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Originally Posted by John V
The bottom line is the BMW is damned fast - especially for how heavy it is - but once first gear is done, the BMW is going to get smoked by the vette.
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i guess that's the beauty of it, though. that a 3er is as fast for the first whatever period of time.
that's always the appeal of the M series. that a gran turismo is THAT fast.
one obviously pays the price monetarily, carbon emissions-wise, as well as gearing-wise, for that 1st gear performance. for most people of a certain means, it's certainly worth it.
my own personal journey with a leaden sled that has a rocket booster attached to it is that the curb weight really wears on you after awhile. the whole back end of the thrust proposition is that whole braking thing. no matter how good the brakes work, weight is something that is so visceral and it does literally weigh on you over time to constantly fight that static weight from a standstill as well as coping with that sheer mass on decel.
engine to engine, the BMW is almost peerless for a DOHCer in street guise.