Yahoo Autos Watch a Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Race an ATS-V and an M3
The BMW M3 is truly facing stronger competition than ever. Its newest rivals, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and the Cadillac ATS-V, are two of the quickest, sweetest-handling four-doors currently on the market. Sports sedans like this are more about corners than straight-line performance, but come on, you know you want to see who wins in a drag race.
France's Motorsport Magazine got an ATS-V, a Giulia Quadrifoglio, and an M3 Competition Package together for a standing-kilometer (0.62-mile) race. It's a fair fight too, because all three cars are equipped with automatic (or dual-clutch, in the M3's case) transmissions.
The 464-hp Cadillac ATS-V gets off the line better than the M3 and the Giulia, but quickly finds itself trailing. Despite having less horsepower, the M3 stays right on the Giulia's tail, but the Alfa manages to take victory. The Alfa does the 1000-meter run in 22 seconds, while the M3 and ATS-V cross the line in 22.2 and 22.8 seconds, respectively.
You're probably wondering where the Mercedes-AMG C63 S is. Well, Motorsport Magazine said that in a separate test, the AMG ran the standing kilometer in 22.1 seconds. So victory remains the Alfa's.
If nothing else, we can conclude that these sports sedans offer impressive straight-line performance. And they're just as excellent in corners.
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