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      08-08-2019, 01:37 PM   #74
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Originally Posted by Cortexiphan View Post
That's why the title of the thread says "What's going on?". Because theres should be some dispute, or some problem between C&D and BMW.
"what's going on" is that BMW's cars aren't what they used to be, and C&D's reviews reflect that. There's no conspiracy or plot between C&D and BMW-- BMW started spewing out crap, C&D reported accordingly.

e.g. here's a quote of them comparing the E90 to the F30:

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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Our grave concern here is that, with each new car it introduces, BMW seems to wrap more padding around the sensations and feel that make them great—while its competitors only zero in more tightly on those same attributes. (We’re convinced that the E90 would handily win a comparison test against the F30.) The ATS is unquestionably the more satisfying sports sedan of these two.
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