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Originally Posted by Petros
Um, no. BMW and Merc are not priced higher than GM cars because they are "better", they are priced higher because they have a badge that posers and snobs are willing to pay top dollar for. And dude, what kind of garbage are you smoking? A C7 aluminum frame is different but "not better" than an M3/M4 steel frame? 
Who said that? Did I? No. Please if you're going to debate something, don't add things to the discussion that don't exist. It makes you look very foolish. By the way, isn't the M3 a unibody?
An aluminum frame is racing technology. Just about the only thing better would have been a carbon fibre frame like a Mp4-12C, but the cost in that case would be prohibitive. Aluminum frames are just as strong as a steel equivalent while being significantly lighter and also having the benefit of being corrosion resistant. There are basically no downsides to aluminum other than cost, and that's the only reason why it isn't more widely used. For the reference, Ferrari also uses aluminum frames on their cars too.
A little lesson for you. The steal frame is stronger, the Aluminum frame is stiffer and better in crash testing. Big difference.
Anyone can grab a run of the mill plain jane family car, drop a V8 in it, give it some stiffer suspension, and call it a day. That's what the likes of M3, C63, ISF, CTS-V are. It's a whole different beast altogether to create a bespoke purpose-built sports car platform from the ground up with the intention of performance and driving experience, and basing that platform on decades of racing technology to the point that some of the components of that car are almost identical to the ones used in the race car. It's even more impressive when all that is offered at a price point that any reasonably successful middle class person can afford; a price point that any average 3 series or C class can comfortably exceed. |
I have to ask, if you hate the m3 so much, why are you here? I'm a bit curious about that, but you seem to pit the vette right up against the m3 at every given opportunity. They are not rivals. They are completely different cars. I was showing a comparison of why the m3 is more expensive than the vette due to better materials. Especially when you compare the 2013 vette to the 2013 m3.