BMW E92 M3

Entering each new season in motorsport, BMW feel a new and fresh ambition, query formally proven recipes for success, and focus on new records and outstanding achievements. And precisely this also applies to the debut of the new BMW M3: Having completed its test cycle with flying colours, the new high-performance sports car from BMW M GmbH is ready and waiting to take over pole position. Indeed, with its superior power, performance and dynamism, the new BMW M3 ensures truly unique sheer driving pleasure of the highest calibre.

The new, 309 kW/420 hp V8 power unit offers enormous muscle and performance at all times. And the aesthetic design of the new car typical once again of BMW M spells out supremacy of the highest standard.

The new BMW M3 sets the foundation for continuing an exceptional career in motorsport. So every enthusiast sharing the passion for supreme performance may be sure that this model is able to master even the greatest challenge on and off the race track. And last but certainly not least, the new BMW M3 offers the supreme standard of reliability and everyday driving qualities so typical of all high-performance cars from BMW M GmbH.

The all-new "heart" of the latest BMW M3 is the eight-cylinder power unit which, through its high-speed engine concept alone, comes with all the DNA of the current Formula 1 engine raced by the BMW Sauber F1 Team.

Applying this high-speed concept characteristic of all BMW M power units, the new V8 develops maximum output of 309 kW/420 hp from engine capacity of precisely 3,999 cc. Further equally impressive factors are the engine's peak torque of 400 Newton-metres or 295 lb-ft as well as maximum engine speed of 8, 400 rpm.

Truly unprecedented, however, is the thrust and pulling force generated through this unique potential, conveying the supreme power of the engine through the variable M differential lock to the rear wheels. Precisely this is why the new BMW M3 is not only outstandingly responsive in its acceleration, but also completely shattering in the way it develops its power: Acceleration to 100 km/h comes in just 4.8 seconds, and the car continues this mind-boggling performance with fascinating consistency all the way to its top speed of 250 km/h or 155 mph, where the engine electronics set an artificial limit to the ongoing power and performance of the new BMW M3.

  

General specifications
Country of origin	Germany
Numbers built	N/A
Introduced	2007

Engine
Configuration	90º V8
Location	Front, longitudinally mounted
Construction	aluminium block and head
Displacement	3.999 liter / 244 cu in
Bore / Stroke	92.0 mm (3.6 in) / 75.2 mm (3 in)
Compression	12.0:1
Valvetrain	4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed	Fuel Injection
Aspiration	Naturally Aspirated
Power	420 bhp / 313 KW @ 8300 rpm
Torque	400 Nm / 295 ft lbs @ 3900 rpm
BHP/Liter	105 bhp / liter

Drivetrain
Chassis	unitary steel
Front suspension	two-joint spring strut axle
Rear suspension	five link, anti-dive and anti-squad
Steering	rack-and-pinion, power assisted
Brakes	ventilated and cross drilled discs, all-round, ABS
Gearbox	SG 6 speed Manual
Drive	Rear wheel drive

Dimensions
Weight	1655 kilo / 3648.7 lbs
Length / Width / Height	4615 mm (181.7 in) / 1817 mm (71.5 in) / 1418 mm (55.8 in)
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r)	2761 mm (108.7 in) / 1538 mm (60.6 in) / 1539 mm (60.6 in)

Performance figures
Power to weight	0.25 bhp / kg
Top Speed	250 km/h (155 mph) (limited)
0-60 mph	4.7 s