RE: E46 M3 Specs, or lack thereof... (archive)

To all of you wannabe types who claim that BMW AG, NA, etc. have released ANY official specs on the new M3, YOU'RE F*CKING CRACKED. Don't tell me about Car and Driver, BMW Car, or any "press release" culled from the Frankfurt auto show. These bits of info are _not_ taken from BMW statements.
To all others who don't claim this, please ignore the following post.
Spoke w/just about everyone, and while certain salespersons and magazines insist that they know the enigne will be I-6, THERE IS NO OFFICIAL WORD. Some say the car will weigh ~3600Lbs. Others say maybe I6. Hmmm- 270lb-ft/340bhp w/35-3600lbs... yeah, right. Can you say,"slow as molasses in January?"
If they do release a I6 3500-lb E46 M3, I pity the fool who buys the goddamn dog. That'll mean that BMW just needs to homologate the car/engine for GT, (GT3, maybe GT2) where it'll drop the car's weight to 3000lb or less. Ha-hey! Then, the I6 would be just wonderful.
Anyway, re: the street version- unless you buy a used E46 M3 race car from PTG (or whoever), you're gonna be pissed at the performance.
Cornering prowess will SUFFER @ that weight, no matter what engine they use.

Food for thought,
Larry

Follow Ups:

Dont worry........you will not be disappointed.... Jim 15:22 9/26/99 (1)
- Re: Dont worry........you will not be disappointed Larry 23:05 9/26/99 (0)
Ya, I PITY THE FOOL. Mr. T. 13:57 9/26/99 (0)

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