[JoeFromPA]

2.5 months ago I purchased a 2008 911 turbo 6mt (997.1 for those who know). 480hp and either 460 tq or 505tq for 10 seconds in overboost mode. For what it's worth, this car stock has a quarter mile of roughly 12.0 seconds/119-120mph, about the same as a DCT m3/m4 (remember, the 997.1 is a 6mt).

Further, it's stock 60-130 time as CanAutM3 uses is about 8.5 seconds. By comparison, I'm having some difficulty finding a stock f8x 60-130 time but it appears to be 10.5-11.5 seconds. So I'm just posting this by comparison.

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I'm sharing that background because I found two things going from m3 to 997.1:

1. I always had traction issues in the m3. 6 months of the year it's cold or wet here, so it was traction compromised. And the other 6 months it was still traction challenged. That's gone with AWD.

2. The m3 was right at the border of power I could ring out in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears on public roads. The 997.1 is well beyond that. I can't truly enjoy ringing this car out on public roads....it's too fast, literally in terms of speed yielded and in terms of how quickly it comes to those speeds. And this car is stock....a tune usually brings it to 550hp on an AWD platform.

My point here is simple....there are many wonderful reasons to consider the rs5 and f8x m3. Outright maximum speed on regular roads seems to be actually matched well between the two....and the experience along the way and ability to deliver that speed routinely in YOUR PERSONAL ENVIRONMENT should matter a lot.