The M3 Competition Package is a motor car from BMW, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is part of BMW's F80 family of cars.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 444 bhp (450 PS/331 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 550 N·m (406 lb·ft/56.1 kgm) at 1850-5500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1622 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 17/26/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
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) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4686 mm | 184.5 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 119 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1622 kg | 3576 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 51.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.9 litres | 13.2 [15.8] 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 | S55B30T0 | ||
| 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 | 450 PS (444 bhp) (331 kW) at 7000 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 | 111.1 kW/litre 151.1 ps/litre 149 bhp/litre 2.44 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 | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 277.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 204.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 273.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.9 kg/kW 8.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/26/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.0/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/11.1/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/31.2/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/26.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 9J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/30 ZR 20 94Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/30 ZR 20 99Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 540221 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | F80 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 BMW M3 Competition Package added 2018-01-08. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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