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02-14-2019, 04:22 AM

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Depends on what you measure and if looking at coupe or sedan/sportback. The coupes where available are the fastest for each. They are all very close, the Model 3 performance stands out with ~0.5s faster 0-60 than the others, but 1/4, they are all high 11, except for the RS5 being in the 12.

Model 3 Performance: 0-60 3.3s, 1/4 11.8s
Quad: 0-60 3.6s, 1/4 11.9s
C63 S Coupe (MY19 as it's faster than MY18 thanks to the new transmission): 0-60 3.7s, 1/4 11.9s
RS5 Coupe: 0-60 3.7s, 1/4 12.4s

Since a couple of these cars are not offer in a coupe variant. I would compare sedans/SB. On top of looks, quality and power, other consideration might be dependability and dealership network.

My personal opinion, The quad is fast but the front end is ugly and has reliability issues, small dealer network and lower quality. The Bimmer is probably my third choice, its a bit too tall for me, looks out of proportion and the interior is typical funeral home BMW interior. The C coupe is a fun car to drive but hardly a daily driver. The C63 is probably my 2nd choice, it is very close between the C Coupe and the B9. Don't get me started is with model 3's interior, that one ipad in the middle design must have saved Musk about $5000 a car, the interior of the model 3 is a simplicity at its worst.

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02-14-2019, 07:38 AM

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Interesting commentary!
i looked at a model 3, not impressed. I’d really miss the dash and gauges. Too distracting plus the interior was rather sterile.
The quadrifoglio would be awesome but I need awd.
I came across a preowned s4 prestige ‘18, min miles saves 15k over brand new similarly equipped s4, Daytona pearl on magma red (drooling) that looks like it has the sport package. Is there a site I can run the VIN to get the window sticker?

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02-14-2019, 08:32 AM

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Since a couple of these cars are not offer in a coupe variant. I would compare sedans/SB. On top of looks, quality and power, other consideration might be dependability and dealership network.

My personal opinion, The quad is fast but the front end is ugly and has reliability, dealer network and quality issues. The Bimmer is also nice, probably my third choice, its a bit too tall for me, looks out of proportion and the interior is typical funeral home BMW interior. The C coupe is a fun car to drive but hardly a daily driver. This is probably my 2nd choice, it is very close between the C Coupe and the B9.

I agree, if you are actually shopping for these cars one should compare same/similar body styles. For me that left pretty much the RS5 Coupe and C63/S Coupe and the M4, but the M4 never quite did it for me. The C is a daily driver as much as the B8 RS5. Interesting thing is that the coupe is actually a more comfortable ride, than the sedan. AMG deliberately tuned the suspension more as a GT. For MY19, they lowered the spring rates further and tuned the software to give it a similar spread as the B9 RS5.