370z VS E46 M3 :)

NYBladeZ · 11-11-2009, 09:31 AM

the e92 is in leagues with the viper, vanquish, and vette? Yeah I don't think so, I've had the opportunity to drive an e92 with bmw's new paddle shift a few times. It is fast but "soft" compared to M's of old. It is much heavier than previous years as well. Undoubtly a great car, but does not belong in the same class of cars mentioned above. Furthermore I had the opportunity to run side by side with one in my stock Z from high 2nd through 4th gear...not as impressive as I expected.

Pharmacist · 11-11-2009, 11:55 AM

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the e92 is in leagues with the viper, vanquish, and vette? Yeah I don't think so, I've had the opportunity to drive an e92 with bmw's new paddle shift a few times. It is fast but "soft" compared to M's of old. It is much heavier than previous years as well. Undoubtly a great car, but does not belong in the same class of cars mentioned above. Furthermore I had the opportunity to run side by side with one in my stock Z from high 2nd through 4th gear...not as impressive as I expected.

Why not? 0-60 in 4.2 s, 1/4 mile in 12.6 s, 0.98g skidpad, 71.4 mph slalom. Would a viper, 911, or vanquish be able to best those numbers?

How do you know that M3 you ran with was at full throttle? They have 80 hp more, and are faster in both 0-60 and 1.4 mile by a margin.

370Z_Fan · 11-11-2009, 02:25 PM

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Why not? 0-60 in 4.2 s, 1/4 mile in 12.6 s, 0.98g skidpad, 71.4 mph slalom. Would a viper, 911, or vanquish be able to best those numbers?

How do you know that M3 you ran with was at full throttle? They have 80 hp more, and are faster in both 0-60 and 1.4 mile by a margin.

Since you wanna mag race here you go:

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Clearly, the E92 M3 isn't in the same league as the Viper or 911.

Pharmacist · 11-11-2009, 03:03 PM

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Since you wanna mag race here you go:

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Clearly, the E92 M3 isn't in the same league as the Viper or 911.

your own list says the m3 is within a 3-4 sec of the 911 (which is nothing for a very long racetrack like nordschleife), and is actually faster than the srt 10 viper

370Z_Fan · 11-11-2009, 03:58 PM

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your own list says the m3 is within a 3-4 sec of the 911 (which is nothing for a very long racetrack like nordschleife), and is actually faster than the srt 10 viper

Since you're comparing a top of the line 3 series, why not compare it to top of the lines like the 911 GT2 or ACR Viper? Don't you want to compare apples to apples here??

Pharmacist · 11-11-2009, 04:16 PM

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Since you're comparing a top of the line 3 series, why not compare it to top of the lines like the 911 GT2 or ACR Viper? Don't you want to compare apples to apples here??

No, the gt2 and acr are expensive supercars tuned exclusively for race track. The e92 is a sports car, so it can be compared to sports cars in its performance and price range like the carrera, corvette, viper. bmw does not make supercars, so there is nothing to compare to cars like the acr and gt2.

chuckd05 · 11-11-2009, 04:21 PM

e46 is still one of my favs

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NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 21	the e92 is in leagues with the viper, vanquish, and vette? Yeah I don't think so, I've had the opportunity to drive an e92 with bmw's new paddle shift a few times. It is fast but "soft" compared to M's of old. It is much heavier than previous years as well. Undoubtly a great car, but does not belong in the same class of cars mentioned above. Furthermore I had the opportunity to run side by side with one in my stock Z from high 2nd through 4th gear...not as impressive as I expected. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

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chuckd05 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 2,391 Drives: No longer a Z Rep Power: 20	e46 is still one of my favs __________________ 09 370Z 6M PW - FBO Best 1/4 mile = 12.926 @ 109 SOLD -- 08 BMW 135i - FBO 12.1@120mph SOLD -- white 09 e92 335 Coupe Mtech - 11.9 @ 119 :-) Last edited by chuckd05; 11-12-2009 at 12:43 AM.