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Originally Posted by rmfa
Just ignore him. This is just another magazine racer.
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Ronnie, I think your comment was not aimed my way judging by your pretty extensive experience here but I'll address it anyway:
What other comparison do we have to make? Show me track results from drivers with similar experience driving one or the other of these cars in similar conditions and if an overwhelming number of them fall to the 328i then I'll gladly rescind my statement. Look, it's simple, the 328i and the Civic Si are pretty evenly matched cars in both a straight line AND on a road course. You won't see many 328i's at the track because the folks that intend to track their BMWs are probably more apt to buy the 335 or M so what exactly are you making your comparison with? I personally am a fan of many aspects of many BMWs (don't give a rip about their "SUVs" though) and they are a totally different breed of car than the Si but the 328i isn't exactly the pinnacle of BMW engineering, it's essentially the "Civic" of the BMW line to which the usual 328i buyer doesn't want a manual transmission and doesn't care about 300 HP or more like it's stable mates offer. Its entry level as far as BMWs are concerned, designed to deliver value to the person that wants the prestige of owning a BMW.