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      10-13-2008, 07:29 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by gtlexec View Post
Lately I've been seeing a number of publications compare the new BMW M3 to the new Aston Martin Vantage V8 (with 4.7L motor)...
Way back when they were doing noise tests to see if the plane could possibly fly into U.S. airports, I saw the Concorde SST on the runway at Boston Airport as we turned in for a landing.

It looked like a swan amongst the suddenly ugly ducklings (737s, 747s, etc.) clustered around it.

That's what an Aston Martin looks like next to an M3 - or nearly anything else, for that matter. Performance comparisons are secondary, at best.

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