This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The BMW M3 Convertible is one of the E46 range of cars from BMW.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 333 bhp (338 PS/248 kW) of power at 7900 rpm, and maximum torque of 355 N·m (262 lb·ft/36.2 kgm) at 4900 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1715 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 16/23 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2731 mm | 107.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4493 mm | 176.9 inches | |
| Width | 1781 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1369 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1715 kg | 3781 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.9% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3246 cc (198.083 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 91 mm
3.43 × 3.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 338 PS (333 bhp) (248 kW) at 7900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 355 Nm (262 ft·lb) (36.2 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 76.5 kW/litre 104 ps/litre 102.6 bhp/litre 1.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
109.37 Nm/litre
1.32 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1374.3 kPa (199.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 541 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 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 196.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 194.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.91 kg/kW 11.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/23 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/10.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/9.8 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/27.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 328 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.62 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 805596 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | E46 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 BMW M3 Convertible added 2024-06-15. Last modified 2024-06-15. |
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