M3 (E92) technical data

Performance
Max speed 155 miles/h (250 km/h)
0-100 km/h 4.6 seconds
0-160 km/h 9.4 seconds
0-200 km/h 15.2 seconds
0-300 km/h -
Quarter mile 12.5 @ 114.8mph seconds
0-100-0 mph -
Engine
Power 309 kw (414hp / 420 ps)
Torque 400 Nm (295 Lb-Ft)
Displacement 4.0 liters
Engine type V8, 32v
Engine location Front
General data
Gearbox 6
Drive Rear Wheel Drive
Mass 1619 kilograms (3562 lbs)
Weight distribution 51.9/48.1
Year of introduction 2007
Home country Germany
Calculations
Power to Weight ratio 255.95 hp/tonne
Power per liter 77 kw/liter
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FL Rank Position - 12/1267, 107 points
Page views 11801
Car submitted by Heyhuub

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2007 BMW M3 (E92)

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Balocco2:56.5116/48BMW Z4 M Roadster Porsche 911 Carrera S (997 facelift) 
Bedford Autodrome East Circuit1:07.16/9Porsche Cayman S Mercedes SLK 55 AMG Black Series 
Bedford Autodrome West Circuit (pre 06/2008)1:26.6030/75Aston Martin V8 Vantage (380bhp) BMW M6 
Autozeitung test track1:40.121/441Mercedes SLK 55 AMG Black Series Mercedes C 63 AMG 
Vairano Handling Course1:20.91030/124Ferrari 360 CS Lotus Exige MK1 
Oschersleben1:47.2020/116Mercedes SL 55 AMG Aston Martin V8 Vantage (380bhp) 
Nordschleife8:0562/202Mercedes SL 55 AMG Ferrari 575 Maranello 
Bedford aut.wet handling test54.505/9Porsche Cayman S Lotus 2-Eleven 
SportAuto wet handling test1:32.424/42Audi TTS Coupe RUF RT12 
Hockenheim Short1:14.349/400Porsche 993 Turbo 3.6 factory kit Porsche 997 Carrera S 
Rockingham1:25.5823/55BMW Z4 3.0i  Audi S4 (B6) 
Tsukuba1:05.81730/166Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Ferrari F50 
Serres Racing Circuit1:33.054/86Chevrolet Corvette C6 Porsche 997 Turbo 
Zolder1:49.3118/42Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Lamborghini Gallardo 
Inta1:12.364/38Porsche 997 Carrera 4S Porsche 997 Turbo 
Raceland0:56.361/26Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX 
Willow Springs1:36.9219/35Porsche 997 Carrera S Ford Shelby GT500 
Contidrom1:35.416/32Mercedes E 63 AMG T-Model BMW M3 (E92) DKG 
Auto Club Speedway56.398/10Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X MR Chevrolet Corvette Z06 
Laguna Seca1:42.96410/24Ford Shelby GT500 Porsche 997 Turbo 
Willow Springs - Streets of Willow (1.7 miles)1:12.708/10Lotus Exige S 240 Aston Martin DBS 
El Toro42.748/14Lotus Exige S 240 Aston Martin DBS 
Nurburgring GP (3.7 km)1:44.862/17Caterham 7 CSR 260 Audi R8 
Virginia International Raceway3:05.614/48Porsche 997 Turbo Audi R8 
Camden Airport1:13.405/6Mercedes CLS 63 AMG Lotus Elise 111R 
Anglesey National1:04.2013/32Mercedes SL 63 AMG Mercedes CLK 63 Black Series 

BMW M3 (E92) racing rivals

BMW M5 (E60), BMW M3 CSL (E46), Audi RS4 (B7), Mercedes SL 55 AMG, Mercedes SLK 55 AMG,

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Community comments (67)

FastestLaps 21/09/07, 15:28:58
Sweet car.

S54CSL 02/10/07, 00:47:03
Funny, M6 a tenth faster on autozeitung test track, M3 0.1 faster on the small hockenheim ring. A bit dissapointing maybe from the M3...

FastestLaps 02/10/07, 22:18:55
I quite don't think it's disappointing. M6/M3 = 2! So this means M6 must be twice as fast as M3 :D Just joking... But M6 has almost 100 more horses and it's not much heavier. The weight difference is only 55 kilos! What could you expect? 1,655 tons is too much for a sports car. And it's not really a sports car then. It's a coupe - a GT. Just like M6.

