The BMW M3 is a rear wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The M3 forms part of BMW's E92 series.
Powering the BMW M3 is a double overhead camshaft, 4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 414 bhp (420 PS/309 kW) at 8300 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1675 kg.
The BMW M3 is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 15.9/8.5/11.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 263.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2761 | 108.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1538 | 60.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1539 | 60.6 | |
| Lengte | 4615 | 181.7 | |
| Breedte | 1804 | 71 | |
| Hoogte | 1424 | 56.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.67 | |||
| Gewicht | 1675 kg | 3693 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.31 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.17 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | S65B40 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4 litre 3999 cc (244.034 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 92 × 75.2 mm
3.62 × 2.96 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.22 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 420 PS (414 bhp) (309 kW) bij 8300 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) bij 3900 t/min |
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| Specific output | 77.2 kW/litre 105 ps/litre 103.5 bhp/litre 1.7 bhp/cu in |
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100.03 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 12:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 1257 kPa (182.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 499.88 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 4.6 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | 22.9 s | ||
| Max. snelheid | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 250.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 184.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 247.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.43 kg/kW 9.06 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 15.9/8.5/11.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/8.5/11.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/11.8/8.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/33.2/25.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/27.7/21.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| CO2 Emissies | 263.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9½J x 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 245/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 265/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 360 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.15 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 208384 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E92 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 BMW M3 Automatic added 2010-02-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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