BMW M3 vs BMW 1 Series M Coupe

Picture of BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Picture of BMW M3 (E92)
Category BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
Max power (ps / bhp) 340 / 335420 / 414
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft) 500 / 369400 / 295
Curb weight (kg / lb) 1517 / 33441630 / 3594
Power / tonne (ps / bhp) 224 / 221258 / 254
Average price €54,000€77,000

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
0 - 30 mph 1.7 s1.7 s
0 - 40 mph 2.3 s2.4 s
0 - 50 mph 3.5 s3.1 s
0 - 60 mph 4.2 s4.1 s
0 - 70 mph 5.5 s5.1 s
0 - 80 mph 7.2 s6.5 s
0 - 90 mph 8.9 s8.1 s
0 - 100 mph 9.8 s9.1 s
0 - 110 mph 13.4 s11.4 s
0 - 120 mph 16.5 s13.9 s
Est. 1/8 mile 9.1 s @ 93.8 mph9.1 s @ 94.4 mph
1/4 mile 12.8 s @ 111.2 mph12.4 s @ 114.3 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
0 - 40 kph 1.5 s1.4 s
0 - 50 kph 1.8 s1.9 s
0 - 60 kph 2.3 s2.2 s
0 - 80 kph 3.3 s3.2 s
0 - 100 kph 4.5 s4.5 s
0 - 120 kph 6.1 s6.0 s
0 - 130 kph 7.1 s6.9 s
0 - 140 kph 7.8 s7.8 s
0 - 160 kph 9.8 s9.9 s
0 - 180 kph 12.8 s12.4 s
0 - 200 kph 15.2 s15.2 s
1000 m 23.9 s23.5 s @ 230.0 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
60 - 100 kph (4) 4.0 s3.8 s
80 - 120 kph (4) 4.0 s4.4 s
80 - 120 kph (5) 4.6 s5.4 s
80 - 120 kph (6) 5.9 s6.1 s
80 - 160 kph (4) 8.6 s8.9 s
80 - 160 kph (5) 10.6 s11.0 s
80 - 160 kph (6) 13.6 s12.8 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph 12.4 s11.2 s

Braking distance

Speed BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
60 kph - 0 12 m (41 ft)12 m (41 ft)
80 kph - 0 22 m (71 ft)22 m (73 ft)
100 kph - 0 34 m (112 ft)33 m (107 ft)
120 kph - 0 50 m (164 ft)51 m (167 ft)
200 kph - 0 133 m (436 ft)134 m (439 ft)
60 mph - 0 36 m (117 ft)33 m (109 ft)

General performance

Category BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
Top speed 250 kph (155 mph)280 kph (174 mph)
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 17.4 s @ 1483 ft16.7 s @ 1398 ft
Est. max acceleration 0.66 g (6 m/s²)0.65 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom 69.7 kph (43.3 mph)70.1 kph (43.6 mph)
Fuel economy 8.1 l/100 km (29 mpg US / 35 UK)9.2 l/100 km (26 mpg US / 31 UK)
Lateral acceleration 0.95 g (9 m/s²)0.97 g (10 m/s²)
Downforce @ 200 kph -32 kg (-71 lbs)-33 kg (-73 lbs)

Summary

Category BMW 1 Series M CoupeBMW M3 (E92)
Track Performance 99100
Straight line speed 88100
Overall 94100

Verdict

M3 is the fastest by a small margin.

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jeremyclarkson1  2y ago

There now the M3 has more points

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jeremyclarkson1  4y ago

im surprised the 1m is faster on the straights, thought the m3 might have the advantage

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G  14y ago

The problem with the rating system is that it doesn't appear to be properly weighted. For example, if two cars achieve a time of 8:04 and 8:05 respectively, then relatively speaking they are much closer in performance than another two cars which achieve 1:00 and 1:01. Both times may only be 1s apart, but expressed as a percentage, we have a 0.2% difference in the first example but 1% in the second, which explains why Nurburgring lap times seem to skew the results in a two car comparison.

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Julle85  15y ago

@Derb

No, i dont take serious this stuff :D

In here this pointslist is "amazing". Where i can see that pointslist?

Fastestlaps can forget pointslist in here, and it will be better system in here, if the car will win both categorys, and dont giving points to cars.

For example.

Track Performance: If BMW 1 M Coupe is faster on track, then it will faster on track, and win M3.

Staight line speed: If BMW M3 is faster on straigt line speed, then M3 win.

And if the car wins both categorys, then the car is noticeably faster then other.

Please Fastestlaps, forget the pointslist!

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DDriver  15y ago

Julle85 has the point. Comparison function should obey transitivity (using Georg's explanation on how it should work), otherwise it is wrongly implemented.

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Derb  15y ago

@Julle85
why do you take this comparison so serious?
i think everybody knows that this is not the ultimative way to compare cars

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Julle85  15y ago

@Georg

How can you explain this?

Audi RS5 is faster than BMW M3 E92 is. And BMW M3 E92 is faster than 1 M Coupe is. And 1 M Coupe is faster than Audi RS5 is. WTF?

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?????

Why Audi RS5 topspeed is +280km/h? So Audi RS6 topspeed is also 280km/h.

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w0o0dy  15y ago

@Georg: and that's exactly why i think its wrong. If a car gets beaten most of the time it means its generally slower... even if it wins a lot on a couple of tracks... most of the time you'd lose, so its slower not faster.

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Georg  15y ago

the way the point system works here... the M3 has two tracks with a huge lead over the 1M ...all other tracks are extremly closed match which adds next to no points even f won more tracks overall...
the 10s at the northloop and the 6s at the wet handling test which won the M3 made the different
The point system here is based on time different not numbers of track won...the bigger the different the more points the faster car gets...

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Julle85  15y ago

@Fastestlaps

BMW 1 Series M coupe have 8/14 better laptimes. So how M3 have better track points?

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Georg  15y ago

I am currious to see this the next months with more tests getting better numbers for the 1series M Coupe... like sportauto claimed the M3 perfromance pack they tested in 7/2010 was slower...

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