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      02-22-2007, 10:12 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by bmwexecutive View Post
If they say "high-reving engine with more than 400HP" and "0-60 in under 4 seconds," I'll be happy.

There is no reason this car can't be 0.9 seconds faster 0-60 than its younger brother, the 335i. If the 335i can do it in 4.8, I fully expect the M3 to do it in 3.9.
Law of diminishing returns pwns that theory.

Quick example of that is...If it takes a 3500lb car with 300WHP to do a 4.3 0-60mph sprint, it will take the same car 400WHP to break into 3.9...Not just a few additional horses.

0-60 under 4 seconds is an outstanding feat, but one that will never be done this time around for the M3...too much mass and not enough power.

It takes more and more power to get lower and lower. (Percentage wise)



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