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Originally Posted by serge
Well, you picked up the slowest acceleration test I've ever seen on a M3. Try this one, also from Car and Driver:
0-60: 3.9s
0-100: 9.4
12.4@114
Noticeable faster than the M235
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And 3.9s is one of the more ludicrous 0-60 times for the E92 M3. That's C&D for you.
Mag racing the M3 and the M235i is kind of pointless. In terms of performance (0-60, 1/4, skidpad, etc), the M235i is close enough that the cars are in the same class. The differences between the two only become apparent when you drive them. The cars handle a little differently.
The M235i handles a little more like a gran tourer, and the M3 handles more
like a track car. I am NOT saying that the M3 is a track car. I'm only using the two points of references -- GT and track car -- as a means to express the relative differences; which are small.
Anyone who owns an M3 owes it to themselves to go drive the M235i. It's really a spectacular car. No price qualification necessary. The E92 M3 is a spectacular car as well, but for faintly different reasons.