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Originally Posted by DefBringer
Why are people comparing Porsche 911 to the M3? A 911 is a $100k+ car. The M3 is a $65k car. COMPLETELY different price ranges.
M3 is a 4 seater, the 911 is a 2 seater. The 911 is a purpose-built sports car, the M3 is not a sports car.
And according to this news item, there is a lot of bad information about the engine in this thread. The engine will be an inline 6, 3.0 liters (not 3.2), and will be more of a race-ready N55 than anything else.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...aspx?AR=258632
As far as the direction of the M3 goes...I am much more interested in BMW shaving weight off of the car rather than putting AMG-like ridiculous powerplants in the cars. A turbo 6 sounds like an ideal engine, but it needs to be done with forged pistons, and not suffer from heatsoak issues like the N55/N54. |
Indeed, the displacement is going to be of 3.000 ccm, as the engine will be based on the N55 and should be called S55. It would be 3.300 ccm if it were the V6 based on the 4.4l V8 S63.
We are looking at a 3.0l I6 S55 with Twin-Porwer Twin-Turbos with one Electric Turbo based on the 3.0l I6 N55 with Twin-Power Single-Turbo.
S55 is to get 450 PS in the standard M3 (F3X), that is 150 HP/l. For comparision:
Nissan GT-R (MkII): 3.8l V6, 530 PS, 140 PS/l
Porsche 911 Turbo S (997): 3.8l B6, 530 PS, 140 PS/l
Porsche 911 GT2 RS (997): 3.6l B6, 620 PS, 172 PS/l
McLaren MP4-12C: 3.8l V6, 600 PS, 158 PS/l