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From: Brizzle
Originally Posted by Moggy,Mar 28 2009, 09:18 PM
You are right about the E90M3 Vs E39M5 - New M3 has a bit of a weight advantage.
I wonder if he has now dipped below 90%? He won't be happy!
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Mar 28 2009, 09:34 PM
Well, you are right and you are wrong.
Those numbers would suggest the E90 is as fast as the E60 M5 - which it isn't.
Those numbers would suggest the E90 is as fast as the E60 M5 - which it isn't.
I never made the comparison, but it was clearly the E39 M5 vs the E90 M3 and it was clearly wrong.
In terms of the E90 vs the E60 there is no doubt that the M5 is the quickest.
So... I was not wrong (I have a higher being right SLA than Gad does!)
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Originally Posted by Moggy,Mar 28 2009, 09:34 PM
Well, you are right and you are wrong.
Those numbers would suggest the E90 is as fast as the E60 M5 - which it isn't.
Those numbers would suggest the E90 is as fast as the E60 M5 - which it isn't.
Ciderboy's figures for the M3 are fantasy
I've driven two
they certainly did not feel like sub 4.5 secs to 60, let alone sub 10secs to 100
there would be no reason for such a performance advantage
as I have already posted, the weight difference is negligible, the bhp difference is negligible and the E39 torque is way up on that of the M3
the performance is closely matched - very similar to the E46 M3
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Originally Posted by gaddafi,Mar 28 2009, 11:24 AM
as I posted in my M5 thread, compare the new M3 to the old M5:
M3 only 40kg lighter - that's before you add any extras......
M3 only 40kg lighter - that's before you add any extras......
I thought the new M3 was signficantly lighter than the old M5.
Off to find the stats...
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Originally Posted by CiderBoy,Mar 28 2009, 09:48 PM
I thought the new M3 was signficantly lighter than the old M5.
the new M3 is 40kg lighter than the old M5 - before you add any extras
to all intents and purposes, there were no extras for the E39 M5 that could add weight
