BMW M3 (E36) specs

1/4 mile is 13.3-13.5 @ 105mph

I’ve got a e36 sedan and a e39 540i manual my E 39 is an absolute beast both cars are stock. 540i 5.3 sec e36 m3 5.9
E36 easily out handles my 540(sport models have m5 suspension)

My m3 can hang 60-90mph with it but 0-60 and 90-155 that v8 pulls hard.
Raced a 2011 s4 across a three mile bridge in Seattle and I think the guy was upset at his Audi. We talked at a gas station he thought I had a m5 and then couldn’t believe my car is stock. He did win but he could only creep away.
My m3 makes up time in the corners

Love them both

This car shot up in value quite a lot. I remember when they were available for 15k, now you're lucky to find a good example for under 35

From Car&Driver 09/1999 (US version 240bhp):
0-60 mph – 6,0 sec
0-100 mph – 16,0 sec
0-130 mph – 33,2 sec
¼ mile – 14,6 sec 95 mph
70mph-0 – 167 mph
300ft skidpad – 0,84g
Nelson Ledges Raceway – 1:21,0

0-270 km/h (speedo). Whats a car ! Nice sound and pretty good acceleration :

LIMITED to a 155 mp/h, it can do more!

any scans?

Nordschleife 8:20 (Autocar Magazine (1997)) MT
Nordschleife 8:35 (SportAuto) SMG I

Greez

Really, you are right. The stock engine went 13.1@175 on 1/4 mile.

This engine is not stock! Perhaps 12.7 on 1/4 mile... perhaps..

no one said it is untrue ..problem is no speedclock is accurate, specially older ones are pretty off the real speed, 100km/h speedclock is most likely 95km/h and 200km/h is most likely 190km/h or even worse, no one knows the tire combination of the video car which also could effect the different between speedclock speed and real speed..and no one knows if not modified..

it\'s true.

pointless speedclock video means nothing

My m3 (evo 321 hp, s50b32) 0-200 16sec, 0-100 4.8

The fist 'real' M3 South Africa got.

verry good car i stil love it and great brakes

Still one of the best handling sports cars of all time!

Mine has 6 gears too and did 0-62 mph in 5.4 seconds

this car is not an m3, because it has bad brakes?? what r u smokin?

this car is not bmw m3 beacuase the bad brakes

And mine has 6 gears!

corrected thanks for the info

the 321ps m3 e36 actually has 350Nm

M Power and...?
This is the 1996 3.2l 321hp (S52B32) version and the 286hp/321hp version are not Germany only they are sold world wide, only the USA recived the 240hp e36 fake M3 and never the true e36 M3... Both US version of the M3 with the S50USB30 and S52USB32 only had 240hp the only different is slightly increased torque from 305 to 320Nm, both engines were based on the M50 and M52 engine of the 325i and 328i and never on the real M3 engine the S50B30 and S52B32

Georg...
The first M3 have 2 models
US(240hp) and Germany(286hp)...
Visually this M3 have orange lights
....
Before this two versions have replaced for the 321hp version of this photo

That will be extremely hard to find out because magazine is from late 90s. It's 10 years old now. Just like the car itself.

just a sidenote the US Version of the e36 M3 was only 240hp and has nothing to do with a real 321hp e36 M3.
Did car and driver test the 321hp version or the 240hp US version at Nelson Raceway?

0-200km/h 20.1s auto motor und sport 16/1995