Quote Originally Posted by Leadfoot View Post
Yeah, but that was one of those magical fairy dust covered M3 which could clearly fly.

Not one other UK magazine ever came close to matching this time, in fact the best I have every read for an E46 M3 to 160km/h is 12s dead.
Ok so you a bright guy. LEt's use common logic. You say this test is rigged:

http://www.einszweidrei.de/bmw/m32003-2.htm

Test in ams 1/2003Gewicht 1570 kg0 - 80 km/h 3,5 s0 - 100 km/h 4,8 s0 - 120 km/h 6,5 s0 - 140 km/h 8,5 s0 - 160 km/h 10,9 s0 - 180 km/h 13,7 s0 - 200 km/h 16,8 s


And yet on another continent a totally different US spec M3 ran 0-100mph in 11.2:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...-m3-page4.html

Bear in mind the US spec M3 has slightly less power.