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Originally Posted by solstice
The same attributes that make it a good track car are what makes it special in spirited driving elsewhere. It’s a large part of what make the M3 more enjoyable than the competing cars from Benz and Audi and why many professional reviewers prefer the Alfa over those two on and off the track.
There are many car types with special abilities as off-road prowess that are being bought for capabilities far exceeding what they are used for but when you use some of it whether it’s while being snowed in, during a flooding or just having fun on a beach or forest road you enjoy it more than cars that are less capable so the fans of them are very interested in reviews showing improvements in these areas and the cars with the best abilities will be favorites just as the M3 is a favorite among daily cars with track capabilities.
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Think this is true, performance development on race tracks has always served M well.
But as performance limitations are increased that can be at the expense of day to day interactivity. The performance ceiling becomes so high that it's essentially inaccessible on-road. New M5 suffers from this effect, imo. Seems like it's bored, pretty much always.
Particularly interested to see if the G8X is engaging well under the performance limit. That might be their biggest challenge.
Haven't driven a Giulia, but my understanding is that much of the fanfare has to do with its consistent engagement factor -- quick steering, engine presence, etc.