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The drivers had limited time with the car on tracks they didn't know. Have faith. It takes some time to learn how to launch a car correctly. The terminal speed of 111 is a good one. It takes a good driver with quite a bit of practice to post a 12.8 quarter mile in the RS4. And the 335i is an underrated sleeper.
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yes, but what do each of those trap? the amount of room for improvement on the e92 M3 is huge with a trap speed of 111mph. 335s just recently breached the 112mph trap mark with procede and full exhaust: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73285
and i'm pretty sure the highest trap speed i've seen for a stock RS4 is 108mph. and that's not even taking into consideration that the run they did with the M3 was with crappy conditions as they stated in the article.
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Don't forget that just like the acceleration, the braking also was done in "crappy conditions" or "slippery road surface and hurried schedule".
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i've said this before, and now with these scans posted, it's fitting to say it again: i find it very interesting that the most reputable publications have been such zealous advocates of the new M3, publishing commendable reviews.
car and driver also seemed resolutely confident that they could pull better than a 4.4second 0-60, which in my mind means that 4.4 was a number they achieved without much struggle of massaging. of course, this is important because it tells of the car's untapped potential, and speaks to the engines perfomance consistency. it's exciting to think that a full road test might bring with it a 0-60 in 4.3, or 4.2 seconds..... on a car bmw advertises as 0-60 in 4.8! - esquire
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Not worth replying these days - I put up a full review from Top Gear magazine yesterday and it's only has 3 views and no comments - this forum seems to be dieing - it was a great review as well!
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maybe i'm not understanding you correctly here, but are you trying to say car and driver's 4.4second 0-60 was a misprint?
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There is Swamp working that M-DCT wagon
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It seems fitting the car with race pads isn't an uncommon practice. Mercedes did the same thing for the C63 AMG in the Motor Trend article.
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Never fear Mkoesel, check out the new Vert pics in the photo/media thread posted today. It's so Butch and Bad that I doubt a lot of posers and trophy wives will be buying it. Besides, they have all gone over to the 650i Vert..
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