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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2731 | 107.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1509 | 59.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1524 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 4493 | 176.9 | |
| Breedte | 1781 | 70.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1369 | 53.9 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.65 | |||
| Gewicht | 1715 kg | 3781 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 49.9% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 63 litres | 13.9 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.35 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | BMW | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.2 litre 3246 cc (198.083 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 87 × 91 mm
3.43 × 3.58 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 0.96 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 338 PS (333 bhp) (248 kW) bij 7900 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 355 Nm (262 ft·lb) (36.2 kgm) bij 4900 t/min |
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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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109.37 Nm/litre
1.32 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 11.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFI | ||
| 1374.3 kPa (199.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 7 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 541 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9.0 x 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 225/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 255/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 325 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 328 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.83 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.62 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 805596 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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