Couldn't give a monkey's about the tag really, its a shame BMW does have that image though. Dickheads can drive any sort of car (and do), but certain marques seem to attract them! If Skoda started making an involving to drive rear wheel drive car with a 6 cylinder+, naturally aspirated 250+ bhp engine, I'd buy that! In my opinion, BMW's do drive simply superbly, and that for me is everything, the chassis is fantastic.
Riddick, when you get that car, you've simply got to try the launch control. Its very effective, but f-ing savage on the drivetrain! Gearchange speed at maximum setting, hold the stubby gear lever forwards, foot flat on the throttle and the car will sit there in first gear not rolling forwards or back, revs steady around 4000, then when you are ready to go just let go of the lever. Clutch bangs home, keep your foot pinned and keep feeding it gears with the paddle. There is just the right amount of wheelspin allowed to leave tyres marks on the road! Not enough to waste power, but enough so the engine doesn't bog down. But its ferocious changes, back wheels chirp as it goes 1st to 2nd, and again 2nd to 3rd! And when you come to a stop, the clutch STINKS afterwards!
I think the thing with those RX8's is they are very smooth, so it seems slower than it actually is(a bit like the LCR to me), but the engine doesn't have much torque either and its hard to hide that.
Riddick, when you get that car, you've simply got to try the launch control. Its very effective, but f-ing savage on the drivetrain! Gearchange speed at maximum setting, hold the stubby gear lever forwards, foot flat on the throttle and the car will sit there in first gear not rolling forwards or back, revs steady around 4000, then when you are ready to go just let go of the lever. Clutch bangs home, keep your foot pinned and keep feeding it gears with the paddle. There is just the right amount of wheelspin allowed to leave tyres marks on the road! Not enough to waste power, but enough so the engine doesn't bog down. But its ferocious changes, back wheels chirp as it goes 1st to 2nd, and again 2nd to 3rd! And when you come to a stop, the clutch STINKS afterwards!
I think the thing with those RX8's is they are very smooth, so it seems slower than it actually is(a bit like the LCR to me), but the engine doesn't have much torque either and its hard to hide that.
