e36 M3 board discussing "M3 vs NSX"

[MLmotorsport]

I've been reading this thread over on the M3 board (as I have one) for a while now - and it's just now starting to get out of hand. The M3 is a great car - but some of these guys need to come back to reality!

NSX vs M3 - Roadfly M3 board

 

[headshot99r6]

It's kind of funny how pissed off this guy sounds relating the M3 to the NSX. He obviously has the car he likes best so why even bother bashing something else. It's kind of annoying, both cars are great.

 

[2slow2speed]

Most of those guys are talking about street racing I say.. "who cares?" let them waste their time. On the track the E36 M3 and the NSX are very capable cars, anyone who is knowledgeable about both cars would know that. Why waste time with people who are not well informed

 

[Patdeisa]

He's entitled to his own opinion, but he shouldn't be closed minded on other makers cars (and other drivers). A few weeks ago, I was running on a high speed autocross (average speed for me was around 55 mph), and my lowly stock RSX-S (200 hp on street tires with 500 tread wear rating) was lapping only 2-3 seconds slower than a stock E46 M3. The course was over 2 miles long, reaching speeds of 90+ mph, and my laps were in the 140-146 second range vs. 137-144 seconds, about 1.5-2.5% slower than the M3 on a course that favors high horsepower. Granted, I was pushing my car harder, as evidenced by the PAXed scores, but I was keeping up pretty good. There's no substitution for a good driver, but I think that says alot for Honda's engineering, whether it be my RSX or anyone's NSX.