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Originally Posted by stickypaws
FWIW, my favorite car of all time has only 173 hp. I owned one in 1976 and it was (and still is) an incredibly fun car to drive. With the current desire for pure power and bragging rights, that car would be laughed at today. But it was and still is an overall driving classic. Hint: it was built in Stuttgart and has an air cooled engine 
IMHO, 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are for Nascar fanboys or Ricers with teeny peenies. Overall driving experience is what it's all about for me.
The current M3 still has all that desirable drivability. So what if there are faster cars. Go buy the fastest car. This thing with fastest and baddest has overshadowed the whole concept behind driving a well-heeled and impeccably designed sports car. |
Well put. The whole spec competition thing is not important to me. The M3 is a car that is 95% in so many areas it gives me great pleasure. BTW, my first new car was a '73 2002 with 102 hp, that was still a blast to dirve, as well.