This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
It is part of BMW's G80 model range.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 503 bhp (510 PS/375 kW) of power at 6250 rpm, and maximum torque of 650 N·m (479 lb·ft/66.3 kgm) at 2750-5500 rpm.
An 8 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The BMW M3 Competition with M xDrive M Driver's Package weighs a quoted 1855 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 290 km/h, or 180 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 14.1/7.9/10.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 232.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2857 mm | 112.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1617 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4794 mm | 188.7 inches | |
| Width | 1903 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 122 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1855 kg | 4090 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 59 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.34 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.34 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.80 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2993 cc (182.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84 × 90 mm
3.31 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 510 PS (503 bhp) (375 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 650 Nm (479 ft·lb) (66.3 kgm) at 2750-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 125.3 kW/litre 170.4 ps/litre 168.1 bhp/litre 2.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
217.17 Nm/litre
2.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2729.1 kPa (395.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 BMW M Twin Power TwinScroll turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 274.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 202.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 271.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.95 kg/kW 8.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.1/7.9/10.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.1/7.9/10.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.1/12.7/10.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.0/35.8/28.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.7/29.8/23.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 232.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| 228.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | F | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/35 ZR 19 100Y XL | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/30 ZR 20 99Y XL | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.15 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 727012 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G80 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2021 BMW M3 Competition with M xDrive M Driver's Package added 2021-04-19. Last modified 2021-04-25. |
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