Nissan 350Z vs BMW M3

Picture of Nissan 350Z (287 PS)
Picture of BMW M3 (E46)
Category Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
Engine layout 3.5 l V63.2 l R6
Max power (ps / bhp) 287 / 283343 / 338
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 371 / 274365 / 269
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1524 / 33601569 / 3459
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 188 / 186219 / 216
Average price €35,000€54,000

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
0 - 30 mph 2.1 s1.8 s
0 - 40 mph 3.2 s2.9 s
0 - 50 mph 4.2 s3.9 s
0 - 60 mph 5.5 s4.5 s
0 - 70 mph 7.1 s6.6 s
0 - 80 mph 8.9 s8.1 s
0 - 90 mph 11.1 s10.1 s
0 - 100 mph 13.6 s11.2 s
Est. 1/8 mile 10.2 s @ 84.5 mph9.4 s @ 91.3 mph
1/4 mile 13.8 s13.1 s @ 107.5 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
0 - 40 kph 2.0 s1.8 s
0 - 50 kph 2.4 s2.1 s
0 - 60 kph 3.5 s2.8 s
0 - 80 kph 4.7 s3.7 s
0 - 100 kph 6.0 s4.8 s
0 - 120 kph 8.7 s6.9 s
0 - 130 kph 9.4 s7.9 s
0 - 140 kph 11.2 s8.9 s
0 - 160 kph 14.5 s11.4 s
0 - 180 kph 17.0 s14.2 s
0 - 200 kph 22.2 s16.8 s
1000 m 25.2 s @ 212.0 kph24.1 s

Rolling acceleration

Speed Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
60 - 100 kph (4) 5.3 s5.7 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 7.1 s7.0 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 10.4 s9.7 s
80 - 120 kph 4.0 s8.9 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph 5.0 s3.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 17.4 s12.6 s

Braking distance

Speed Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
100 kph - 0 35 m (115 ft)35 m (114 ft)
200 kph - 0 150 m (493 ft)151 m (496 ft)
60 mph - 0 35 m (115 ft)34 m (113 ft)
70 mph - 0 53 m (174 ft)47 m (155 ft)
100 mph - 0 99 m (324 ft)103 m (338 ft)

General performance

Category Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
Top speed 251 kph (156 mph)280 kph (174 mph)
0 - 100 mph - 0 18.1 s16.9 s
Est. max acceleration 0.50 g (5 m/s²)0.59 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom 63.7 kph (39.6 mph)67.8 kph (42.1 mph)
Fuel economy 11.8 l/100 km (20 mpg US / 24 UK)7.9 l/100 km (30 mpg US / 36 UK)
Lateral acceleration 0.88 g (9 m/s²)0.89 g (9 m/s²)

Summary

Category Nissan 350Z (287 PS)BMW M3 (E46)
Track Performance 10541100
Straight line speed 32404087
Total 42955187

Verdict

M3 is the fastest by a small margin.

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kash  1y ago

for the price comparison and the availability, the 350z is a much better choice

 

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FastestLaps  1y ago

Obviously. Any old M car has vast "hype tax". Stopped being performance bargains long long time ago.


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Corvolet3  1y ago

Just make sure you buy one with an LSD. I heard they don't come standard with one in the US


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Lee  4y ago

Looking at the price difference between the 2 cars the BMW is less than impressive.


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Gunther  5y ago

An old 350z without an hr engine I presume


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Piorun  11y ago

M3 E46 the king