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Originally Posted by 550ihtown
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Originally Posted by LJohnson32
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Originally Posted by 550ihtown
There's a used M6 gran coupé that I am looking at which doesn't have DDC. Does it matter if I don't intend to track this car?
Also, what does the suspension setting adjustment do if there's no DDC?
Thanks guys!
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All M6's come with Electronic Dampening Control (EDC) as standard equipment, which I'm fairly sure is what you're referring to |
How good is EDC? My old 550i had buttons but it never felt like it changed anything. BMW dealership said it didn't have anything and those were just dummy buttons. It didn't have a sport package either. Guessing the M would be better lol |
They definitely make a difference IMO — the spread of the suspension settings alone were surprising to me. In comfort it feels like a normal, very comfortable 4 door. In sport plus it feels like you're driving a more M4-like car. Suspension tightens up significantly.
Steering just gets progressively more weighted as you progress from comfort to sport to sport plus, but it's still noticeable how increasingly direct and responsive the steering gets.
Throttle sensitivity is also noticeably different across the 'engine' modes. When I am on cruising throttle and switch from M2 (warm-up configuration: comfort suspension, sport steering, comfort engine responsiveness, level 2 shift speed) to M1 (sport plus engine responsiveness, comfort suspension, sport steering, level 3 shift speed) there is a noticeable (but not annoying or alarming) jolt forward. Just enough to let you know you've put it in sport plus
As eluded to above, you also have the ability to select between 3 different levels of shift speed, also noticeably different at each level