Added: May 5, 2008
From: InsideLineVideo
Duration: 4:3
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=125265 Before you start sending us flaming e-mails complaining that a comparison between the 2008 Audi S5 and the 2008 BMW M3 Coupe is an obvious mismatch from the get-go, you should know a few things. Our first full test of the $53,000, all-wheel-drive 2008 Audi S5 was a bit of a revelation. With a 354-horsepower version of Audi's direct-injection 4.2-liter V8 under its hood, the voluptuous Audi S5 ran a 13.3-second quarter-mile at 104 mph, just 0.1 second and 2 mph shy of the 420-hp 2007 Audi RS4 sedan. What's more, the S5's slalom speed is within a couple mph of the harsh-riding RS-spec sedan. "It ran a 13.3? With that kind of speed, who needs a $67,000 RS4?" we asked ourselves. We believe so strongly in the 2008 Audi S5 that it earned our Inside Line's inaugural Editors' Choice Award. So we acquired (hastily perhaps) another 2008 Audi S5 and set it against the new 2008 BMW M3 Coupe, a car now fortified with V8 power for the first time. Speed-reading the specifications sheets of these two cars, they seem like natural rivals: the 354-hp, all-wheel-drive 2008 Audi S5 measured against the 414-hp, rear-wheel-drive 2008 BMW M3. But as it turns out, we gave the 2008 Audi S5 a bigger challenge than we had initially intended.
Channel: Autos
Tags: 135i 335i battle beemers: bmw edmunds edmunds' inside line m3 of the
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8MunchenBayern8 Says:
Nov 3, 2008 - gtr is 30k more...and isnt a daily driver.
Nickbusta29 Says:
Nov 3, 2008 - Apparently turning off the traction control and using the launch control in the GT-R voids its warranty! The pos breaks its 20k trans after a handful of launches. Im sure Nissan is going to fold tho and recall either the trans or the launch control. Bottom line there are a lot of pissed off GT-R owners out there getting fucked by Nissan.
paulosqueak Says:
Nov 7, 2008 - exactly... ridiculous they are comparing the old m3 againt e92 bmw's...silly american...
speedfreak3721 Says:
Nov 7, 2008 - M3 all day!! comon its 10k cheaper !!!!
206ale82 Says:
Nov 10, 2008 - W BMW !!! Best european car!!!
m19921992 Says:
Nov 10, 2008 - you can even get an e46 m3 for under $20,000 now!
bignud Says:
Nov 10, 2008 - i still pick the m3 out of this group. It sound more raw and rewarding to drive. Not to mention it looks much more expensive and better looking.
BludClutGangsta Says:
Nov 11, 2008 - 335i
96ti Says:
Nov 11, 2008 - 1 series all the way. Closest thing I'll be able to get to my 318ti
callan2008 Says:
Nov 12, 2008 - that shit m3 my mates 1 hits 0-60 in 4.9 secs it a e46 the same as that
yanzodadon Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - why is bimmer spelt bimmer, it should be beemer.
Nikita2407 Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - m3 e92 an ellectronic car
8MunchenBayern8 Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - beemere refers to their motorcycles
crazysk8brdr Says:
Nov 13, 2008 - thats not fair...the 135 and the 335 are 2008s so of course they're going to be more expensive!
tensecfd3s Says:
Nov 14, 2008 - This car was a used 2002. It probably had bad rubber, or at least an inferior set of tires when compared to the original magazine numbers of that car.
ClaudeBonanni Says:
Nov 15, 2008 - bimmer is the cars. soft i sound. beamer is the bikes. i like to refer to the suv's as bummers
MGP98 Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - be eme
MoistureX Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - DUDE I WANT A BMW AGHHHH
youngb1ood Says:
Nov 17, 2008 - lol very good reference. kudos to you on that. imma start using that bummer also.
robsidhu54 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - yeah my e46 does it at 4.7-4.8 i dunno who was launching the car but they need a lesson
ferrarif43012 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - they should just rename the 135i to....///M1.
zoowarboy Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - They probably can't becasue there was an M1 way back in the 80's. Sort of a half assed supercar. Was not great.
repelsteeltje12345 Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Hi, I drive the 135i. I have changed the suspension (and that is great improvement! OMG) and have a performance upgrade. All AC Schnitzer. All I can say is that the pureness - simplicety - of the ACS1.35i (her new name lol) is outstanding. I have the basic version, without I-Drive and extra options etc. No, just a small car with great handling and a powerfull engine. I have never driven a better car. But, ofcourse the E46M3 is great to! and the 335i, also wonderful to. But I prefer the 135i!
SlagathoR45 Says:
Nov 21, 2008 - I don't even see the point of the 1-series. BMW had a chance to make a cheaper, more accessible car, but no. they had to make a pansy looking version of a 3-series with the same exact engine. if you want a bmw coupe get a used M coupe or M3 for the same price or cheaper.
MadJoe333 Says:
Nov 3, 2008 - GERMAN CARS ARE THE BEST!!!!!