Georg 20/10/07, 18:07:20
I am sorry we have to remove the Hockenheim laptime... yes the e92 M3 did that laptime in real but it was not stock.. sportauto claimed it in the test...The car was equiped with tires that currently are NOT avaible stock or as a otpion...and the car was fit with race brake pads ...to look good in the compare to the Mercedes CLK 63 AMG. The M3 was fitted in that test with UHP tires Michelin Pilot Sport Cup. Somehow the tested M3 was with 1608kg 42kg lighter as factory claimed basic weight... I smell press car perfromance.. Not sportauto´s fault..they clearly named the changes in their test...we have to wait for a supertest with a completly stock e92 M3

Heyhuub 20/10/07, 19:28:59
I thought the r-tires where an opion on the new M3? Plus i've seen the weight well below the factory weight multiple times before, so i think that more has to do with the amount of fuel in it.

Anonymous 20/10/07, 20:03:20
m3 is no gt its a super saloon

Georg 20/10/07, 22:07:35
In the sportauto Forum they talk about it that it was cheating by BMW to look good vs the AMG ... currently there are not optionla UHP tires avaible via BMW..and no race brake pads... the race brake pads allows 0.5s better laptimes minimum...

FastestLaps 23/11/07, 16:37:15
The new M3 is faster than M6 and only a second slower than R8 round "Green Hell". Not bad. Not bad at all.

sportscar-fan 26/11/07, 15:43:35
Georg is right! The Lap-time of the M3 has been cheated by using non stock and not available special Cup-tires and special brakes. The correct Sportauto-lap time for the "untuned" E92 M3 is 1:15.4 min! Change it please. I and many other Car-fans love this homepage for its correct laptimes! Thank you

Anonymous 28/11/07, 20:12:01
well, the RS4 Nurburing time was cheated also, by using a different driver than what Sport Auto uses. Chage it back to 8:09 for RS4. Thats a better comparison against new M3 with same drivers

Georg 28/11/07, 20:21:49
there is no cheating if other than sportauto drive the car! Frank Stippler is DTM race driver driving for Audi the DTM and swedish touring car series.. The Z06 factory time was no cheating to it was driven by factory race driver Jan Magnusen. The 997 GT2 laptime was driven by Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl.. BTW the RS4 was fully loaded with double glass in the sportauto test... they have added so much stuff that it was much more heavy as factory claimed..the M3 they have tested was 40kg lighter as factory claim... sportauto hates Audi..

Georg 07/12/07, 20:10:15
0-160km/h 9.8s ....... 1/4mile 12.8s.... weight distribution 52/48% http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/download/bmwm3_08_comparo_ts. pdf

Anonymous 08/12/07, 04:33:43
the bmw m3 is a good 2-dr coupe

maestro 30/01/08, 23:24:54
does anybody know that which is faster. m3 with manuel transmission or m3 with smg transmission?

Anonymous 01/02/08, 01:36:28
For a pro driver the manual is faster than the SMG but for most normal drivers the SMG will be quicker. The new M3 E93 Convertible has the option of the new dual clutch DCT seven speed auto (like the DSG gearbox used by Audi and VW) which has instant shifts and is quoted as being quicker than the manual version.

maestro 01/02/08, 20:54:50
thnx for the info...

Anonymous 12/02/08, 03:51:37
How much does this cost? And would you buy this over a Chevrolet Corvette Automatic?

Anonymous 12/02/08, 03:51:51
How much does this cost? And would you buy this over a Chevrolet Corvette Automatic?

Georg 12/02/08, 11:14:22
The M3 Coupe in the USA $57,275 I guess you can´t compare a C6 to a M3.. a 2seater sportscar to a 2+2seater Coupe.. ends in a unfair compare.. perfromance C6 .. more practical M3 ..larger trunk more space

PhantomPorsche 12/02/08, 20:22:49
I still rather have the M3 than the C6. The C6 has very poor build qualtiy, the M3 looks better and is a better every dat car.

Wads 25/02/08, 12:44:11
As I'm about to buy an E93 M3 I've been doing a lot of research and it appears that the Pilot Sport Cup tyres are available as OEM as they are fitted to Euro spec cars with the optional 19" wheels.... so the Hockenhiem 1:14.3 lap time could be realistic.

Georg 25/02/08, 12:49:26
Wads they were not avaible as the test was done Sportauto clearly claimed that..this topic was discussed on the sportauto Forum.. BMW tryed to look little bit better with race brake pads and at that time not avaible tires ..

Wads 25/02/08, 12:53:38
So we need a new test :-)

Georg 25/02/08, 12:56:10
pretty sure we get lot of Sportauto M3 Hockenheimring tests...sportauto always loves M3 and the e46 was one of the cars that they most often used in comparison tests at Hockenheim... I see no reason why this should change with the e92.

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