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Old 09-24-2007, 01:09 PM
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I'm not convinced that the E92 M3 is all that great.

Evo gave the E46 M3 CS a clear win over the RS4 when the RS4 was launched, but the E92 was declared as being only marginally better at the limit than the RS4, not to mention that in their latest "M car" test, being the only current "M" car to reach the "final" (by default) it came 4th out of 5, bettered by the E46 CSL, E39 M5 and E30 M3 Sport Evolution.

It seems that the "M" cars reached a peak with the last generation, and the new models are getting worse, not better; too much weight, electronics and tyres.

Why would you need to give someone 11 different gearbox settings and however many similar choices of damping, electronic intervention, steering response, power output even, if the basic set up is right?

Audi, on the other hand, seem to be improving all the time.
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