ALUMINUM..............You all must have forgotten. (archive)

You people should factor in that the e46 has an alluminum engine and suspension, the frame is lighter and more rigid.....yeah the car is bigger and it has more on the inside, but I think the power increase will offset that, I hate to admit it because I just bought an e36, the e46 will be faster, handling.....we'll see

: Hey folks:

: 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

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