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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Mustang GT and BMW M3 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Alright, fan boys (and girls), prepare for battle. The ever keen-eyed Sam Smith over at <em>Jalopnik</em> has spied an interesting phenomenon in the car universe. The new 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> GT performance figures are within spitting distance of the mighty 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/m3">BMW M3</a>. The Bavarian bruiser produces 414 horsepower out of its milky-smooth 4.0-liter V8 and hits the scales at 3,652 lbs. Meanwhile, the 5.0-liter Mustang serves up two less horsepower, but weighs 40 pounds less, too.<br />
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At this point, odds are your blood is pumping no matter which side of the ring you happen to find yourself on. Stats that close yield frighteningly similar numbers when the two cars hit the track, too. The M3 can clip off the 0-60 dash in 4.3 seconds. The Mustang can do it in 4.4. Quarter mile? Deadlocked at 12.7 seconds at 111.3 mph.<br />
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It's true, a quarter mile doth not a sports car make, which is why these next figures are so important. While the M3 can come down from 60 mph in 105 feet, the Mustang can do the same in 104. And here's the real shocker: Both cars hold onto the skidpad at .97 g. Now, before the comments go superfly TNT, it's worth noting that the as-tested <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> will set you back an eye-widening $28,180 more than the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a>. We could think of a thing or two to do with an extra 30-large. <br />
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So the question remains, which would you take home?<br />
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<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/#poll44704">View Poll</a></p><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2011 Ford Mustang GT</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/">Review: 2008 BMW M3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5518750/is-the-new-ford-mustang-better-than-a-bmw-m3">Jalopnik</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/">2011 Ford Mustang GT vs. 2010 BMW M3: Tie Game? [w/poll]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19443442/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford Mustang GT and BMW M3 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
Alright, fan boys (and girls), prepare for battle. The ever keen-eyed Sam Smith over at <em>Jalopnik</em> has spied an interesting phenomenon in the car universe. The new 2011 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">Ford Mustang</a> GT performance figures are within spitting distance of the mighty 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/m3">BMW M3</a>. The Bavarian bruiser produces 414 horsepower out of its milky-smooth 4.0-liter V8 and hits the scales at 3,652 lbs. Meanwhile, the 5.0-liter Mustang serves up two less horsepower, but weighs 40 pounds less, too.<br />
<br />
At this point, odds are your blood is pumping no matter which side of the ring you happen to find yourself on. Stats that close yield frighteningly similar numbers when the two cars hit the track, too. The M3 can clip off the 0-60 dash in 4.3 seconds. The Mustang can do it in 4.4. Quarter mile? Deadlocked at 12.7 seconds at 111.3 mph.<br />
<br />
It's true, a quarter mile doth not a sports car make, which is why these next figures are so important. While the M3 can come down from 60 mph in 105 feet, the Mustang can do the same in 104. And here's the real shocker: Both cars hold onto the skidpad at .97 g. Now, before the comments go superfly TNT, it's worth noting that the as-tested <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> will set you back an eye-widening $28,180 more than the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a>. We could think of a thing or two to do with an extra 30-large. <br />
<br />
So the question remains, which would you take home?<br />
<br />
<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/#poll44704">View Poll</a></p><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2011 Ford Mustang GT</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-gt-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05mustanggtfd2011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/">Review: 2008 BMW M3</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m3/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/2008-bmw-m3-1280-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5518750/is-the-new-ford-mustang-better-than-a-bmw-m3">Jalopnik</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/">2011 Ford Mustang GT vs. 2010 BMW M3: Tie Game? [w/poll]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19443442/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/2011-ford-mustang-gt-vs-2010-bmw-m3-tie-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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