[rushnut]

Geneva,

My thoughts exactly. AutoCar seems almost a full second off the C&D lowest time posted in their article some months ago (4.2 sec.).

Could there actually be this big a differential in test driver capabilities or ???

I would guess thus far that a 0-60 time of around 4.3 or 4.4 is pretty close to where this beast is. That's based on about 6 weeks with the car so far.

 

[rushnut]

Yeah, he definitely needs to put the pipe down!

Numbers he reports are outrageous.

Oh, and on a rather unsurprising yet remotely interesting note, I got this month's issue of Motor Trend today in the mail and the comparison of the IS-F vs. the M3 vs. the Merc. C63 AMG is in it and worth a read. As usual, the undying allegiance to the BMW is clear as it finished 1st in the reviewer's opinion, the Merc 2nd and the IS-F third, though both the IS-F and the M3 recorded identical 0-60 times of 4.3 each.

I wonder if the M3 is truly that amazing (I haven't driven one yet), or if there's actually an built-in bias these car mags have for it even before they've fully considered other makes?

Yes, I'm a bit disappointed in the results of the article, but it certainly doesn't diminish my awe at my IS-F amazing capabilities. I actually am also on the wait list for an M3 and will be calling Monday to be taken off it. For me, the IS-F was a no-brainer choice.

Maybe someday the reviewers will give this car a more open-minded and honest review.

Until then, it really seems to me as though the Germans are almost a sure thing to "win" these silly comparo articles.

Whatever...I'm over it now. Apologies for the rant.

Rushnut
Detector on even in my driveway!