Porsche 911 Carrera S vs BMW M3

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
Engine layout	4.0 l V8	3.8 l B6
Max power (ps / bhp)	420 / 414	355 / 350
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	400 / 295	400 / 295
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1628 / 3589	1470 / 3241
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	258 / 255	241 / 238
Average price	€79,000	€91,000

Lap Times

Track	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
Vairano Handling Course	1:20.10	1:20.74
Autocar Wet Handling Track	1:16.90	1:09.20
Motortrend Figure-8	0:24.40	0:24.80
Tsukuba	1:05.33	1:05.48
Winton (National Circuit)	1:37.78	1:38.25
Nürburgring Nordschleife	8:05.00	7:56.00
Gotland Ring (Northern Loop)	1:36.30	1:36.60
Balocco	2:55.22	2:55.51
SportAuto wet handling test	1:32.40	1:28.40
Laguna Seca (post 1988)	1:42.96	1:50.00
Autozeitung test track	1:40.10	1:39.80
Top Gear Track	1:26.50	1:26.20
Willow Springs	1:36.92	1:37.09
Fuji Speedway (post 2005)	2:02.07	2:01.18

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
0 - 30 mph	1.7 s	1.5 s
0 - 40 mph	2.5 s	2.0 s
0 - 50 mph	3.3 s	3.1 s
0 - 60 mph	4.2 s	3.9 s
0 - 70 mph	5.6 s	5.1 s
0 - 80 mph	7.1 s	6.4 s
0 - 90 mph	8.6 s	8.2 s
0 - 100 mph	9.4 s	9.6 s
0 - 110 mph	12.7 s	12.2 s
0 - 120 mph	15.1 s	14.4 s
0 - 140 mph	22.5 s	21.1 s
0 - 150 mph	23.9 s	26.4 s
Est. 1/8 mile	9.0 s @ 95.1 mph	9.0 s @ 95.1 mph
1/4 mile	12.4 s @ 114.3 mph	12.3 s

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
0 - 60 kph	2.6 s	2.1 s
0 - 80 kph	3.8 s	3.5 s
0 - 100 kph	4.3 s	4.6 s
0 - 120 kph	6.5 s	6.5 s
0 - 130 kph	6.9 s	7.4 s
0 - 140 kph	8.3 s	8.4 s
0 - 160 kph	9.9 s	10.7 s
0 - 180 kph	12.9 s	13.3 s
0 - 200 kph	15.2 s	16.0 s
1000 m	23.5 s @ 230.0 kph	23.4 s @ 230.1 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
60 - 100 kph (4)	4.3 s	5.5 s
60 - 100 kph (5)	5.5 s	6.9 s
80 - 120 kph (4)	4.4 s	5.2 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	5.4 s	6.6 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	6.1 s	9.4 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	3.7 s	3.9 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	10.9 s	11.7 s

Braking distance

Speed	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
100 kph - 0	34 m (111 ft)	36 m (118 ft)
30 mph - 0	8 m (27 ft)	8 m (28 ft)
60 mph - 0	33 m (109 ft)	32 m (106 ft)
70 mph - 0	45 m (147 ft)	44 m (144 ft)

General performance

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
Top speed	280 kph (174 mph)	293 kph (182 mph)
Est. max acceleration	0.65 g (6 m/s²)	0.67 g (7 m/s²)
18m slalom	70.1 kph (43.6 mph)	66.9 kph (41.6 mph)
Fuel economy	9.2 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 31 UK)	8.9 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 32 UK)
Lateral acceleration	0.97 g (10 m/s²)	0.98 g (10 m/s²)

Summary

Category	BMW M3 (E92)	911 Carrera S
Track Performance	99	100
Straight line speed	98	100
Overall	98	100

Verdict

There is no clear winner in this comparison.

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The winner! 9y ago

Porsche wins, end of.

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what 14y ago

I would argue that based on the data the M3 is the quicker car

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jeremyclarkson1 3d ago

yeah, the two wet handling circuits the Porsche is much faster on, which is why it has more track points, but I think without them the M3 may be slightly quicker

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