a thunderous 325bhp, new standard features for the updated and M coupe include DSC III (Dynamic Stability Control III), chrome shadow finish alloy wheels and grey instrument dials with a light system on the rev counter to suggest reduced maximum engine speeds before the optimum oil temperature is reached.现在发出雷鸣325bhp包装、新标准的特点包括支承采伐更新和MⅢ(动态稳定控制三)铬合金车轮和灰色阴影整理工具先拨一轻系统的建议很有柜台降低发动机转速最高前油温达到最优. BMW's Tyre Defect Indicator system is also fitted as standard.宝马的轮胎也装缺损指标体系作为标准. Two new colours, Phoenix Yellow and Laguna Seca Blue have been introduced and the M coupe looks set to carry on being the established choice for those who like their M cars just that little bit wild.两种新颜色凤凰黄色和蓝色丽seca已实施的M采伐看来正在开展的既定选择自己喜欢的人,只是有点野米车.

WHAT YOU GET  什么才叫
If one were to design a credible and desirable coupe, the Z3 body would be a great place not to start.如果再设计一个可信、可取采伐、Z3井的身体会发生很大的不启动. In its early incarnation few liked the mismatch between the aggressive front and timid rear end.早在几无二化身不协调后排进攻面前,怯生生下场. The M coupe remedied this.纠正这种米的采伐. Huge wheel arches sprout from its flanks, arcing up to a short roof that looks over that long bonnet.巨轮从两翼拱门萌芽,直至短弧屋顶,看起来比长头盖. No, it doesn?t sit easily on the eye, and it definitely works better in some colours than others, but it?s certainly striking.不,它没有?坐在笔轻易就扶摇直上,它一定比其他作品更好一些颜色、但它?收盘一定困难. Big seventeen-inch alloy wheels lurk within the arches, shod with monstrous low-profile tyres.大17英寸合金轮子隐藏的拱门,穿鞋与滔天低调轮胎.

Inside, the story is similar.内,类似的故事. BMWs are usually renowned for their design restraint and low-key interiors.宝马通常知名设计克制低调的腹地. Not so the M coupe.所以米不采伐. Trimmed in a variety of colour schemes which are extrovert to say the least, the M coupe doesn?t feel old-money BMW.在各种肤色由原先计划相外向者至少可以说米的采伐不惜?老觉得笔钱宝马. Chrome ringed dials dot the fascia and the overall effect is of exuberant gaudiness.铬环状斑点的筋膜及拨号具有旺盛华美的整体效果. The only discreet thing about the car is the tiny ?M coupe?只有谨慎一点的车是小小?米采伐? legend picked out in the speedometer dial, lest you forget why passers-by are walking into lamp-posts.在拨号速度传奇抽出,以免忘记你为什么途人走进灯柱.

The M coupe is a strict two-seater, but with more luggage capacity than the roadster upon which it?s based.两米的采伐是严格座位,但更多的行李容量比跑车依据?收盘基础. Despite this, it?s a tight squeeze once inside.尽管如此,它?收盘一度吃紧车厢挤. Drivers over six feet should not specify the sunroof, robbing two inches of headroom as it does.司机不应超过6英尺指明天窗、抢劫两英寸,正如它的通行. Despite being fully trimmed in leather, the narrow seats grip the body well and the chunky leather-trimmed wheel feels purposeful.尽管是完全消肿皮革、狭窄的座位握好身体和块状皮革裁剪车轮感觉更有针对性. ?Old-school??老校? BMW design cues such as the ?organ-stop?宝马设计等线索?器官一条龙? light switch remain, as does the peerless instrument clarity.轻留转,那样无双仪表清晰. The huge rear-view mirror impedes forward visibility in left-hand corners however, and another demerit point is for the lack of the M3?s six-speed gearbox.巨额后视镜阻碍前进能见度左手角落,但是另外扣分的M3则是缺乏?收盘六速变速箱. Apparently this wouldn?t fit in the Z3-based body shell.这显然wouldn?笔适合于Z3井基体外壳.

Standard equipment is predictably good and includes the ?M?标准设备包括料好?米? aerodynamic mirrors, with probably the noisiest electric adjustment of any production car.气动镜子,可能产生的噪音任何调整生产电动车. There?s also ABS, twin airbags a BMW RDS stereo system, central locking, heated seats and transponder immobiliser.?收盘也ABS的,双气袋宝马铁路一立体声系统,中央锁,并转发帕萨特暖席. The M coupe?s standards of fit and finish fall slightly short of what we have come to expect from German-built BMWs, with some of the plastics not bearing that indestructible feel.米的采伐?收盘水准稍低适合下班我们所期望从德国宝马建成,有的不关,坚不可摧的塑料感觉. Owners attest to the fact that whilst the M-coupe?s reliability is good, the car is not immune to the odd squeak and rattle.事实证明,尽管拥有的M采伐?收盘可靠性好、汽车免不了要和吱吱嘎嘎的奇怪. Later models have tighter quality control.后来模型有严格的质量控制.

