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      12-11-2011, 02:10 PM   #20
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M3, RS4 - all good

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Originally Posted by VVG View Post
This is the one and only aspect I miss about my RS4 compared to the M3. With the RS4, you could turn all the stbaility stuff off, and still HAMMER IT, and it would track dead on course. But with AWD, you lose the steering precision and overall dynamics that make the M3 legendary.
Yes, this is a valid point: I have driven an RS4. If I lived in a snowy area I would choose it. In this situation I think the AWD may have compensated for the sudden loss of traction at the rear RHS.

But on a track I just adore the playfulness - including oversteer, general balance - that an M3 brings. Would not swap it for C63 / RS4.

I suspect that for the avg driver the RS4 is the better option as an all-round car; for the trained driver, the M3 - leaving aside riskier weather and road conditions.
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