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Originally Posted by southlight
- The E46 M3 is indeed said to be over-rated. Really good performance numbers did only have the very early cars. The later model years weren't that quick...
- We can't say how good the predictions for E92 M3 are, since there aren't real performance tests out yet.
BTW: The drivetrain loss for the M5 was only 7% referring wheel power. That would result in 390 PS at the wheels for M3. But the M3 reaches it's peak power at higher revvs than the M5, so the drivetrain loss should be also higher at 8300rpm.
Best regards, south |
-Wait the E46 M3 has more or less power than stated by BMW?? Are you saying that early (or press models) got great performance numbers by being not in the same state of tune as production cars??
-We do have a lot of performance figures for the M3. 0-60 4.4 (yes poor road surface), 1/4 mi in 12.9@111, 0-200km/hr, etc., etc.
-Thanks for catching the typo on M5 losses, spreadsheet updated and attached.