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<blockquote data-quote="BlackCat" data-source="post: 447759" data-attributes="member: 565">First of all I am def not an &#039;M&#039; sifu but will try to &#039;enlighten&#039; you with my personal opinions...&nbsp;Saying one generation of the M cars is better than the other in my opinion would be blasphemy! &nbsp;I&#039;ve never had the opportunity to be behind an E30 M3, but have driven the other three generations of Ms and fortunate enough to own one. Each of the three have its own driving characteristics unique to itself. &nbsp;The earlier E36 M3 is less intrusive [a debateable point if compared to the E30 M3] to one&#039;s driving, hence sometimes called &#039;raw&#039; comparitive to the E46 M3 and of course the latest E92 M3 with its barrage of electronic driver&#039;s assistance. Although, these &#039;assistance&#039; can be switched off for track-days or for those wanting to induldge in &#039;spirited&#039; drives when the need arises for that rawness.&nbsp;A point I would like to note here is, &#039;refinement&#039;. You wouldn&#039;t want to ride a bronco [not that the E36 is one] everyday if you had a choice would you? But you would still want the &#039;wild&#039; torque to be instantly available on demand, yes?&nbsp;Thus, the necessary evil of having all those electronic controls to &#039;domesticate&#039; the 300+ wild ponies you have under the hood...&nbsp;Having said the above, even with &#039;default&#039; settings, it can be a handful riding her! And beware of her temperament, else you&#039;ll find yourself in a ditch...&nbsp;Which brings me to my final point in trying to answer your question. Its all about what you want from her, what she offers and what you can provide. It is a mating of two souls...&nbsp;So back to your question again... which is the better M? &nbsp;They are like sisters... I don&#039;t care which is the better one. I&#039;ll have them all, thank you!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlackCat, post: 447759, member: 565"] First of all I am def not an 'M' sifu but will try to 'enlighten' you with my personal opinions... Saying one generation of the M cars is better than the other in my opinion would be blasphemy! I've never had the opportunity to be behind an E30 M3, but have driven the other three generations of Ms and fortunate enough to own one. Each of the three have its own driving characteristics unique to itself. The earlier E36 M3 is less intrusive [a debateable point if compared to the E30 M3] to one's driving, hence sometimes called 'raw' comparitive to the E46 M3 and of course the latest E92 M3 with its barrage of electronic driver's assistance. Although, these 'assistance' can be switched off for track-days or for those wanting to induldge in 'spirited' drives when the need arises for that rawness. A point I would like to note here is, 'refinement'. You wouldn't want to ride a bronco [not that the E36 is one] everyday if you had a choice would you? But you would still want the 'wild' torque to be instantly available on demand, yes? Thus, the necessary evil of having all those electronic controls to 'domesticate' the 300+ wild ponies you have under the hood... Having said the above, even with 'default' settings, it can be a handful riding her! And beware of her temperament, else you'll find yourself in a ditch... Which brings me to my final point in trying to answer your question. Its all about what you want from her, what she offers and what you can provide. It is a mating of two souls... So back to your question again... which is the better M? They are like sisters... I don't care which is the better one. I'll have them all, thank you!!! [/QUOTE]

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