I quite don't think it's disappointing. M6/M3 = 2! So this means M6 must be
twice as fast as M3 :D Just joking... But M6 has almost 100 more horses and it's
not much heavier. The weight difference is only 55 kilos! What could you expect?
1,655 tons is too much for a sports car. And it's not really a sports car then.
It's a coupe - a GT. Just like M6.
I am sorry we have to remove the Hockenheim laptime... yes the e92 M3 did that
laptime in real but it was not stock.. sportauto claimed it in the test...The
car was equiped with tires that currently are NOT avaible stock or as a
otpion...and the car was fit with race brake pads ...to look good in the compare
to the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG.
The M3 was fitted in that test with UHP tires Michelin Pilot Sport Cup. Somehow
the tested M3 was with 1608kg 42kg lighter as factory claimed basic weight... I
smell press car perfromance..
Not sportauto´s fault..they clearly named the changes in their test...we have
to wait for a supertest with a completly stock e92 M3
I thought the r-tires where an opion on the new M3?
Plus i've seen the weight well below the factory weight multiple times before,
so i think that more has to do with the amount of fuel in it.
In the sportauto Forum they talk about it that it was cheating by BMW to look
good vs the AMG ... currently there are not optionla UHP tires avaible via
BMW..and no race brake pads... the race brake pads allows 0.5s better laptimes
minimum...
The new M3 is faster than M6 and only a second slower than R8 round "Green
Hell". Not bad. Not bad at all.
sportscar-fan
26/11/07, 15:43:35
Georg is right!
The Lap-time of the M3 has been cheated by using non stock and not available
special Cup-tires and special brakes.
The correct Sportauto-lap time for the "untuned" E92 M3 is 1:15.4 min!
Change it please. I and many other Car-fans love this homepage for its correct
laptimes!
Thank you
Anonymous
28/11/07, 20:12:01
well, the RS4 Nurburing time was cheated also, by using a different driver than
what Sport Auto uses. Chage it back to 8:09 for RS4. Thats a better comparison
against new M3 with same drivers
there is no cheating if other than sportauto drive the car! Frank Stippler is
DTM race driver driving for Audi the DTM and swedish touring car series..
The Z06 factory time was no cheating to it was driven by factory race driver Jan
Magnusen.
The 997 GT2 laptime was driven by Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl..
BTW the RS4 was fully loaded with double glass in the sportauto test... they
have added so much stuff that it was much more heavy as factory claimed..the M3
they have tested was 40kg lighter as factory claim... sportauto hates Audi..
does anybody know that which is faster. m3 with manuel transmission or m3 with
smg transmission?
Anonymous
01/02/08, 01:36:28
For a pro driver the manual is faster than the SMG but for most normal drivers
the SMG will be quicker.
The new M3 E93 Convertible has the option of the new dual clutch DCT seven speed
auto (like the DSG gearbox used by Audi and VW) which has instant shifts and is
quoted as being quicker than the manual version.
maestro
01/02/08, 20:54:50
thnx for the info...
Anonymous
12/02/08, 03:51:37
How much does this cost? And would you buy this over a Chevrolet Corvette
Automatic?
Anonymous
12/02/08, 03:51:51
How much does this cost? And would you buy this over a Chevrolet Corvette
Automatic?
The M3 Coupe in the USA $57,275 I guess you can´t compare a C6 to a M3.. a
2seater sportscar to a 2+2seater Coupe.. ends in a unfair compare.. perfromance
C6 .. more practical M3 ..larger trunk more space
As I'm about to buy an E93 M3 I've been doing a lot of research and it appears
that the Pilot Sport Cup tyres are available as OEM as they are fitted to Euro
spec cars with the optional 19" wheels.... so the Hockenhiem 1:14.3 lap time
could be realistic.
Wads they were not avaible as the test was done Sportauto clearly claimed
that..this topic was discussed on the sportauto Forum.. BMW tryed to look little
bit better with race brake pads and at that time not avaible tires ..
pretty sure we get lot of Sportauto M3 Hockenheimring tests...sportauto always
loves M3 and the e46 was one of the cars that they most often used in comparison
tests at Hockenheim... I see no reason why this should change with the e92.
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Sweet car.
I am sorry we have to remove the Hockenheim laptime... yes the e92 M3 did that
laptime in real but it was not stock.. sportauto claimed it in the test...The
car was equiped with tires that currently are NOT avaible stock or as a
otpion...and the car was fit with race brake pads ...to look good in the compare
to the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG.
The M3 was fitted in that test with UHP tires Michelin Pilot Sport Cup. Somehow
the tested M3 was with 1608kg 42kg lighter as factory claimed basic weight... I
smell press car perfromance..
Not sportauto´s fault..they clearly named the changes in their test...we have
to wait for a supertest with a completly stock e92 M3
I still rather have the M3 than the C6. The C6 has very poor build qualtiy, the
M3 looks better and is a better every dat car.
As I'm about to buy an E93 M3 I've been doing a lot of research and it appears
that the Pilot Sport Cup tyres are available as OEM as they are fitted to Euro
spec cars with the optional 19" wheels.... so the Hockenhiem 1:14.3 lap time
could be realistic.
