New M vs. New 3 series

eddie.tao.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> I noticed that the 2008 M3 is supposedly going to run a 0-60 in 4.7
> seconds, and that the 2007 330i coupe runs the 0-60 in 4.8.....is the
> M really worth the extra money, now that the normal 3 series coupe is
> just as fast (at least for the 0-60)?
>

I doubt your "specs" are correct, but in any case the aim of the M3 is
ultra-sport handling and performance. The 330i would be aimed a bit
softer on the suspension scale and toward the daily driver.

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-Fred W
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On Jun 5, 2:22 am, "eddie....@gmail.com" <eddie.....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed that the 2008 M3 is supposedly going to run a 0-60 in 4.7
> seconds, and that the 2007 330i coupe runs the 0-60 in 4.8.....is the
> M really worth the extra money, now that the normal 3 series coupe is
> just as fast (at least for the 0-60)?

The E46 M3 doesn't do 4.8 does it? So the new 330 if it is a 3.0 I
guess will have a turbo or something?

I personally don't really like the E46 M3 and a lot of others don't
like it either. If the new M3 is a dog then personally I'd prefer to
take something a bit more regular then add aftermarket (probably
superior) components.

I have an E46 M3 and often wish I'd gone the other route and put a
supercharger on a 330.
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:22:56 -0400, Fred W <malt_hound.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:

>eddie.tao@gmail.com wrote:
>> I noticed that the 2008 M3 is supposedly going to run a 0-60 in 4.7
>> seconds, and that the 2007 330i coupe runs the 0-60 in 4.8.....is the
>> M really worth the extra money, now that the normal 3 series coupe is
>> just as fast (at least for the 0-60)?
>>
>
>I doubt your "specs" are correct, but in any case the aim of the M3 is
>ultra-sport handling and performance. The 330i would be aimed a bit
>softer on the suspension scale and toward the daily driver.

Yea Man like you need that in New York, L.A, London, Berlin, Tokio etc.

Total waste of money buy a 2.0 stick M badges on it and don't tell anyone.

Not every traffic light is a drag strip.
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adder1969 wrote:
> I have an E46 M3 and often wish I'd gone the other route and put a
> supercharger on a 330.

What's wrong with it? I was thinking about one of those for my next car.
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Floyd Rogers wrote:

><eddie.tao DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote
>>I noticed that the 2008 M3 is supposedly going to run a 0-60 in 4.7
>> seconds, and that the 2007 330i coupe runs the 0-60 in 4.8.....is the
>> M really worth the extra money, now that the normal 3 series coupe is
>> just as fast (at least for the 0-60)?
>
>I don't know where you're getting your numbers for the 330i, but
>the Car & Driver that compared the 330d to the 330i pegged it
>at 5.6s. Even the 335i turbo car with 300hp and almost as much
>torque as the new M3 only gets to 60 in 4.9s.

4.9 - maybe a ringer. I drove a 335. They are not very fast. My
Supra TT would have no trouble.

>And, 0-60 is not the be-all-and-end-all.

Indeed.
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