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Message: <blockquote data-quote="328Sport" data-source="post: 607520" data-attributes="member: 27109">Actually I am a Merc supporter, all the times in until I see F30 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />My siblings are all driving Merc, and I drive a Passat 2.0T, tuned up to 245HP too.From test drive the F30 did not give me better power than my current Passat but slightly better handling, of course the test route did not allow me to fully explore the potential of 3 series.  So, from FSI turbo to Twin-scroll turbo, I did not notice much difference even the 328 is supposed to have much higher torque at much earlier RPM, I simply did not feel it.Once engaged sport mode, on sedate driving the RPM always above 2,000 which is the max torque zone of my current Passat as well.  The 328 ran out of RPM by about 7,000 RPM, and my current Passat after tuned up at about 6,800 RPM.So I reckon that on 90-95% of my usual driving (most of the time home to office and back to home) I don't have a chance to enjoy the perfect handling of 328.  But I like the frontal look.Honestly if Merc new c-class to be designed like the latest CSC concept, I will pick a Merc over F30, coz the steering feel of Merc is more to my liking <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />But for the time being, F30 is the only choice.  Audi does not make sense to me coz it's 80% similar to Passat.</blockquote>

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