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      10-06-2012, 02:53 AM   #184
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Originally Posted by BMW M Power Mexico View Post
Hey swamp2, I don't dispute the correctness of your mathematical argument, but in real-world driving conditions where you cannot zing the car to 8K RPM every light, the 1M feels a lot faster in an easier and fun way.

At the track where you do zing it the M3 is fantastic. But I only go once a month. Every other day the 1M is the funner to drive car.
My argument is both an engineering/physics argument and a quote from a truly head to head controlled test by Motortrend magazine. Both agree.

I also agree and stated right here that for a lazy driver, not willing to redline the car and/or one using the wrong gear to achieve maximum acceleration, the 1M is likely to be faster (i.e. in many particular contests under those conditions)

I also personally disagree that the 1M is a more fun daily driver. Again don't be bashful, use the rpms that BMW M have provided. It turns Jekyll into Hyde!
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