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Originally Posted by EXE46
To the average consumer who just considers price and broad general categories they might be competitors, but if you are a little more informed and focused on getting a car for the track and the choice is between these two, then the M2C outperforms the RS3.
Lap times are consistent across the board in favor of the less understeering better cornering M2C. Now if you just want a streetlight racer and want to enjoy that 0.7s advantage to the 1/4 then the RS3 does it's job. However, if you are an enthusiast who enjoys more than hammering the accelerator coming out of cars and coffee, and actually drives well rounded performance cars as intended then the more dynamic, better handling, better braking, and more fun to drive M2C checks many more boxes. Performance is more than just mashing the pedal, anyone can do that. It takes skill, guts, and a well tuned piece of engineering to navigate a decreasing radius turn with an elevation change. Different tools for different jobs.
If find it so strange that people claim to be enthusiasts and hold only the 1/4 as the single metric for performance when it's not only just one of many, but not even the most important nor the most exciting one.
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My point is the RS3 doesn't perform on the track as well as the M2C and the package is much more similar to the M340i than the M2C. 4-DR, AWD, adjustable suspension, etc. I was just pointing out that if you want a fast car in the 1/4 the M340i is not the car to buy and was tired of hearing how it can beat the M-cars from a dig. This is why I have both the RS3 and M2C. I've tracked both and they are both fun in their own ways.