F30 3 Series vs Rivals A4 and C Class Comparo by Autoexpress

Jason · 03-22-2012, 11:57 AM

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Autoexpress rightfully calls 3 the magic number for BMW. It's BMW's top selling model and has set the standard in the small-medium sports sedan class for decades. As such, any new 3 series model is always big news and the natural question to come to everyone's mind is how it compares to its most direct rivals - traditionally the Audi A4 and Mercedes Benz C Class.

No surprise, the F30 comes out on top as it has in all the comparisons so far. See the full details/results at Autoexpress.

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Maz335i · 03-22-2012, 02:10 PM

Definitely a great car! Can't wait to get mine...

reprod · 03-22-2012, 02:54 PM

Long live the king... nuff said...

Alpine F31 · 03-22-2012, 02:56 PM

Order has been maintained!

dutchbmw · 03-22-2012, 03:33 PM

4 weeks to go to receive mine in black! Replacing my a4

EdM5 · 03-22-2012, 03:59 PM

Winning

E92LNGCGY · 03-22-2012, 04:38 PM

Not surprised at all. The 3 is the car in this class.

justinnum1 · 03-22-2012, 04:39 PM

Takes another crap on the competition.

TheBingoBalls · 03-22-2012, 04:54 PM

Surprising...

(/s)

bimmer · 03-22-2012, 05:26 PM

...even e90 was better than benz and audi. No surprise here..

JoeyO · 03-22-2012, 05:55 PM

Every car review shows a red BMW. Does BMW make any other colors?

zivyn · 03-22-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeyO

Every car review shows a red BMW. Does BMW make any other colors?

It's probably the only color they give out for press reviews because they're really pushing the red sport image this time around...

rwrwrwrw · 03-22-2012, 06:34 PM

Mineral Grey Sport with all the tech toys. I can't wait!

simianspeedster · 03-22-2012, 07:13 PM

Though I've obviously never experienced these engines before, my order would be 1) BMW, 2) Mercedes, 3) Audi. Having driven all three recently, there's no way the dull, lifeless Audi beats anything. The C250 Sport is more fun to drive than the A4, though that surprised me. Audi's gotta do something about their video game steering.

antzcrashing · 03-22-2012, 08:02 PM

nice. this 3 is a winner. Idk about the a4 facelift.. odd

TheBingoBalls · 03-22-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by antzcrashing

nice. this 3 is a winner. Idk about the a4 facelift.. odd

+1. Audi seriously needs to do something to the front fascia. One because it resembles too much of a Jetta. Two, the changes are so subtle, it doesn't look fresh and new - it just looks like the pre-LCI and the previous generation.

HK8888 · 03-22-2012, 09:15 PM

Great!

Whorning · 03-22-2012, 09:44 PM

Standard.

BMW wins.... As always

OdomPHD · 03-22-2012, 10:10 PM

BMW, what a magic acronym.

coldXDrive · 03-23-2012, 01:38 AM

Thats what i thought bitches...when you got it, you got it.

Xcution · 03-23-2012, 04:05 AM

I wonder why they do this if they know the real boss is. BMW!

hyperboost · 03-23-2012, 08:48 AM

the new 3 series takes sometime for me to like it. I like the C-class styling a bit more.
My biggest gripe with the 3 series is you have to select premium package when you want xenon lights. Premium package has that darn roof...

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03-22-2012, 04:38 PM	#7
E92LNGCGY Lieutenant Colonel 434 Rep 1,732 Posts Drives: F97/Q5/982 GT4 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Not surprised at all. The 3 is the car in this class.
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JoeyO Captain 208 Rep 814 Posts Drives: silver car Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Every car review shows a red BMW. Does BMW make any other colors?
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simianspeedster Captain 61 Rep 631 Posts Drives: 2020 840i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Vast Interwebs... iTrader: (0)	Though I've obviously never experienced these engines before, my order would be 1) BMW, 2) Mercedes, 3) Audi. Having driven all three recently, there's no way the dull, lifeless Audi beats anything. The C250 Sport is more fun to drive than the A4, though that surprised me. Audi's gotta do something about their video game steering.
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antzcrashing Brigadier General 1910 Rep 3,217 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW 440i GC Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Eastern MA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW 440i GC xD ... [9.75]	nice. this 3 is a winner. Idk about the a4 facelift.. odd
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hyperboost Captain 66 Rep 813 Posts Drives: M3 Boxster Corvette M5C Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	the new 3 series takes sometime for me to like it. I like the C-class styling a bit more. My biggest gripe with the 3 series is you have to select premium package when you want xenon lights. Premium package has that darn roof... __________________ 21 M5C DD\|21 M550 xDrive\|05 E46M3 race car 6SPD\|2019 2LT Corvette GS 7SPD track car\|22 Tundra SR5 TRD Sport\|19 Q7 V6 & 22 Q7 2.0T\|20 G63\|19 Vantage 4.0TT\|22 Boxster 25 Year 6SPD sold\|08 Porsche Cayman 5SPD sold\|18 R8 RWS sold\|Many previous cars
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