euro M3 vs. us M3 vs. us C43
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euro M3 vs. us M3 vs. us C43
well i have driven e36 euro M3 when i was living in europe some years ago. never driven the us m3.
euro m3 has 320hp and us m3 is about 240hp.
so the us m3 should not be comperable to us C43. euro m3 accelerates 0-62 in about 5.5 sec, which is way higher than C43 but the us m3 should be slower than 6 secs.
why do i still hear guys saying e36 m3 is faster than C43?
do they just confuse the specs of euro vs. us ?
euro m3 has 320hp and us m3 is about 240hp.
so the us m3 should not be comperable to us C43. euro m3 accelerates 0-62 in about 5.5 sec, which is way higher than C43 but the us m3 should be slower than 6 secs.
why do i still hear guys saying e36 m3 is faster than C43?
do they just confuse the specs of euro vs. us ?
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1996 C36 AMG, 1995 Volvo 850 Turbowagon
if u wanted to paper race 0-60 mph... most m3 tested in the u.s. ran mid to low 5sec, while c36/c43 ran high 5.
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The US vs Euro 0-60 was basically the same.The euro would shine up top where there was more power.
The euro weighed more and had 3.15 final drive
The us had more low end torque with with a 3.23 final drive (3.38 for the vert)and had more agressive gear ratios to make up for its power.its crippled manifold had nothing up top tho.
up untill about 5k rpms the cars felt exactly the same.after that is when the euro would shine.
The euro weighed more and had 3.15 final drive
The us had more low end torque with with a 3.23 final drive (3.38 for the vert)and had more agressive gear ratios to make up for its power.its crippled manifold had nothing up top tho.
up untill about 5k rpms the cars felt exactly the same.after that is when the euro would shine.
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Originally Posted by Substance
euro M3 (e36) could have SMG as an option. I am not sure about the US M3.
was AMG speedshift available for C43? (including My00 with touchshift)
was AMG speedshift available for C43? (including My00 with touchshift)
the euro had a 6speed and the US had a 5spd
there were other major differences but the bottom line is they had very close 0-60 times.
I think the official time for the US was 5.5 to 60
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Originally Posted by skratch77
the first smg was a joke it was known to be slow and very notchy.
the euro had a 6speed and the US had a 5spd
there were other major differences but the bottom line is they had very close 0-60 times.
I think the official time for the US was 5.5 to 60
the euro had a 6speed and the US had a 5spd
there were other major differences but the bottom line is they had very close 0-60 times.
I think the official time for the US was 5.5 to 60
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'99 AMG C43
Originally Posted by Substance
euro m3 has 320hp and us m3 is about 240hp.
What are the figures for the US spec C43? Handbook figures on my UK model are 225 kW (305 bhp) @ 5850 rpm & 410 Nm (302 lb ft) @ 3250-5000 rpm. Enough to be going on with
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1999 C43
Pretty much identical.
Originally Posted by Plug
What are the figures for the US spec C43? Handbook figures on my UK model are 225 kW (305 bhp) @ 5850 rpm & 410 Nm (302 lb ft) @ 3250-5000 rpm. Enough to be going on with
Cheers,
Plug
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