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Originally Posted by M3OW
More like when there's a bad review everyone in this forum bashes the reviewer not the car. Case in point steve sutcliffe, once his m3 review came out steve went from brilliant journalist to a no good fat waste of space.
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there was much more to it. first he picked the C63 507 over the M3 for subjective reasons (sounded more aggressive, etc.) as well as having better steering. the M bested it in every other category. now, aside from the fact that the 507 is a $90k+ optioned C63, putting it in another category price-wise, he's entitled to his opinion. he chose the C63 for mostly subjective and emotional reasons - totally his prerogative.
BUT, then he compared the M to the Alpina diesel, and several things went wrong. 1 - the tests seemed to set up the M for failure (see the way they used launch control on the Alpina as well as other examples). 2 - he dinged the M for being too sporty of a sedan (F*** me if that's not what it's made for) and having a more aggressive sound (the very thing he dinged it for not doing enough of against the C63 507).
taking that all together, it just bothered everyone that he shamelessly moved the goal posts for not just objective but SUBJECTIVE things (i.e. sound).