{"id":533835,"date":"2025-08-07T11:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=533835"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:59:44","slug":"you-can-buy-this-mid-engine-supercar-for-the-same-price-as-a-bmw-m3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/cars\/you-can-buy-this-mid-engine-supercar-for-the-same-price-as-a-bmw-m3","title":{"rendered":"You Can Buy This Mid-Engine Supercar For The Same Price As A BMW M3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On one hand, you\u2019ve got America\u2019s mid-engine, V8-powered missile: the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmspecialtyvehicles.com\/performance\/2020-corvette\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C8 Corvette Stingray<\/a>. On the other, Germany\u2019s most buttoned-up backroad assassin: the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/cars\/bmw-m3-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M3 Competition xDrive<\/a>. One\u2019s a musclebound extrovert in a tank top, the other wears Moncler and punches like a surgeon.<\/p><p>Both will set you back around $200,000 drive-away, depending on your appetite for options. Same coin, wildly different energy.<\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmspecialtyvehicles.com\/performance\/2020-corvette\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Stingray<\/a> gives you a naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 slinging out 369kW and 637Nm, snapping to 100km\/h in around 3.5 seconds. It\u2019s rear-wheel drive, low to the ground, and feels like a spaceship trying to seduce you. <\/p><p>RELATED: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmargecars.com\/news\/chevrolet-corvette-proves-supercars-dont-have-to-bleed-value\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corvette is proof supercars don\u2019t need to bleed value<\/a><\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1471559969\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_910132601 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_910132601 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[300,250],[320,100],[320,180],[336,280],[640,360]],\"incontent-1471559969\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_910132601.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1471559969\");});};adsQueue.push(load_910132601);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533835\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <p>The M3, meanwhile, uses a 3.0L twin-turbo six with 375kW and 650Nm, throwing power to all four wheels with all the precision of a sniper. It\u2019s brutal, fast, and about as subtle as a poker face at Crown Casino.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1159\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-stingray-lifestyle-02.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533838\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Regardless of origin, the Stringray is one impressive car on the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Inside, the Stingray\u2019s cockpit is all theatre: fighter-jet lines, red stitching, buttons for days. The M3 plays the classy card with curved screens, tactile luxury, and just enough tech to remind you it\u2019s 2025. <\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-350286624\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_827872231 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_827872231 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-350286624\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_827872231.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-350286624\");});};adsQueue.push(load_827872231);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <p>Plus, you can throw a couple of mates in the back without crushing their knees, something the Corvette would laugh at before revving away.<\/p><p>But here\u2019s the twist. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-1400x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-1400x840.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-960x576.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-640x384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stringray-golf-clubs-480x288.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Like a glove.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>The Corvette\u2019s not as impractical as you\u2019d think. <strong>You can actually fit a full set of golf clubs in the boot.<\/strong> It even comes with a front-end lift so you can clear the aggressive leaf piles in your Toorak driveway without scraping that pointy American nose. <\/p><p>It\u2019s a daily driver disguised as a supercar, and one that makes valet parking a whole lot more interesting.<\/p><p>So what\u2019s your vibe? <\/p><p>The BMW M3 is still the benchmark for people who care about things like boot space and ugly children in the back seat. But if you want to wake up every morning and feel like you\u2019re living in your own Fast &amp; Furious spin-off, the Stingray just became a very real and very loud option.<\/p><p>Same price. Two very different kinds of madness. We like madness. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Corvette Stingray and BMW M3 cost the same in Australia right now, which feels like someone at GM or BMW or both has completely lost the plot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":533837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1167],"tags":[],"coauthors":[146525],"class_list":{"0":"post-533835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cars"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533835"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534677,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533835\/revisions\/534677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533835"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=533835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}