BOW BEFORE THE ROUNDEL!
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BOW BEFORE THE ROUNDEL!
C63 vs IS-F vs M3
"The Lexus and the Mercedes feel like performance versions created out of something else. The M3 feels like it was born this way." Ed Loh's summary is even more succinct: "The Lexus and Mercedes are great hot-rod sedans. The M3 is a race car with four doors."
The looong awaited specs:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sports...ifications.html
This car just dominates its class. Unbelievable. Both the germans pound the IS-F too.
Oh yeah, whats with the 19.1mpg out of the M3 and 17's out of the rest. Was M/T driving like grannies or what? 
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Wouldn't say the IS-Fugly got thrashed there... They were all pretty close actually, on paper anyway. M3 to no ones surprise except y2ks2k is the best track car. That had to be a cruising at 65 on the interstate avg mpg... most people are getting like 12-15 mpg city in the M3.
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Originally Posted by Malloric,Mar 14 2008, 01:43 PM
Wouldn't say the IS-Fugly got thrashed there... They were all pretty close actually, on paper anyway. M3 to no ones surprise except y2ks2k is the best track car. That had to be a cruising at 65 on the interstate avg mpg... most people are getting like 12-15 mpg city in the M3.
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Originally Posted by ChuckV,Mar 14 2008, 11:00 AM
4 seconds is a thrashing. The IS-F wouldn't have even been in the review mirror when the M3 crossed the line.
although, id put 4sec's more in the "pimp slapped" range.
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the m3 was slower on the acceleration tests vs the is-f and the c63. Trapped more than 2 mph less as well. So in real world use the m3 could be the slower car. Who's gonna track these cars?