The BMW M3 is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The BMW M3 is one of the E36 model family from BMW.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1470 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 220 km/h, which equates to 137 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 19/28 US MPG EPA city/highway.
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 | 2710 | 106.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1422 | 56 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1445 | 56.9 | |
| Lengte | 4432 | 174.5 | |
| Breedte | 1709 | 67.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1336 | 52.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.64 | |||
| Gewicht | 1470 kg | 3241 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 65.2 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.32 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3 litre 2990 cc (182.461 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 86 × 85.8 mm
3.39 × 3.38 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (SAEnet) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) bij 6000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAEnet) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) bij 4250 t/min |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
59.9 kW/litre 81.4 ps/litre 80.3 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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(SAEnet) |
102.01 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch fuel injection | ||
| 1281.9 kPa (185.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 7 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 498.33 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 15.3 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 121.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.21 kg/kW 13.72 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 19/28 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.000 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 315 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 312 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.74 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.23 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 255189 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | E36 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 BMW M3 Automatic added 2011-09-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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