>>>leave it in the dust<<< Ah, my fair-weather minded BMW friend, but what about in the rain, or the snow, or the slush, or the winter weather that invades most of us one season per year? Funny isn't it, the A4 was simply kicking the M3's ass in the British Touring Car races--until they "evened" the playing field by adding weight. Sore losers those BMW's. Bruce