The BMW M3 Lightweight is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The M3 Lightweight is part of BMW's E36 series.
The 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1338 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 233 km/h or 145 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 19/27 US MPG EPA city/highway.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2710 | 106.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1422 | 56 | |
| Voies AR | 1445 | 56.9 | |
| Longueur | 4432 | 174.5 | |
| Largeur | 1709 | 67.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1336 | 52.6 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.64 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1338 kg | 2950 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 65.2 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.32 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 3 litre 2990 cc (182.461 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 86 × 85.8 mm
3.39 × 3.38 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAEnet) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAEnet) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) à 4250 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
59.9 kW/litre 81.4 ps/litre 80.3 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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(SAEnet) |
102.01 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1281.9 kPa (185.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 7 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 498.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 13.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 181.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 133.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.48 kg/kW 12.49 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 19/27 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/8.7 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/32.4 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/27.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Roues AR | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 315 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 312 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.23 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 255178 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| E36 | |||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1994 BMW M3 Lightweight added 2011-09-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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