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VOLKSWAGEN / AUDI / BMW / VOLVO

BODY (including 8 sub categories)
VW: 159 p
Audi: 162 p
BMW: 175 p
Volvo: 164 p

DRIVE/CHASSIS (including 9 subcategories)
VW: 164 p
Audi: 160 p
BMW: 176 p
Volvo: 152 p

COSTS (including 7 subcategories)
VW: 139 p
Audi: 121 p
BMW: 89 p
Volvo: 121 p

Yep, you read correct, BMW beat the others in the head categories but lose bigtime in cost department, therefore only a third place for 335i. EOS in first place because of better costs and cheaper ownership. Audi on second place and Volvo on last place.

AUDI BMW VOLKSWAGEN VOLVO
0-100 km/h 7.3 s 6.0 s 7.5 s 8.8 s
0-160 km/h 17.2 s 14.0 s 17.3 s 21.8 s
60-100 km/h 3.6 s 3.2 s 3.6 s 4.2 s
80-120 km/h 4.6 s 3.9 s 4.6 s 5.8 s

Brake distance 100-0km/h 39.6 m 37.7 m 37.9 m 38.7 m

I hate the cost part, that's where a lot of cars seem to fail.

Of course when you compare a VW to a BMW, the BMW is going to look expensive!

Well at least the BMW won where it counted, but they could have chosen a smaller engine and it still would have been faster than the other cars!

btw, by 'body' points does that refer to exterior styling?

Not bad i guess, but the BMW just outclasses all the rivals in the performance category

it includes interior space, seating position, Equipment, Quality impression/materials etc etc...

I saw a very nice black Eos at my local dealer the other day and it looked great. Perhaps the most beautiful VW model right now.

and still not as pretty as the beemer. Who gives a shit about the costs, it's the best car out there

If you don't give a shit about the cost then RR corniche is the best convertible out there and not 3 series cabrio.

If you don't give a shit about the cost, just mortgage your house, sell your children, your wife, one of you kidneys and get yourself the BMW M6 Cabriolet.

or why don't people go shoot themselves, sorry for being harsh but I had to kill this conversation.

I don't care what they found concerning cost, the BMW is by far the best convertible here and you get what you pay for! The others aren't even remotely in the BMW's league!

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