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Originally Posted by bradleyland

I don't know, but whatever shred of confidence Matt Farrah had left went out the window with this review.

I get it. The Fiesta ST is a great car, but that doesn't mean the M3 has to be a mediocre car, which is the impression I got from Matt's comments. When he said (4:10), "Revving it out isn't really... an adventure. You don't feel boost building. It's nothing... it's nothing to write home about, honestly," I almost closed the video.

In matters of subjective review, there is something called professional consensus. Professional consensus is the commonly held view of individuals who engage in said subjective measure as their profession. In other words, they hold some authority on the matter. Professional consensus is that the S54 engine is one of the best naturally aspirated, straight-six engines ever built. It revs to 8,000 RPM, has a wonderfully flat torque curve, and makes a very characteristic sound. That Matt can experience this engine with such a lack of enthusiasm tells me that he lacks taste in engines.

I found the S54 to be terribly boring after driving 335's for three years. I agree with him.

I mostly agree with him concerning dbag BMW drivers. I live near Glendale where "live with your parents and spend all of your money on your car and cigarettes" gives all nice cars a terrible name. Then I go east to San Gabriel and that car sub culture is literally to rice out a German sports car. It's hard for someone from LA (the reviewer) to have the respect of BMW that someone from basically anywhere else might have. I see ten M3's on my way to the supermarket and they are all terribly customized.