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      04-23-2012, 10:14 AM   #179
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Originally Posted by micknugget View Post
Thank you for clarifying but i don't know if I agree. BMW has made the 3 bigger and softened the ride, i'll give you that but few bMW diehards have complained too much about that. The steering is a result of getting better MPG which is a result of CAFE and CO2 emission regulations in the U.S. and Europe. It's just the way things are heading for everyone.
All I can say is that a few car manufacturers are really closing the gap on BMW's performance edge and some have pass BMW in performance in a few models. In the mean time, BMW seem to be spending more R&D money on luxury and gas mileage than on performance. I hope this is not the new design direction for BMW.
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