WHAT YOU PAY  您付出
You?ll recognise those who bought their M coupes new in early 2000 by the long faces and insistence on unreasonable used values for their cars.你?当地买米coupes表扬那些在2000年初新的面孔,并坚持长期不合理利用价值不下. The story behind this is that in mid 2000, BMW dropped the new price of the M coupe from £40,420 to £35,820.这背后的故事是,在2000年年中,宝马新价格的下降,从采伐米至40420英镑35820英镑. There are no shortage of early 2000 cars going for unreasonable sums as vendors adopt the ostrich position and claim it never happened.2000年初不乏有不合理款项将车商索赔的立场和采取鸵鸟还从未出现.

Not to worry.不用担心. There are plenty of good, honestly priced M coupes about if you know where to look.多得是好,诚实定价米左右coupes如果你知道那里找. Opening price on a 1998 S plate is around £16,000, or £16,500 if it?s a 1999 car on the same letter.开盘收盘价格在1998年是1.6万英镑左右,如果还是16500英镑?1999汽车收盘于同一封信. 2000 V plate models retail for around £18,500 and X-registered cars should carry a sticker of approximately £20,000.2000年第五盘零售型号为18500英镑左右,X光车就打注册贴纸大约两万英镑. Surprisingly, the M coupe falls into insurance group 19, quite reasonable given its 321bhp power output and lower than rivals such as the Lotus Esprit and TVR Tuscan.出人意料的是,米采伐属于保险集团19鉴于其输出功率321bhp相当合理,低于竞争对手如莲花捷和右托斯坎.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR  寻找什么
The early M coupe?s standards of fit and finish fall slightly short of what we have come to expect from German-built BMWs, with some of the plastics not bearing that indestructible feel.早米采伐?收盘水准稍低适合下班我们所期望从德国宝马建成,有的不关,坚不可摧的塑料感觉. Owners attest to the fact that whilst the M-coupe?s reliability is good, the car is not immune to the odd squeak and rattle.事实证明,尽管拥有的M采伐?收盘可靠性好、汽车免不了要和吱吱嘎嘎的奇怪. As the workers at the Spartanburg factory tightened up their quality control procedures, later cars felt palpably better screwed together, a process which is evident in the impeccably-built X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, built alongside the M coupe in South Carolina.由于工厂工人的斯帕坦收紧质量控制程序,车后感觉更好螺纹触诊在一起,这个过程是显而易见的成绩斐然建成荚体育活动汽车建在南卡罗很受米采伐.

What many customers forget when buying into the M-Power image is that to all intents and purposes, this is a handbuilt engine.许多顾客在购买忘记入米国形象,毫无疑问,这是一个handbuilt发动机. To extract 321bhp from 3.2 litres without recourse to turbocharging, a number of rather clever Germans have spent many hours polishing, balancing and calibrating the internal workings of the engine, and as a result, no two engines are ever exactly the same.提取由320公升321bhp诉诸增压,一些聪明的德国人花了很多时间,而抛光、平衡和标定的发动机内部运作,因此,没有任何两个发动机都是相同的. This results in many M coupes feeling and sounding slightly different.这导致了许多米和探空coupes感觉略有不同. Likewise, the engine responds well to frequent attention, easily dropping out of tune if used mercilessly.同样,也经常注意引擎回应,如果轻易放弃用脱节无情. It?s a beautiful thing and like most such possessions is inevitably high-maintenance and demanding.?最美丽的东西,像这种搀扶是不可避免的高保养和学问.

You?ll need to have a good look at tyres, bodywork and wheel alignment.你?当地要有一个好的看看轮胎,车体和车轮定位. Take it as read that the majority of M coupe owners will know what they are talking about, and be wary if you find mismatched or badly worn tyres.把它当作阅读,多数米采伐业主知道自己在说些什么,如果你找错、警惕或轮胎磨损严重. The front spoiler is quite low, and may have had unhappy altercations with sleeping policemen or kerbs.前排破坏者相当低,可能有不愉快的争吵或失眠缘一带. Check the wheels for kerbing and also make sure that the rear cargo nets haven?t torn the fixing lugs from the floor.检查轮子镶边,也使后方货运网天堂?笔撕耳定从地上.

