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Rep Power: 0 it says it is trying to compete with the m3 lol yea right m3 looks soooo much better omho. hey mohawkboom have you seen the shifter on the m3 damn even the shifter looks bad ***. even thou this may be faster m3 has it in the looks department.
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[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
wtf your friend has a 02 m3 and blew his engine twice[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
wtf your friend has a 02 m3 and blew his engine twice[hr]
i don't really like bmw's anyways... makes me look like i'm a geezer, i want to drive a younger feelin car thus the civic
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I like this and M3 almost equally, but BMW has the better tranny. If i had the money I'd prolly buy the M3 SMG. But its good to see that lexus is trying to compete. Keep the germans on their toes.
the caption under the third pic says it all, and that is why it can't compete with the m3. please, get the true manual m3 and not the smg. you don't deserve to drive a 333hp car if you get the auto, i mean cluthless manual, i mean sequential manual gearbox.
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[hr]Originally posted by: FURY
Your point?
The M3's compression ratio is extremely high. My friend's 02 M3 has had to have the engine replaced twice due to blown cylinders.
The IS430 looks nice as hell to me...[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: FURY
Your point?
The M3's compression ratio is extremely high. My friend's 02 M3 has had to have the engine replaced twice due to blown cylinders.
The IS430 looks nice as hell to me...[hr]
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Actually its slower than the M3. The article lists the 0-60 at 5.9, an M3 will go in less than 5. I agree though, I like the look of the m3 a lot better.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: TiM3
Actually its slower than the M3. The article lists the 0-60 at 5.9, an M3 will go in less than 5. I agree though, I like the look of the m3 a lot better.[hr]
Considering in '98, MotorTrend and Car&Driver tested GS400 to hit 0-60mph in 5.9s... with a 1000lb lighter IS300, coupled to a more aggressive gearing ratio, it should do 5-flat with an automatic.. if not better. Now it's going to get another 300cc on top of that..
IS300 is lighter than an M3.. and it's going to get 325ft of torque at some ridiciously low 2,500ish RPM...
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Rep Power: 0 Build Quality wise I think i would take it in this order:
C32 AMG, IS430, M3.
Styling wise, I think i would take it in this order:
M3, C32 AMG, IS430.
Overall winner - C32 AMG
I think Germans have the best styled cars out there. Aside from the Italians of course =)
Japanese cars look good too, but they lose their appeal quickly. German cars have the right mix of conserative yet bold lines. So it looks hot both at a black tie function, as well as the race track.
C32 AMG, IS430, M3.
Styling wise, I think i would take it in this order:
M3, C32 AMG, IS430.
Overall winner - C32 AMG
I think Germans have the best styled cars out there. Aside from the Italians of course =)
Japanese cars look good too, but they lose their appeal quickly. German cars have the right mix of conserative yet bold lines. So it looks hot both at a black tie function, as well as the race track.
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