This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
It is part of BMW's F80 series of cars.
Powering the BMW M3 is a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 425 bhp (431 PS/317 kW) at 5500-7300 rpm and 550 N·m (406 lb·ft/56.1 kgm) at 1850-5500 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1635 kg.
The BMW M3 is claimed to manage a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 11.1/6.7/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 194.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2812 mm | 110.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1579 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4671 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1424 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.29 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.78 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2979 cc (181.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 89.6 mm
3.31 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 431 PS (425 bhp) (317 kW) at 5500-7300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 550 Nm (406 ft·lb) (56.1 kgm) at 1850-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 106.4 kW/litre 144.6 ps/litre 142.7 bhp/litre 2.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
184.63 Nm/litre
2.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2320.1 kPa (336.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 21.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 263.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 193.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 259.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.16 kg/kW 8.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.1/6.7/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.1/6.7/8.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.0/14.9/12.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 25.4/42.2/34.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.2/35.1/28.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 194.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9.0J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.0J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 ZR 18 95Y | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 ZR 18 99Y | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 359392 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | F80 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2013 BMW M3 Automatic added 2013-12-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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