untill the new M3 arrives and sweeps the International Engine of the Year Awards like it's big brother.

Nonetheless, it may have been a statussymbol back then, it isn't anymore.

true, big engines are synonymous with gas guzzling, and non efficient engineering, whatever the truth may be
the world is going towards highly efficient small engines that go with low emission and even lower consumptio0n
the road is with either high strung, high rpm NA, or advanced methods of FI e.g. TSI, BMW twinturbo etc..

dont forget Audis RS4 engine.

We all have our opinions but I still believe size is still status in the 21st century.
If it`s not with displacement it`s with cylinders. The term "status symbol"
has gotton very sophisticated but the basic idea behind status will not change. The idea that more is better, is status!

More cylinders, bigger displacement, more car! (Your not going to find a down sized Rolls Royce Phantom, it`s their top car and it`s huge!) more money,
more chics to play with, You get the picture.

do you feel the same about bodyparts?

lOl, I almost wet my pants when I saw that!

I guess that also applys..

I agree on the cylinder part, and will ad Bhp, but I dissagree when it comes to displacement. But hey, it's a free world

The Z06 also has a large displacement engine.. It`s a free world indeed!
When your in the market to spend $90,000 on a car, your just getting whatever suits your taste. It`s nothing needed.

Again, thats status.

but GTA, IS the C63 a $90G car? or isn't it the same car that can be found witha puny 2.0 4banger that barely has enough punch to drag it uphil??
the C moreso than the CLK is becoming a very schizoed car

I guess you could same the same for the Audi RS4 and BMW M3. All these cars have lower class brothers which thay stem from. You have to separate the need factor from the luxury of what you want.

Fact is if your buying
one of these your going to spend in the neighborhood of $70-$75,000.
Any vehicle over $75k is pure luxury and absolutly you need. If you don`t like them don`t buy either of them. No one in the world needs a hyper powered shoebox.