M3 Performance

[mrkbik]

After much searching, I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Basically I am looking for the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times for a '95 M3. I would also like the trap speed. Also, if anyone's got this info for a '95 325 and a '96 328, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

[morph]

Car Stats

[mrkbik]

Thanks, that helps, but does anyone know the trap speed?

[ILiveToRide]

Looked at the car stat site, find it pretty wierd.

Lists 95 M3 to do 0-60 in 6.2, and 97 as to do it in 5.5 and the 1/4 mile in 14.
Have they mixed markets? A euro 97 (321hp) is claimed to do 0-100km/h(62mph) in 5.5-5.6seconds and they run lower the 14 seconds in the quarter mile.

What are the 0-60 times for US M3's?


(terribly sorry for the hi-jack)

[SHAHAB323IS]

0-60 for us m3's = 5.7

[ILiveToRide]

Originally posted by SHAHAB323IS@Apr 10 2005, 03:34 AM
0-60 for us m3's = 5.7

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According to who, bmw or tests?
Mine should be faster or as fast at least then?
But BMW states 6.0 seconds 0-62.
Magazines tested them to 5.8 when they were new.
0-60times are usually 1-2 tenth of a second faster then 0-100km/h.
Could be traction problems I guess...

[catalyst.]

0-60 is under 6 seconds, alot of those sites are weird. 5.7 for a us M3 is what i hear most often.

[mrkbik]

So are we talking all E36 M3's? Was there no performance increase in the OBDII models?

[RedlinedRU]

Originally posted by catalyst.@Apr 10 2005, 08:33 AM
0-60 is under 6 seconds, alot of those sites are weird. 5.7 for a us M3 is what i hear most often.

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thats what I've always read too, but if a 240hp US M3 does it in 5.7, what does the 321hp Eurospec do it in???????????? Never could find that out for sure. I know the new e46 M3's are at 4.7 so it would it to be inbetween somewhere I guess.


Dutch.....take that Eurospec ///M on a couple runs and let us know the real deal!

[Silverstreak]

My friends stock 96 m3 manual ran a 13.8 in the 1/4!

[ILiveToRide]

Originally posted by RedlinedRU+Apr 10 2005, 08:43 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedlinedRU @ Apr 10 2005, 08:43 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-catalyst.@Apr 10 2005, 08:33 AM
0-60 is under 6 seconds, alot of those sites are weird. 5.7 for a us M3 is what i hear most often.

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thats what I've always read too, but if a 240hp US M3 does it in 5.7, what does the 321hp Eurospec do it in???????????? Never could find that out for sure. I know the new e46 M3's are at 4.7 so it would it to be inbetween somewhere I guess.


Dutch.....take that Eurospec ///M on a couple runs and let us know the real deal!

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Everything I've seen about the 3.2 is 5.5seconds 0-62.
My euro 3.0 tests around 5.8.

The 343hp E46 is stated to do 0-62 in 5.2.

They all do more then 62mph in second gear. And the extra 2mph in our test interval usually adds 2 tenth to time.

Ar all US 0-60 times tested on prepped strips? They are all faster then here

[catalyst.]

i am 99.9999999999% sure the e46 M3 has a 0-60 in under 5 seconds.

i would be seriously surprised if even 0-62 was above 5 seconds.

I think the e46 M3 weighs more than the e36 M3.. so the 0-60 in the euro spec e36 M3 would probably be very close to that of an e46 M3, im guessing just above 5 seconds.

[kyle_baker]

ok, so a stock 1994 325is will do 0-60 in 7.2 sec? I ran mine in 7.0, not a major diff, but still a noticeable diff. also.........what will a TMS Chip, Exhaust Upgrade and CAI do for my 0-60? Can anyone give me a guestamate? Just trying to figureout how much these mods will help. Thanks in advanced.

[dutchbmw]

My instruction manual says 5.5 sec from 0-100 km/h. I'm sure the US 240HP models do 6.5 or something, because the eurospec 3.0 does that sprint in 6 sec.

Just as Ilivetoride said: 0-60 or 0-62 would do 1 or 2 tenth of a sec.

[mrkbik]

6.5? A stock 328 does 0-60 in 6.4.