Part 1 - M3 vs. C63 vs. ISF - V8 Super Sedan Shootout

We pit the benchmark BMW M3 sport sedan against its toughest rivals yet - Mercedes C63 AMG and Lexus' all-new IS F. Join as we take to the track and push each of these cars to the limit.

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[604h22a]

AMG

[SoreHead11]

In what way? 4 wheels? 2 doors?

So every car with 4 wheels and 2 doors that's faster than a 911 turbo is a copy then?

I'm not German car knocking. I drive a new M3 coupe and love 911's but I hate people knocking cars because they can't cope with it being faster than their fanboy brand.

There is no denying how fantastic the GTR is and it can only help by kicking P an dothers in the ass to make even better cars. Everyone wins when Nissan and others do that. Fanboys need to stop stupid comments

[BollocksTube21]

The Mercedez is designed for fun!!! Nobody will care if it's like 4 seconds slower! The Mercedez will GUARANTEE Two things

1: more smiles per mile.

2: more visits to the tire shop

[tommy605]

@recoveringxtian I'd be interested if you found any comparisons with the newer versions of the cars. I haven't seen any.

As for running them hard during a test drive, what I found was that with the M3 and the IS-F, they had specific sales people for those cars, and since you're test driving one that's already broken in, they don't mind you givin er a little. They'll panic if you try to drift, but you can do your normal street driving, if that includes flooring it, power slide out of a corner.

[tommy605]

@jimmy5870 No. It's a 6.2 litre. They call it 6.3 as a homage only. Go to the mbenz site and look at the specs.

[jimmy5870]

its a 6.3L V8 NOT A 6.2L LOOOL

[raihancham]

M-POWER

[garmool]

///AMG

[recoveringxtian]

Is there anything like this with the 2011 C 63 coupe or new IS F? Looking at trading up from my E 350 to more power next spring, after the winter is over. I love the raw power of the C, and that sound is awesome, but I have heard great things for the new IS F. The M3 is the M3. I've yet to hear anything really negative about it, and yes, I know, I will take them for their test drives, but the reality is, I can't take them out and run them hard with the sales guy beside me.

Thanx

[AnonymoussourceL0L]

Did he ever mention how bad the automatic gearbox in the Mercedes is? In that you have to hit the paddles 700 to 1000 revs before it hits redline? Otherwise, it will cut off the power. We had this same problem in our SLK55 AMG which is why we got rid of it.

[05front]

i love the m3 but only in the coupe form not the sedan.

[TheWestside223]

///M cars are superior.. always have been always will be.