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I went from an F80 M3 to F90 M5 two years ago. Neither is competition. The M5 matches my “use case” almost exactly, the M3 didn’t. I wanted a true GT for very long drives with speed, comfort and ease of use. The M3 is a little more fatiguing (noise, firmness and seat comfort) than the M5 - about 8 hours max in the M3 and 12 in the M5 but still arriving in better shape in the M5. While I prefer a manual, the M5 auto is easier to live with and share with others than the M3 DCT.
For an around-town, shorter distance use case I might prefer the M3’s size, toss ability, etc. Certainly for the track I would prefer the M3, but I’d probably go to an E36/46 for that use. But since I don’t get mine out of the garage for anything other than a very long drive, the M5 is the beast for me.
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