[quote=AN]You’re right, price wise, it should be compared against the 550. But performance wise, because of AWD, it’s only .1 second slower to the 1/4 than the M5. They complained about steering and driving feel. Which is what you mentioned before as well. So, it seems like BMW have lost its touch, at least for the M5 level. Losing to the E63 no less. The E63 actually wipe the competition in chasis portion. It’s also the lightest out of the 3. BMW have definitely gotten porky.

I hope the M3 doesn’t disappoint either. I’m going to be looking at a CPO car in 5 years or so. M5 was high on my list, but after this comparo, I have to test drive to see if the ranking is warranted. Hopefully the new M3 won’t gain more weight. I’m hoping it’ll come in at ~3300lb.[/quote]

CPO of M5’s are better deals than M3’s. I guess folks that buy at this price point typically don’t buy preowned, which makes them great deals.