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Prizefight: 2008 BMW M3 vs. 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
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Round 3: Cabin Tech
Navigation, stereo, Bluetooth, and the things that make us go, "Wow."
Mercedes-Benz C63
| Car | Wayne | Antuan | Brian | Average for round |
2008 BMW M3 Convertible DCT |
4 I like the nav system's traffic feature, plus the iPod and phone integration. |
3 The M3 has all of the features I expected at this price point: Bluetooth, navigation, digital audio, and iPod integration. However, BMW doesn't exceed those expectations. |
3 Plenty of tech toys, but you could make a case that they are just a little dated. And since iDrive is their gatekeeper, the toys suffer by association. |
3 |
2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG |
4 Although it doesn't have traffic, I give the C63 a higher score for its hard-drive-based nav, onboard music storage, and much better-sounding stereo than the M3. |
4 By simply placing a hard drive in the dashboard, Mercedes has created a cabin tech experience that's faster and more useful than that of the BMW. |
4 With a hard drive, a car simply excels in this category--it's where cabin tech is going. The C63 just got there sooner. Live traffic would make this a 5. |
4 |
Winner: 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
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