2013 BMW M3 vs. 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray by Edmunds

Edmunds compares the all new Corvette Stingray and departing legend BMW M3 on performance stats, 0-60/quarter mile times, braking distances, slalom runs & skip pad ratings and ends up choosing what they think is the better car. Here is an excerpt of their review:

To be completely honest, such real-world considerations are the only way the 2013 BMW M3 has a fighting chance. If we kept our considerations to the track, we could simply publish a spreadsheet and then kick back, pop open a Bud and catch up on our Netflix queue.
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Yet, as difficult as it may be to admit, M-DCT is arguably the better tool both for going fast and urban slogs. It also defaults to manual mode at start-up, as if to prove it means business.

There is also something to be said for communication, and words cannot truly express how good the M3’s steering is, nor the sadness we’ll feel when this hydraulic setup is reportedly replaced by an electric system on the upcoming M4.

Turn-in is so sharp, its effort could be the gold standard upon which all other cars are measured, and you can feel every nuance of what the tires are doing, as if reaching through the bulkhead and physically manipulating each wheel.

The two cars also present completely different takes on V8 theatricality. The ‘Vette’s V8 is a burly, shock-and-awe celebration that inevitably makes you exclaim some four-letter expletive followed by “YEAH!”

The M3’s high-revving 4.0-liter V8, by contrast, pins you into its eight-way buckets to the tune of a precisely engineered, beautifully technical crescendo. You’re more likely to mutter “oh my” while your bones melt in appreciation, as if beholding the magnificence of a majestic vista or an especially beautiful woman. Both are phenomenal, and trying to pick a favorite is pointless.

Read full review at Edmunds