Can the new generation BMW 3 Series, which has lost its soul, still be called a car that cannot be avoided in life?

Friends who often hang out in the car circle must have heard this sentence: You will never be able to get around a BMW 3 Series in your life.

If this sentence were applied to previous generations of models, there would be no problem at all. As a representative of the high combination of mechanical quality and comfort, the previous generation BMW 3 Series can be said to be the white moonlight in the hearts of many consumers. .

However, with the launch of the new generation of BMW 3 Series, friends who value BMW's mechanical quality may be disappointed, even though BMW officials have repeatedly emphasized that this generation of BMW 3 Series has not reduced overcontrol due to the pursuit of comfort. .

After the new car came out, countless media people criticized it (the people who took the money pretended that I didn’t say anything). For example, the well-known car reviewer No. 38 Car Review Center commented on the new generation of BMW 3 Series: Override Its overall performance has declined, and it was even evaluated as the most overkill model of the year. The improvement in luxury comes at the expense of almost all mechanical qualities.

I will tell you slowly what specific aspects it is. First of all, the author was lucky enough to drive a friend's new BMW 3 Series. If I remember correctly, it should be the extended version, but I can't remember the specific configuration.

Before I got in the car, I asked my friend what he thought of this new three-series from his (consumer) perspective. His answer to me was that the sense of luxury was very good. But the driving quality is not good.

I asked what was wrong, and he said it was not as easy to drive as his original Accord...

Maybe he, an ordinary consumer, could make a more professional decision on the new generation BMW 3 Series. Commenting is indeed a bit embarrassing. Here I will talk about the shortcomings of the new generation BMW 3 Series from the perspective of a media person.

The first point, which is also a very intuitive feeling, is that the low-speed frustration is too strong, so strong that it even makes you wonder whether you are driving a domestic dual-clutch car.

The second point is the suspension. The vibration filtering effect is good, but the suspension is soft and has a sense of frustration. Once combined, the power will be doubled. I don’t know if you have ever ridden in a big wave. It's that feeling when crossing a boat, it's so ethereal that you'll feel dizzy after a while. This is the feeling that the new generation BMW 3 Series gave me.

Let’s talk about why the BMW 3 Series is so frustrating. First of all, it does not use a dual-clutch transmission, but the ZF 8AT transmission, which has very mature technology. It stands to reason that there would not be such a huge sense of frustration, so how did this happen?

The author informed some friends, and their explanation was that this is BMW’s black technology: kinetic energy recovery system.

Actually, I was confused when I first heard this word. Isn’t this a pure fuel vehicle? Why does it have a kinetic energy recovery system?

Later I thought it should be to recycle energy from the battery, so this frustration occurred. However, the new generation BMW 3 Series did a very poor job in calibrating and debugging the system. I also didn't expect that the dragging feeling after taking off the accelerator that I used to test drive pure electric models would be reflected in the new BMW 3 Series.

Let’s talk about the problem of nodding when braking. When driving, as long as the brakes are applied a little faster, the nodding phenomenon will occur. At first, I thought it was because the speed was too fast, but after reducing the speed, I retested. There will still be nodding, and like a wave, one link after another.

Finally, let’s talk about the issues of unstable body and excessive cornering angle. In fact, shortly after the new generation of BMW 3 Series was launched, it was revealed that the BMW 3 Series had canceled the rear bumper on the long-axis version. Anti-tilt bar.

My personal experience is that the chassis is unstable and soft, and it does not give me good confidence when cornering at high speed.

In fact, regarding the issue of canceling the rear anti-tilt bar, if we stand from the official perspective of BMW, it is very easy to understand why this is done.

After all, there are not many people who really know how to drive. It is completely understandable to sacrifice control for comfort. Moreover, the long-axis version of the 3 Series is the main sales force. The market determines the direction, and the rear tilt rod is Canceling this pursuit of comfort is the right choice.

But here I agree more with the point of view of car reviewer No. 38. Let’s not talk about the relatively empty question of whether the new generation 3 Series has lost its original intention. Judging from the technical level in 2020, Super Control Sex and comfort are not contradictory issues. Instead, they can be achieved without compromising on controllability without compromising on comfort, and a high degree of balance between the two.

Besides, has the BMW 3 Series really improved comfort? With serious setbacks, unstable body posture, and nodding when braking, how can this be called comfort? If the softness of the chassis is simply called comfort, then I didn’t say that before.

Finally, having mentioned so many shortcomings of the new generation BMW 3 Series, here are some good aspects. In fact, if you go to BMW's forum for a while, you can easily find the problems of the previous generation of BMW - the appearance and interior are simple, even so simple that they don't behave like a luxury car.

The new BMW 3 Series has made complete changes in this regard. At least from a static experience, this generation of BMW 3 Series has no problem creating a sense of luxury.

To sum up:

To be fair and objective, there is no doubt that the mechanical quality of the new generation of BMW 3 Series has declined across the board. As for sacrificing over-control and improving so-called comfort, it is untenable. It is obvious that both ends are not taken into consideration. The biggest change of the new car may be that it looks more like a luxury car in terms of static experience. As for whether consumers are willing to buy a SLR, I am not willing anyway.