BMW M3 (E46) specs
| Price in Europe | €53,150 - €63,895 |
| Price in US | $47,407 - $55,695 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1549-1590 kg (3415-3505 lbs) |
| Introduced | 2000 |
| Origin country | Germany |
| Gas mileage | 17.5-7.9 l/100 km (13-30 mpg US / 16-36 mpg UK) |
| CO2 emissions | 223 g/km |
| Views | 258.8k |
Lap times
Acceleration (kph)
| 0 - 40 kph | 1.6 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 2.1 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 2.5 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 3.5 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 4.8 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 6.5 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 7.6 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 8.5 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 10.9 s |
| 0 - 180 kph | 13.7 s |
| 0 - 200 kph | 16.8 s |
| 0 - 220 kph | 23.9 s |
| 0 - 240 kph | 31.1 s |
| 1000 m | 24.1 s |
Acceleration (mph)
| 0 - 30 mph | 1.8 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 2.9 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 3.9 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 6.6 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 8.1 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 10.1 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 11.2 s |
| 0 - 130 mph | 21.2 s |
| 0 - 150 mph | 32.7 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.5 s @ 90.7 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.0 s |
General performance
| Top speed | 280 kph (174 mph) |
| 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 16.9 s |
| Est. max acceleration | 0.59 g (6 m/s²) |
| 18m slalom | 67.8 kph (42.1 mph) |
| 700ft slalom | 110.7 kph (68.8 mph) |
| Lateral acceleration | 0.89 g (9 m/s²) |
| Downforce @ 200 kph | -18 kg (-40 lbs) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | R6 |
| Displacement | 3.2 l (195 ci) |
| Power | 343 ps (338 bhp / 252 kw) |
| Torque | 365 Nm (269 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 107 ps (106 hp) |
| Power / weight | 218 ps (215 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 232 Nm (171 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 27 PS per l/100 km |
| Power / €5000 | 31 ps |
| Transmission | 6 speed manual |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Braking distance
| 100 kph - 0 | 35 m (114 ft) |
| 200 kph - 0 | 140 m (459 ft) |
| 60 mph - 0 | 34 m (113 ft) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 47 m (155 ft) |
| 80 mph - 0 | 65 m (213 ft) |
| 100 mph - 0 | 103 m (338 ft) |
Rolling acceleration
| 40 - 60 kph (3) | 1.7 s |
| 40 - 60 kph (4) | 3.1 s |
| 40 - 60 kph (5) | 4.4 s |
| 40 - 80 kph (3) | 3.5 s |
| 40 - 80 kph (4) | 5.6 s |
| 40 - 80 kph (5) | 8.0 s |
| 40 - 100 kph (3) | 5.2 s |
| 40 - 100 kph (4) | 8.2 s |
| 40 - 100 kph (5) | 11.2 s |
| 40 - 120 kph (3) | 7.0 s |
| 40 - 120 kph (4) | 10.7 s |
| 40 - 120 kph (5) | 14.6 s |
| 40 - 140 kph (3) | 8.8 s |
| 40 - 140 kph (4) | 13.0 s |
| 40 - 140 kph (5) | 17.7 s |
| 40 - 160 kph (3) | 11.3 s |
| 40 - 160 kph (4) | 15.8 s |
| 40 - 160 kph (5) | 21.3 s |
| 40 - 180 kph (4) | 18.7 s |
| 40 - 180 kph (5) | 24.8 s |
| 40 - 200 kph (4) | 22.1 s |
| 40 - 200 kph (5) | 28.7 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (4) | 5.7 s |
| 60 - 100 kph (5) | 7.0 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (4) | 5.0 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (5) | 6.5 s |
| 80 - 120 kph (6) | 9.2 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (4) | 10.0 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (5) | 13.1 s |
| 80 - 160 kph (6) | 18.6 s |
| 70 - 120 kph | 11.1 s |
| 80 - 120 kph | 8.9 s |
| Est. 100 - 140 kph | 3.8 s |
| Est. 100 - 200 kph | 12.6 s |
| 5 - 60 mph | 5.2 s |
Interior noise
| Noise @ idle | 51 dB |
| Noise @ 80 kph | 69 dB |
| Noise @ 100 kph | 71 dB |
| Noise @ 130 kph | 72 dB |
| Noise @ 160 kph | 75 dB |
| Noise @ 180 kph | 77 dB |
| Noise @ 70 mph | 74 dB |
M3 competition
FastestLaps 2y ago
OMG. This is a 33 minute horror movie
A shame, another one manual M3 gone. Low mileage and late year car as well...
Wacek 9y ago
the acceleration times seems to be the ones for M3 CSL (with 360PS) and not for the "standard" M3 with 343PS.
0-100 is 5.2 s
That Guy 12y ago
For some reason I think most of you guys are claiming to own M3's so cut the bull because I was racing my M3 last night & its still standard & I kicked cars with chips & Turbo's 0-200 in that thing is like nothing,gather your information before preaching about what you don't know
richard 12y ago
i have a maserati coupe 4.2 (this car) and it beats the crap out of the m3 e46 (i've had 2)to 200km/h who enters these times anyway ?
Jamez 12y ago
1565kg includes a 75kg driver so relative to most car weights out there, this car weighs 1495kg. = 226bhp per ton
Jeff B 14y ago
http://www.fastestlaps.com/comparisons/bmw_m3_e46-vs-chevrolet_corvette_c5_z06_2001.html
Yeah it's definitely not faster than a C5Z lol.
Craig Luckey 14y ago
The e46 M3 is faster then a z06 c5. Simple do the math. its 3050lbs. Underrated 360hp with only a stock Inline 6 motor. The CSL M3 3.2 L S54 motor is still the most powerful i6 N/A production motor out. Just an M3 motor with cam/intake. High compression 11:5:1 an cast Iron strong. The specs are all from Wikipedia. Check it. BMW also makes the motor for the mclaren F1 former faster car in the world. Still the fastest N/A production car in world. s70/2 v12 with 627bhp all motor.
Bmw! 15y ago
my friend have a 530d with software 280hp and he race a m3 e46 and win!
is this normaly
TheFrank 15y ago
Ha-ha! There is NO way in hell the E46 runs 0-124mph (0-200kph) in 16.8 secs when the new 09' Porsche Cayman S takes 17 seconds! The Cayman S (2009+) runs the ¼ mile in 12.7-12.9@110-111mph but is somehow SLOWER (17.0 vs. 16.8) to 124.xx mph (0-200kph) than the E46 M3?? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry not going to happen.
Val 15y ago
Tried to find the auto motor und sport article with no success. I came upon this article though, stating 5.2 s 0-100 km/h
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/fahrberichte/artikel/fahrbericht-bmw-m3-coupe-2-688890.html
Flimper 16y ago
florin
1 year ago
i have a m3 e46 and i liKE 0-100 in 4.8 and 0-200 in 16.8 but i think those are CSL specs
i think corect is 5.2 and 18.2
most optimistic owners are saying 5.0
please respond
thank you
I think this is correct, was there any response?
c3e 16y ago
Best moddable car ever. Best sounding straight-piped exhaust, hands down apart from the VRA CGT. 1046rwhp with a simple $25k turbo kit and some new cams, intake and other stuff. It also looks superb when you lower it and put some 19's on. Definitely, IMO, best M3 ever.
