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Guys, guys. As impressive as those numbers may se (archive)
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Posted by em to the metrically-challenged... on December 30, 1999 at 19:01:15:

In Reply to: Attn -to be- E46 M3 owners... posted by Postman on December 30, 1999 at 15:52:18:

...they're not all that hot. 380Nm of torque translates to about 277 ft-lb (horsepower doesn't mean diddley). That's a super torque/L figure (86.6 ft-lb/L for a normally aspirated motor, but the torque/vehicle-weight figure is only so-so for a performance car. Read: This level of torque won't an M3 to the stratosphere.

AND, considering that this is an ultra-maxed-out motor, you can bet the farm that the E46 M3 ISN'T GOING TO COME CLOSE to this torque/L figure. 270 ft-lb is going to be the MAX for a 3.4 L motor. And if it's a 3.2L motor ...

In either case, kiss sub-5.0 (or even sub-5.2) goodbye!

Billy
: Nervous? Should be.

: 3.2L 370hp@7900 and 380Nm of Torque.



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