REPLACEMENT PARTS  替换零件
(approx based on a 1999 M coupe) BMW spares aren?t especially expensive, although parts for the M cars are notably pricier.(大约1999米的采伐)宝马备件西哈莫尼?尤其贵笔,虽然部分为米车价格较高是值得注意. A set of front brake pads for the M coupe will cost around £60, a replacement headlamp unit is around £170, and a starter motor retails at around £110.一套刹车皮阵线的采伐米左右英镑费用60更换前照灯股约为170英镑、110英镑左右,零售起动马达. Rear silencers are £315 per side, while the front exhaust system (minus the catalyst) will set you back around £850.英镑315每方都灭后方,而前方排气系统(零下催化剂)定你回850英镑左右. An alternator is over £300, a front shock absorber is £190 and a fuel filter should see change from £20.超过300英镑的发电机,一个是前减震器190英镑和燃料过滤应该看到英镑从20.

ON THE ROAD  在路上
Glance down at that M-badge staring back from the steering wheel and you know this is going to be no ordinary drive.眼看脚下,米衔回方向盘,凝视你知道这将是非比寻常径. Twist the key and you get the full-strength 321bhp in-line six-cylinder engine that we?ve come to know and love from the M3 and M roadster.关键的转折,你会全力在321bhp在线6缸发动机,我们?爱知味来从供应M3跑车和M. Spare a thought for our American counterparts who have to make do with 240bhp.花以为美国同行们为我们做出不240bhp. Despite the fact that the M coupe is built in Spartanburg, North Carolina, its good to know that not everything is bigger in the States.尽管那是建立在斯帕坦采伐米,北卡罗莱纳州它不是什么都好知道更大的国家. Sure enough, when the engine is fired up you?re greeted by that creamy tone which BMW calls ?mellifluous?.果然,当发动机发射了吧?乳状,再迎接这口气宝马来电?流畅?.

Rest to 60mph in 5.4 seconds on its way to its 155mph top speed guarantee the M coupe?s performance credentials.在四月五日至60mph秒休息方式,保证其最高时速155mph米采伐?收盘表现国书. It reaches these speeds on a seamless stream of power, the long-travel throttle pedal firming up as you eke the last few horsepower out of the engine.这些速度达到了无缝流权长期旅行油门踏板回升你勉强几出马力的发动机. It lacks the drama of a turbocharged unit, but power is available seemingly anywhere, in any gear.它缺乏一个增压单元剧,但似乎任何力量可在任何齿轮. No wonder McLaren turned to BMW when they wanted the ultimate engine for their F1 supercar.难怪麦克拉伦宝马当他们想转而为其最终F1的发动机supercar. The fun is tempered by the M coupe?s feeble range.米乐是由采伐锻炼?收盘虚弱射程. The minuscule 51-litre tank means that spirited driving can see the overall range drop to just over 100 miles.微不足道的51公升坦克驾驶意味着可以看到活泼可爱的整体下降幅度仅为100英里. Therefore an hour?s fun in a thirsty M-coupe can easily cost £40 in petrol.于是一个小时?收盘乐趣口渴米采伐动辄数百英镑40汽油.

The M coupe?s handling is not what you might expect.米的采伐?收盘处理是出人意表. With all that power deployed through the rear wheels, surely it would be one long white-knuckle ride.同所有权力部署,通过后方轮子,那肯定是一个漫长白节旅程. Well no, at least not in the dry.没有好,至少不会干. The handling bias is set up for safety, and only severe provocation will unsettle the car.经办偏见设置安全,只有严重挑衅只会扰乱轿车. The basic rear suspension set up dates right back to the first generation BMW M3, which first saw light of day in 1987 and has changed little since.成立日期暂时留守的基本权利回到第一代宝马M3同,其中第一次看到阳光,并在1987年以来,变化不大. Compared to a current 3 Series, the ride is more fidgety, with the back end hopping and skipping somewhat as the speeds build and the surface deteriorates.目前三号系列相比,更是坐烦躁、与后端跳跃着、跳跃和地面建设速度下降. The fixed-head body has given some benefits in structural rigidity over the M roadster though.固定头部使身体结构僵化了一些好处,虽然米跑车. That said, the lively roadholding adds to the exuberant, quirky character of the car.尽管如此,生动活泼roadholding加重其旺盛、戏剧性格的轿车.

OVERALL  总体
If you?re in the market for a used TVR, Lotus or Nissan Skyline, take a drive in the BMW M coupe.如果你?在重新流入市场的使用,或荷花尼桑天际,以驾驶宝马米的采伐. With used examples reaching little more than Subaru Impreza money, it?s a great opportunity to get behind one of the all-time great engines, although anybody expecting a syrupy smooth ride and a fuddy-duddy image may need resuscitation.多用实例与富士impreza钱达、?后面的一大机遇获得一个全时间的伟大引擎虽然有人预期syrupy半点怜悯和浮夸的形象,可能需要急救. It?s certainly not cheap to run, but you?d have to say it?s worth it.?收盘绝非廉价办,但你呢?四要在这里?收盘值得. Extrovert, impractical and cranky it may be, but it?s that rare beast ?外向、不切实际,宇航员可能,但它?这难得的野兽? a German car you can lose your heart to.德国汽车你可以失去你的心来.