BMW 3 Series Gets Wrung Out At The ‘Ring
Forthcoming BMW 3 Series concludes chassis tuning at the Nürburgring?s Nordschleife.Â
Engineers sought balance between performance and comfort without an electronic damper system.
Is testing at the Nürburgring?s Nordschleife legitimate or nothing more than pomp and circumstance" Â
BMW 3 Series Gets Wrung Out At The ‘Ring
Say what you want about the Nürburgring Nordschleife – that’s it’s overused, a marketing exercise, that it’s the craziest track in the world, “the green hell” – all that sort of thing. Say what you want but it is a pretty good test track.
And BMW is exploiting that aspect to dial in the chassis tuning for its evergreen 3 Series.
Ring of Fire
In many, many ways, the Nürburgring deserves its fearsome reputation. As anyone who has driven it in Forza knows, it’s a nasty track from several perspectives. It’s narrow, the surface can be wavy (and usually at the worst possible spots), and it’s hard to get around other cars and. Worst of all, there’s little to no run off in the hardest parts of it, hence the fearsome reputation. In a lot of ways, the ‘Ring is sort of like a public road, which makes it a great place to test cars.
This is what the Bavarians at BMW have been doing with their immortal and beloved 3 Series. Since day one, the 3s have been two very important things: fun to drive and BMW’s bread and butter. They have to get the 3 Series right because they sell...
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