M3?!?!

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Guys, im new here but wanted as an M3 fan to add my bit...

The M3 right from E30 shape in the 80's has been regarded extrememly highly, BMW have taken an already great car in each variant and turned it into a giant killer each time, they are the ultimate "Q" car, nice looks fabulous handling, legendary engines (the M power name is one of the best regarded worldwide finding its way into F1 motors and McLaren F1 road cars for example) and great performance, the original question was whats so good about M3's and the topic has gone off slightly, i think the above points and the fact that Mpower managed to achieve a power per litre of greater than 100BHP is no small feat of engineering. Add to that a package which is reliable yet will happily tootle down to the supermarket taking a family of five and luggage/shopping in supreme comfort its getting to be a no brainer.....

I would personally not compare the M3 to a Lancer EVO of any variant i have a lot of respect for both but i would imagine they were built with different briefs in mind.

I have not had the privilege of driving an M3 this is just what i understand from others and the motoring press here in the UK, but trust me its highly regarded.
 
Dark-Hawk
Wow, thats intelligent... Use how a car handles in a game as fact! 👍



Mmm no, sorry but the VR4 will maul the M3, especially if we're talking about a drag race. The VR4 is a torquey *****, with AWD so it's going to launch hard.




Sorry but that's not a "fan" website then thats probably a magazine website, because they are in the mid to high 12's stock all day long if you know how to launch it. The reason why you'll see alot of the magazines saying mid 13's is because the simple fact that no one knew how to take advantage of the AWD drive train and they bogged it off the line, simply put though if you can only take a stock VR4 to 13.5 you cannot drive for ****.

Yes the M3 is a heavy car by all standards, especially to me considering my car weighs a bit under 2600lbs at the moment.




No you want oversteer to drift, you don't want it to get around a track fastest, I actually auto-x and drift my car in real life, not in some video game. I know the 3/S has been around "the ring" as to what times it's gotten I'm not sure.
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Man, give me it whatever it is you're smoking.
M3 totally slaughters the 3000 around the track.
And when it comes drag time,the M3 will slap the 3000 in the face from 0-60 with almost a second quicker. Then comes the acceleration, and from what I've been reading in the 1/4th mile. The M3 usually takes the win.
Having AWD doesn't mean its automatically a winner.
 
nismo4life
the great tuning potential you speak of....is that the one that has you spend thousands of dollars for minimal performance?

and sorry, i just had never read anything about the handling...i can voucher first hand for the USDM Lancer Evolution 8, for i have gone for many rides and the car does handle remarkably, but i guess i need to ask one of my dads friends to take me for a ride, he has an '02 blue M3 6spd, sooo yea....another thing...the SMG.....is it basically a clutchelss manual..or is it tiptronic like the M5..in the pictures it looks like a normal 6spd, but i;ve heard the term clutchless manual thrown around...thanks for the replies

edit: AA Supercharger for an E46, $9,400 for 80hp.

edit:We are talking about the E46 im assuming....is the E36 just as good in handling?
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did u just say m5 has a tiptronic...dude, it's not VW empire.
 
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