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Inside Line presents an interesting comparison test between the comparison test between the 470 horsepower, 6.4-liter 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the 335-hp, 3.0-liter twin-turbo 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe. Here is an excerpt of their review, and a view of the actual performance metrics:
Whatever we’d buy with our windfall, it would have to be special. It would have to be limited edition (both of these cars are, with only 1,000 M Coupes and 1,100 Inaugural Edition 392s available). It would have to be fast, have a manual transmission, drive the rear wheels and it damned well better be a coupe.
The $49,585 as-equipped 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe was the obvious first pick. It’s all-new: a shorter, lighter, smaller more nimble M car in the vein of the E30 M3 that lured many of us to the Bavarian brand.
Its 335-hp 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 sends power to the ground through a slick six-speed manual transmission and a pair of 265/35ZR19 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s. Gearchanges don’t happen with the rifle quickness of some straight-line-specific cars, but the feel and precision is there. Get everything just right and the 1 Series M Coupe blows past 60 in 4.5 seconds (4.3 seconds with 1 foot of rollout like at a drag strip) and powers through the quarter-mile in 12.9 seconds at 107.7 mph. You don’t need all the power in the world when you weigh 3,346 pounds.
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At the end of the breakfast buffet, you don’t have to explain to anyone why you took the apple. Nobody cares about apples. The 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe is like that. It’s the safe answer to a singular problem. It’s extremely fast and immensely effective as a driving tool. And when you appreciate it on those terms, there are precious few cars as good.
Source: InsideLine
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