Future M Cars to have Turbo 4 and 6's...

[reelizmpro]

It was just a matter of time. Just can't beat FI.

[BeirBrennerE30]

I will cum all over everyone if a twin turbo 1 series M comes out..

If a M 1series came out I would trade my 135 in for it the next day!!! If it was really as light as they claim i dunno how I would contain myself either...

[Stephen]

Gay. There is something to love about high revs and hp. ALA current M3 and s2000. Sad day.

Ricer
:p

[e30nub]

4 moar years!

[Japandrew73]

still weighing 2800 lbs! if anybody read the article about BMW's obesity it's totally true. the e30 m3 weighed roughly 2200 the new m3 weighs about 4-something thousand!

America is getting to BMW. America is obsessed with giant powerhouses that don't handle for shit and weigh a shitload. the m3 obviosuly handles amazingly and is super fast, but think how much better it would handle and race if it was about 2k lighter?

[z31maniac]

the e30 m3 weighed roughly 2200 the new m3 weighs about 4-something thousand!

Surely you posted this in jest?

Or is that you're "special?"

[Japandrew73]

Surely you posted this in jest?

Or is that you're "special?"

ummm what?

2009 m3
Convertible: 4,145 lb (1,880 kg)
Coupe: 3,704 lb (1,680 kg)
Sedan: 3,726 lb (1,690 kg)

So i was close enough ^


e30 m3 2733 lbs

[BillBrasky]

the e30 m3 weighed roughly 2200

You have to completely gut the E30 M3 and use everything carbon fiber to get it down to 2200 lbs. I believe the stock weight was about 2850 lbs.

[Japandrew73]

ok my bad i was off by about 500 lbs. still the new m3 has gone up by a thousand pounds, if it were lighter it would be far more successful imho




2009 m3
Convertible: 4,145 lb (1,880 kg)
Coupe: 3,704 lb (1,680 kg)
Sedan: 3,726 lb (1,690 kg)

So i was close enough ^


e30 m3 2733 lbs

[TDE30]

E30 M3 weighs 2200 lbs? I thought it was 1300 lbs.

Unsure about this whole newfound twin-turbo gig BMW has going on, kind of takes their past success with NA motors and punches it in the face. On the flip-side, it will be entertaining to drive some of these new twin-turbo'd cars with software, etc.

[Japandrew73]

No, you were 500 pounds off.

ok my bad i was off by about 500 lbs

[CorvallisBMW]

...the e30 m3 weighed roughly 2200...

Wrong. ~2800 lbs.

...the new m3 weighs about 4-something thousand!

Wrong. 3550 lbs.

http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/bmw/bmw_m3_e90_e92/8694289-1.html

the m3 obviosuly handles amazingly and is super fast, but think how much better it would handle and race if it was about 2k lighter?

Impossible. A 1500 lb car? The Elise comes in at like 1950. Explain how you're going to shave 500lbs of an Elise, please.

0 for 3 so far, want to try again?

[reelizmpro]

Yeah but the NA M engines are about maxed out and that compromises reliability. Just look at the early S54s. AMG, Suby, Mitsubishi has come out with some FI powerhouses so if they want to keep up it's just natural that BMW went FI.

[TDE30]

Corvallis, you are referring to the federalized E30 M3, the added weight is something like 3500 lbs. So, technically, the unfederalized E30 M3 weighed -800 lbs. Err, wait...

[JasonC]

Mmmmmmm Boost. :D