Maybe we should meet for a scientific test at santa pod or brunters next time there is a 200 club meet

 

LOL

Id never track (kill) my cars !

 

It's not a track as such, just a straight runway sprint, no different to a motorway

 

 

Remember though, the Sport suspension bits may only amount to slightly stiffer dampers and eccentric front wishbone bushes - same springs as an M-tech equipped coupe or saloon. Will feel a bit firmer over a normal 328 coupe but not a great deal - the regular coupe often wore 225s as did the saloons if options were chosen. The Sport was more of a cosmetic pack than any great mechanical or suspension differences. Early Sports did have a LSD though replaced by traction control on later cars

Those figures are Autocar's test results for standard cars - the Touring 328 managed a 6.1 to 60 and 17.1 to 100 - top whack of 139. Cabriolet 328i was 6.6 and 17.9 topping at 139, saloon 6.4, 17.4 and topped out at 143 - all done with timing gear

 

M5 wins my vote - Purely from a pounds per performance perspective view point. High mileage examples with just over 100K now available for just over 10K. Looking at those vids, thats a hell of a lot of relatively reliable performance for 11K.

With reference to 328I. I actually preffered it to my M3EVO. The Evo was Boring for what was regarded and still is regarded by some as a VERY powerful car. The 328I felt just as quick to me to 100mph and in the mid range felt quicker due to the torque. Base price of a 328I was a fraction of the cost, and the cost to keep on the road was minimal. Its NOT a scoob, but at my time of life and driving experience, I would take the 328I over a standard UK scoob as a daily driver.

My RX7 is currently filling all my Jap fuzz box needs, and much quicker than any scoob I have ever been in or owned, and thats including my 2.5, 20g classic.