From Car&Driver 09/1999 (US version 240bhp):
0-60 mph – 6,0 sec
0-100 mph – 16,0 sec
0-130 mph – 33,2 sec
¼ mile – 14,6 sec 95 mph
70mph-0 – 167 mph
300ft skidpad – 0,84g
Nelson Ledges Raceway – 1:21,0

BMW M3 (E36) specs
Car type | Coupe |
Curb weight | 1474-1515 kg (3250-3340 lbs) |
Introduced | 1996 |
Origin country | Germany |
Gas mileage | 16.3-8.2 l/100 km (14-29 mpg US / 17-34 mpg UK) |
Views | 128.7k |
Lap times
Acceleration
0 - 60 kph | 2.7 s |
0 - 80 kph | 4.1 s |
0 - 100 kph | 5.5 s |
0 - 120 kph | 7.6 s |
0 - 160 kph | 12.5 s |
0 - 200 kph | 20.1 s |
1000 m | 24.8 s |
60 - 100 kph (5) | 8.2 s |
80 - 120 kph (5) | 8.0 s |
80 - 120 kph (6) | 10.7 s |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 14.6 s |
Est. 0 - 60 mph | 5.2 s |
0 - 100 mph | 12.5 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 9.7 s @ 88.9 mph |
1/4 mile | 13.9 s |

General performance
Top speed | 250 kph (155 mph) |
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 20.5 s @ 1752 ft |
Est. max acceleration | 0.56 g (6 m/s²) |
Est. emissions | 215 g/km |
Downforce @ 200 kph | -40 kg (-88 lbs) |
100 kph - 0 | 39 m (127 ft) |
200 kph - 0 | 154 m (506 ft) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | R6 |
Displacement | 3.2 l (195 ci) |
Power | 321 ps (317 bhp / 236 kw) |
Torque | 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 100 ps (99 hp) |
Power / weight | 214 ps (211 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 234 Nm (172 lb-ft) / t |
Efficiency | 26 PS per l/100 km |
Transmission | 6 speed manual |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Interior noise
Noise @ idle | 53 dB |
Noise @ 100 kph | 67 dB |
Noise @ 130 kph | 70 dB |
Noise @ 160 kph | 74 dB |
Noise @ 180 kph | 76 dB |



M336_freak 12y ago
Nordschleife 8:20 (Autocar Magazine (1997)) MT
Nordschleife 8:35 (SportAuto) SMG I
Greez

Pepem3evo 12y ago
Really, you are right. The stock engine went 13.1@175 on 1/4 mile.
This engine is not stock! Perhaps 12.7 on 1/4 mile... perhaps..

Georg 12y ago
no one said it is untrue ..problem is no speedclock is accurate, specially older ones are pretty off the real speed, 100km/h speedclock is most likely 95km/h and 200km/h is most likely 190km/h or even worse, no one knows the tire combination of the video car which also could effect the different between speedclock speed and real speed..and no one knows if not modified..











Georg 15y ago
M Power and...?
This is the 1996 3.2l 321hp (S52B32) version and the 286hp/321hp version are not Germany only they are sold world wide, only the USA recived the 240hp e36 fake M3 and never the true e36 M3... Both US version of the M3 with the S50USB30 and S52USB32 only had 240hp the only different is slightly increased torque from 305 to 320Nm, both engines were based on the M50 and M52 engine of the 325i and 328i and never on the real M3 engine the S50B30 and S52B32

M Power 15y ago
Georg...
The first M3 have 2 models
US(240hp) and Germany(286hp)...
Visually this M3 have orange lights
....
Before this two versions have replaced for the 321hp version of this photo

FastestLaps 16y ago
That will be extremely hard to find out because magazine is from late 90s. It's 10 years old now. Just like the car itself.
