Do you think the E92 M3 will match the R8 in performance?

[MPT]

In straight line acceleration the R8 will have the advantage with Quattro from the start, and in higher speeds you forget about the advantage of the MUCH lower drag-coefficient, hence it has got a lower Cw-value.

Of course the new M3 will be fast. Even faster than RS4 in straight line drag. But in a drag against the R8, the M3 will get killed .


Kind regards.

[sticky]

Of course the new M3 will be fast. Even faster than RS4 in straight line drag. But in a drag against the R8, the M3 will get killed .

You say it wil be faster than an RS4 but get killed by an R8? That doesn't make sense, the R8 doesn't turn times much faster than the RS4. If the M3 is faster than the RS4, which it will be, then "killed" is hardly an accurate assessment. A lot depends on if the M3 gets a 7 speed SMG.