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<blockquote data-quote="wirelessjunkie" data-source="post: 100867" data-attributes="member: 58">50:50 is possible for all cars depending the weight distribution.&nbsp; It&#039;s BMW&#039;s old marketing tagline that stuck in our minds.&nbsp; The GTV6 and Alfettas all have 50:50 distribution.&nbsp; What BMW don&#039;t tell the world about it&#039;s 50:50 is that how is it achieved?&nbsp; Full tank? Half tank? typical 100KG German driver or 55KG Asian Driver?&nbsp; German babe or Asian Babe by the side?&nbsp; I believe 50:50 os all marketing hype.&nbsp; Someone should track a front bias Integra (yea, Jap) against an E46 on the track.I seriously doubt that the technology in the Maser is dated as suggested as there are quite a bit of stuff that goes on in the car.&nbsp; Just take a look at the induction plenum, that&#039;s F1 stuff in there as well as the Ferrari sourced gearbox.&nbsp; BMW has volume control etc on the steering and what does the Maser have?&nbsp; What about sound track?&nbsp; Rev both engines and let your ears decide.&nbsp; BMW engines always tend to be on the metalic side.I like Bimmers as much as I like the Italians expecially the older models but I feel the newer Bimmers have gone soft.&nbsp; It&#039;s more akin to a luxury handbag than a driver machine.&nbsp; No one really &quot;drive&quot; their machines the way it ought to be anymore nowadays but instead &quot;visual tuning&quot; and detailing are the game of the day.&nbsp; Zoggee, you are the last of the Mohicans in here.&nbsp; No offence but I think the last real 3 series is the E36 (E46&#039;s M3&#039;s ok but for the harsh idling sound).If I can afford it? I&#039;ll go for the Maser as it&#039;s darn exotic and the snarl puts the boy racer back into me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wirelessjunkie, post: 100867, member: 58"] 50:50 is possible for all cars depending the weight distribution. It's BMW's old marketing tagline that stuck in our minds. The GTV6 and Alfettas all have 50:50 distribution. What BMW don't tell the world about it's 50:50 is that how is it achieved? Full tank? Half tank? typical 100KG German driver or 55KG Asian Driver? German babe or Asian Babe by the side? I believe 50:50 os all marketing hype. Someone should track a front bias Integra (yea, Jap) against an E46 on the track. I seriously doubt that the technology in the Maser is dated as suggested as there are quite a bit of stuff that goes on in the car. Just take a look at the induction plenum, that's F1 stuff in there as well as the Ferrari sourced gearbox. BMW has volume control etc on the steering and what does the Maser have? What about sound track? Rev both engines and let your ears decide. BMW engines always tend to be on the metalic side. I like Bimmers as much as I like the Italians expecially the older models but I feel the newer Bimmers have gone soft. It's more akin to a luxury handbag than a driver machine. No one really "drive" their machines the way it ought to be anymore nowadays but instead "visual tuning" and detailing are the game of the day. Zoggee, you are the last of the Mohicans in here. No offence but I think the last real 3 series is the E36 (E46's M3's ok but for the harsh idling sound). If I can afford it? I'll go for the Maser as it's darn exotic and the snarl puts the boy racer back into me. [/QUOTE]

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