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Posted by hp is not the only factor on October 01, 1999 at 11:47:40:

In Reply to: Re:agree posted by yes on October 01, 1999 at 10:55:46:

: : 320 hp is still 80 more hp than the current M3 which has been a benchmark in the US for perfomance cars for a couple of years now. Please lets put this in perspective and not cry over 20 hp. The e46 M3 is going to replace the e36 M3 and going to be a benchmark and a force in high performance sports cars.

Well, have you noticed that Euro E36 M3 has 320hp hp while US has 240hp, while they have virtualy the same 0-60 times? hp number alone does not tell you anything about the 0-60 times of a car. Of course it can tell you if it's fast or not, but that's about it. Have you seen they dyno graphs for Euro and US E36 M3s? Well, US I6's hp curve gets to 240 hp early and stays around it till the redline, while euro gradually goes up to 320 and only gets it around the redline. Therefore similar 0-60 times.



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