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Originally Posted by ASAP
Very impressive showing for the X3M... even given its higher curb weight.
I think the GTR is slowly becoming a dinosaur... yes it can be tuned to insane power but the tech is becoming lackluster. An M3C Xdrive with probably 100 HP less than that GTR would have still flown away.
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You’re just looking at a bad example of a GTR. They put the power down great and the DCT upshift is nearly instantaneous. My stock engine stock trans GTR, stock catback exhaust even, 20” wheels… I have draggy vids showing that I can just come to the stop in the middle of a road and launch; and pop off a casual 9.7 - 9.8. But there’s better cars for the money that can do that now, including a M3CX. The nicer 2017+ GTR still costs as much used as a new M3, yet still isn’t as nice a car as that M3. And if you want a 8 second street car or better than it makes more sense to build a 17+ R8. I don’t think the (S58) M3 is going to be able to surpass the R35 GTR in usable all-out street performance, but I think it will match it, be a nicer car while doing it, and require less maintenance, and less money and headache over time.