E92 vs F82 Nurburgring Nordschleife

[RingMeister01]

Bimmerpost member Lukester casually chasing an F82 around the ring. The E92 is a stripped M3 with cage and other track equipment.

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[M3 Esq]

Nice driving. He's either very smooth or not driving fast enough.

[RingMeister01]

Originally Posted by M3 Esq

Nice driving. He's either very smooth or not driving fast enough.

Lol. M4 PULLS on the straights, that's obvious. But I'm impressed how quick it is and stays ahead of the stripper in the corners.

[JRV]

Hauling ass, really? Looks more like he has no intentions of passing the M4 but could in a heartbeat if he tried. Just seems to be following him while he touches his face

[MasterC17]

Just goes to show how impressive the F8X is. Large improvement over the E9X. I am very happy with this car. Albeit, it does look like the E92 was holding back.

[RingMeister01]

Originally Posted by JRV

Hauling ass, really? Looks more like he has no intentions of passing the M4 but could in a heartbeat if he tried. Just seems to be following him while he touches his face

Edit: ok not hauling ass, I meant "having fun"

[JRV]

Originally Posted by RingMeister01

Edit: ok not hauling ass, I meant "having fun"

All good bro

[gmd2003]

Oh yeah he was just following it to get it on video . He could have blown it's doors off at anytime , the M4 was not fast .

[gthal]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Oh yeah he was just following it to get it on video . He could have blown it's doors off at anytime , the M4 was not fast .

Agreed... the driver of the M4 didn't seem that particularly skilled IMO. He was braking in odd places, he seemed to be unsure of his lines and positioning, etc. Maybe I'm wrong but that's how it looked to me. Besides, the E92 was clearly a track prepped car which makes a huge difference... my E36 M3 which was track prepped (stripped, suspension, brakes, cage, harness) was faster than any OEM E9X or F8X M on most tracks... while being down a couple of hundred HP

[eMvy]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Oh yeah he was just following it to get it on video . He could have blown it's doors off at anytime , the M4 was not fast .

Not sure if serious

Coming out of turns and on the straits, it was pretty obvious that the M4 was walking away while the E92 was WOT. With the same driver, I don't think enough can be made up in the corners to run a faster lap than the F82, stripped or not.

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by eMvy

Not sure if serious

Coming out of turns and on the straits, it was pretty obvious that the M4 was walking away while the E92 was WOT. With the same driver, I don't think enough can be made up in the corners to run a faster lap than the F82, stripped or not.

I hope you are kidding ......

[eMvy]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

I hope you are kidding ......

No, but I'd be happy to tangibly learn otherwise. IIRC, a stock F82 is roughly 2 seconds behind the E92 GTS and 4 behind the E46 CSL on the ring. Short technical tracks like Hockenheim, the F82 is a half second behind the E92 GTS.

What am I missing about the E92 in the video?

[Hobbination]

The reason or likely reason the M4 was slow was like me, 1st time on track, new car, not tryin to crash. My lap was slow as hell and that's how I wanted it. If Timo is in both cars it's different story. Strip the M4 and it's an even different (er) story.

[/// M sa]

Love the ass hurting e90 defenders in here lol

[RingMeister01]

Originally Posted by eMvy

Not sure if serious

Coming out of turns and on the straits, it was pretty obvious that the M4 was walking away while the E92 was WOT. With the same driver, I don't think enough can be made up in the corners to run a faster lap than the F82, stripped or not.

Yup. Can't deny the power of the S55. Walked the E92 on the straights.

[gmd2003]

Originally Posted by eMvy

No, but I'd be happy to tangibly learn otherwise. IIRC, a stock F82 is roughly 2 seconds behind the E92 GTS and 4 behind the E46 CSL on the ring. Short technical tracks like Hockenheim, the F82 is a half second behind the E92 GTS.

What am I missing about the E92 in the video?

Lukester has 100's of laps on the ring and has run times significantly faster than the M4 is capable of in his heavily modded E92 . My point was he could have passed that M4 in a Miata much less a modded E92 because the M4 I driver was not fast at ALL . He was braking at odd points and generally had a terrible line . This video in no way tells us anything about the capabilities of either car , just that the M4 driver is inexperienced and Lukester did not push him off the road . Too many magazine bench racers on here , driver >>>>>>>> than any car . For what it's worth this weight reduced ,full suspension , aero E92 M3 has a better power to weight than an E92 GTS and of course better than a stock M4 and would be the faster car on track over both .

[M3 Esq]

Originally Posted by gmd2003

Lukester has 100's of laps on the ring and has run times significantly faster than the M4 is capable of in his heavily modded E92 . My point was he could have passed that M4 in a Miata much less a modded E92 because the M4 I driver was not fast at ALL . He was braking at odd points and generally had a terrible line . This video in no way tells us anything about the capabilities of either car , just that the M4 driver is inexperienced and Lukester did not push him off the road . Too many magazine bench racers on here , driver >>>>>>>> than any car . For what it's worth this weight reduced ,full suspension , aero E92 M3 has a better power to weight than an E92 GTS and of course better than a stock M4 and would be the faster car on track over both .

[M3 Esq]

Originally Posted by M3 Esq

Nice driving. He's either very smooth or not driving fast enough.

Originally Posted by RingMeister01

Lol. M4 PULLS on the straights, that's obvious. But I'm impressed how quick it is and stays ahead of the stripper in the corners.

I was referring to the driver of the E92.

[RingMeister01]

Originally Posted by M3 Esq

I was referring to the driver of the E92.

Agreed. He's shite. :

[Maddict3]

Originally Posted by /// M sa

Love the ass hurting e90 defenders in here lol

lmao

[adc]

Lukester ran a 7:27 in that stripped E92. And said he can probably do better. Some food for thought for a few people here.

I was a little surprised to see how much movement the F82 has on its suspension. I know it is faster than the E9x, so perhaps I was expecting it to be a lot more buttoned down.

I'd say, plenty of room left for a GTS/CSL.

[gthal]

Originally Posted by adc

Lukester ran a 7:27 in that stripped E92. And said he can probably do better. Some food for thought for a few people here.

I was a little surprised to see how much movement the F82 has on its suspension. I know it is faster than the E9x, so perhaps I was expecting it to be a lot more buttoned down.

I'd say, plenty of room left for a GTS/CSL.

The F82 is far more buttoned down suspension wise than the E92. It was one of the things I noticed first about the car. Body movement is far more controlled, way less mid corner skipping over bumps, way better composure. Obviously this is compared to a stock E9X. The E92 in the video is far from stock