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      07-25-2014, 02:30 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by ThomasM4 View Post
He does seem to have it out for the M3. I'm betting if he used launch control the acceleration test would have been a lot different and if he used MDM the track times would have been a lot different. I almost feel like he deliberately set the tests up to disadvantage the M3 and the tools it comes with.
It does seem that way. I'm sure the Alpina is a fantastic car that does a lot of things better than the M3 ( fuel efficiency , comfort etc) while still offering awesome performance but I will be utterly amazed if it starts lapping circuits faster than the new M3. In fact I will state now that the only test in which it out performs an M3 on a track is this one in the hands of Sutcliffe.
I also believe that straight line speed will be in favour of the M3 by a decent margin from a roll or dig with M3 using LC.
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