Test drove a 5.0 Today

370Zsteve

No, they are not neck and neck. An M3 would destroy a 5.0 in a race. Don't let the numbers of a couple of laps they posted fool you. Focus in on the behavior of the Mustang at speed, the pro driver said it was all over the place. Wait for Automobile, Car & Driver, or Road & Track comparisons.

Again, Motor Trend is a worthless POS rag, the worst car mag on the planet. They are laughed at by other mags all the time. Petersen Publications is a joke. Their biggest asset is Hot Rod Magazine. That says it all.

Not a slight of the Mustang, it's a great car, and wicked bang for the buck, just like a 370Z in that regard. But it's no BMW M3.

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Lug

OK, so Randy Pobst, the professional driver, the 2003, 2007, 2008 SPEED World Challenge GT champion and is a two-time class winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, in 2001 and 2006 is willing to lie here? He's thrown away his professional rep for a single car review? Did his driving skills go to shite because MT was paying him for his opinion? Sometimes you just have to let go and accept the new paradigm! The 'stang isn't a match in all areas but it is in the performance area. To be honest, the M3 is the performance version of a 335i and they should have compared the M3 to Ford's high performance (yet still much cheaper) version of the mustang called the GT500 where it would precisely get it's *** stomped into the ground.

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nitromt

Amen.

They also should have compared the 328i to the '11 Mustang 5.0 since it's more similar in price than the BMW M3. The Mustang would have made that car look like it was going in reverse in any sort of performance measurement.

shadoquad

No, comparing a 328i to the Mustang GT is a waste of paper.

They did the right thing. They compared the top-of-the-line M3 to the affordable Mustang 5.0 GT. It was illuminating, and it got people talking, which is exactly what ford and motor trend wanted. Even BMW is probably unfazed, since those who can afford an M3 probably would still prefer it to the brash American.