BMW M5 vs BMW M3

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
Engine layout	4.0 l V8	5.0 l V10
Max power (ps / bhp)	420 / 414	507 / 500
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	400 / 295	520 / 384
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1628 / 3589	1878 / 4140
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	258 / 255	270 / 266
Average price	€79,000	€91,000

Lap Times

Track	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
Top Gear Track	1:26.50	1:26.20
Sachsenring	1:40.90	1:43.77
Hockenheim Short	1:14.20	1:16.06
Grattan Raceway	1:30.05	1:31.25
Motortrend Figure-8	0:24.40	0:25.80
Wakefield Park	1:07.80	1:09.00
Winton (National Circuit)	1:37.78	1:39.70
Nürburgring Nordschleife	8:05.00	7:52.00
Tsukuba	1:05.33	1:06.56
Balocco	2:55.22	2:59.80
Kyalami	2:05.10	2:06.70
Willow Springs - Streets of Willow Extended	1:27.67	1:30.40
Nürburgring GP Sprint	1:44.86	1:46.91
Zolder	1:49.31	1:47.35
Vairano Handling Course	1:20.10	1:22.42
Oschersleben	1:47.20	1:48.55
Autozeitung test track	1:40.10	1:43.20
SportAuto wet handling test	1:32.40	1:35.70
Serres Racing Circuit	1:33.05	1:36.80
Willow Springs	1:36.92	1:38.77
Rockingham National	1:25.58	1:24.40
Autocar Wet Handling Track	1:16.90	1:08.40

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
0 - 30 mph	1.7 s	1.7 s
0 - 40 mph	2.5 s	2.3 s
0 - 50 mph	3.3 s	3.2 s
0 - 60 mph	4.2 s	4.1 s
0 - 70 mph	5.6 s	5.1 s
0 - 80 mph	7.1 s	6.6 s
0 - 90 mph	8.6 s	8.0 s
0 - 100 mph	9.4 s	9.2 s
0 - 150 mph	23.9 s	20.7 s
Est. 1/8 mile	9.0 s @ 95.1 mph	8.7 s @ 98.8 mph
1/4 mile	12.4 s @ 114.3 mph	12.3 s

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
0 - 50 kph	1.9 s	2.0 s
0 - 100 kph	4.3 s	4.4 s
0 - 130 kph	6.9 s	6.8 s
0 - 200 kph	15.2 s	13.5 s
1000 m	23.5 s @ 230.0 kph	22.2 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	10.9 s	9.0 s
5 - 60 mph	4.9 s	4.6 s

General performance

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
Top speed	280 kph (174 mph)	305 kph (190 mph)
Est. max acceleration	0.65 g (6 m/s²)	0.67 g (7 m/s²)
Fuel economy	9.2 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 31 UK)	15.7 l/100 km (15 mpg US / 18 UK)
Lateral acceleration	0.97 g (10 m/s²)	0.90 g (9 m/s²)
100 kph - 0	34 m (111 ft)	35 m (115 ft)
60 mph - 0	33 m (109 ft)	33 m (109 ft)
70 mph - 0	45 m (147 ft)	48 m (158 ft)

Summary

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	BMW M5 (E60)
Track Performance	100	96
Straight line speed	87	100
Overall	97	100

Verdict

M5 is the fastest by a small margin.

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Owen 1y ago

M3 has higher straight line speed than the M5? I’ve been in both and I can say the M5 is a fair bit quicker on the straights.

FastestLaps 1y ago

Scoring is broken. Look at the actual performance data - it verifies what you are saying. And should be of no surprise. 500 vs 400+ horsepower. Weight difference becomes less meaningful as speeds increase.

Corvolet3 1y ago

Exaggerated/fake tests. No person on the planet can go under 4 seconds from 0-60 in an E92 M3

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FastestLaps 1y ago @Corvolet3

Removed that 3.9 0-60 mph time. It was Car & Driver, but without proper reference and it was heavily messed up with rollout (I believe).

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Corvolet3 1y ago @FastestLaps

I'm not easy to convince in general. I always find a reason not to believe a claim and end up making the numbers myself 😂

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FastestLaps 3d ago

Scoring is fixed. M5 now clearly shows much higher straight line speed.

Volodia 3y ago

Sorry, but trully time by E60 M5 in Nordschleife is 8:13:00

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khami 16y ago

for sure until next twin turbo m3 comes

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