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Old 01-29-10, 12:16 PM
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This is actually a repost, but thanks for posting none the less
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oldie but goodie. As usual the bmw spanks the japanese in handling. The ISF is an awesome machine but the M3 feels more direct and handles better imho. I had a 45 minute drive in the M3 and a 20 minute ride in the ISF on my test drives and I have to say the M3 is a real masterpiece but the interior sucks. The Lexus has a nicer interior imho
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oldie but goodie. As usual the bmw spanks the japanese in handling. The ISF is an awesome machine but the M3 feels more direct and handles better imho. I had a 45 minute drive in the M3 and a 20 minute ride in the ISF on my test drives and I have to say the M3 is a real masterpiece but the interior sucks. The Lexus has a nicer interior imho
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I wonder how the M3 sedan would have done?
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
This is actually a repost, but thanks for posting none the less
Dang I searched for "Touge" .
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oldie but goodie. As usual the bmw spanks the japanese in handling. The ISF is an awesome machine but the M3 feels more direct and handles better imho. I had a 45 minute drive in the M3 and a 20 minute ride in the ISF on my test drives and I have to say the M3 is a real masterpiece but the interior sucks. The Lexus has a nicer interior imho
I disagree that the interior sucks, I like the simplicity. The Lexus fit in and finish are definitely nice. But this is a performance test.

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I wonder how the M3 sedan would have done?
Pretty similar. I have driven both cars and they handle relatively the same IMO. The characteristics are mostly the same.
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I want to see someone do a similar test with the 2010 F, with LSD.
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Nice vid.. Both cars did great IMO..
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This is actually a repost, but thanks for posting none the less
It was posted a month ago, I can't find the thread though.
 
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