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      07-23-2008, 06:19 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by footie View Post
And tell me, what did you expect from the M3?

It's closer in character to the EVO than any of the others and with the exception of the EVO and Lotus it was the next least powerful. Clearly some people are excepting great things out of this car purely because it carries an M badge.
I'd expect it to run a bit closer to the R8, similar power/weight - shows how good a job Audi have done with the R8...

I think there is a general expectation that the M3 can punch quite high above its weight, but clearly not in this comparison...
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