BMW M3 CSL vs BMW M3

Picture of BMW M3 CSL (E46)
Picture of BMW M3 (E92)
Category BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
Engine layout 3.2 l R64.0 l V8
Max power (ps / bhp) 360 / 355420 / 414
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 370 / 273400 / 295
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1409 / 31061628 / 3589
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 255 / 252258 / 255
Average price €85,000€79,000

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
0 - 30 mph 2.0 s1.7 s
0 - 60 mph 4.8 s4.2 s
0 - 100 mph 10.8 s9.4 s
0 - 150 mph 28.9 s23.9 s
Est. 1/8 mile 9.2 s @ 93.2 mph9.0 s @ 95.1 mph
1/4 mile 13.0 s12.4 s @ 114.3 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
0 - 40 kph 1.4 s1.8 s
0 - 60 kph 2.3 s2.6 s
0 - 80 kph 3.5 s3.8 s
0 - 100 kph 4.8 s4.3 s
0 - 120 kph 6.9 s6.5 s
0 - 130 kph 7.7 s6.9 s
0 - 140 kph 8.8 s8.3 s
0 - 160 kph 11.1 s9.9 s
0 - 180 kph 14.2 s12.9 s
0 - 200 kph 16.7 s15.2 s
1000 m 24.1 s @ 224.4 kph23.5 s @ 230.0 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
60 - 100 kph (4) 5.7 s4.3 s
60 - 100 kph (5) 7.2 s5.5 s
80 - 120 kph (4) 5.4 s4.4 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 7.0 s5.4 s
80 - 120 kph (7) 10.5 s8.1 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph 4.0 s3.7 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 12.2 s10.9 s

General performance

Category BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
Top speed 269 kph (167 mph)280 kph (174 mph)
Est. max acceleration 0.64 g (6 m/s²)0.65 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom 70.9 kph (44.1 mph)70.1 kph (43.6 mph)
Fuel economy 8.4 l/100 km (28 mpg US / 34 UK)9.2 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 31 UK)
Downforce @ 200 kph -11 kg (-24 lbs)-33 kg (-73 lbs)
100 kph - 0 32 m (106 ft)34 m (111 ft)
200 kph - 0 130 m (426 ft)136 m (445 ft)

Summary

Category BMW M3 CSL (E46)BMW M3 (E92)
Track Performance 691684
Straight line speed 26793147
Total 33703831

Verdict

M3 is the fastest by a small margin.

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jeremyclarkson1  4m ago

E46 M3 CSL ftw


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Georg  14y ago

@Shane

the big different comes from the 15seconds the CSL was faster around the northloop... thats little bit more than "less than 1second"

the ranking is not based on tracks faster it is based on how much faster the car was... and good or bad northloop laptimes ave a huge effect on that ranking


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Shane  14y ago

Huh, only 7 points for track performance for the E92? The E92 was faster on 2 out of 5 tracks, and was less than 1 second behind on the other 3. Hardly justifies a dicrepancy of 75 points in track performance, especially considering there was only a 5 point difference in the straight line speed category when the E92 clearly won every category. Probably need to rethink the rating a bit.