M3/M4 M3 Nurburgring lap time = 7:57


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Yes they did it. Straight from the mouth of M boss, Richter. He claims the car is 25 seconds faster than the last M3. The Sportauto (which is "official" in most folks books) time for the E46 M3 was 8:22, so 8:22 - 0:25 = 7:57.

Link to the original Richter video here (from the launch in Australia - click on "M3 Webcast" then the quote is in the 2nd video).

Way to go BMW breaking the 8 minute barrier. It is a supercar! :t-upside:

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I predicted this exact number about a year ago here
The M-DCT should get about a 5 second better time (very rough estimate) but it WILL lap faster. By the way 7:52 is soooo :eek2:!
The tires for this time are not yet cofirmed and may be Pilot Sport Cups

P.S. Admin - please add "M3" to the begingin of my post title, thanks.
 
Nice!! but for comparison with other cars I use Sportauto times. Rumour has it sportauto did it in 8,03 min.
 
Still puts it slightly higher then the F430/Turbo... so it's not so bad for a "non-hardcore" version of the M3.

I suppose the new Nissan GT-R will be in this category as well.
 
i dont think this is a sport auto time..
my sources say 8:12 done by sport auto..

mind that the car doesent have R tires.. so 8:12 is very good
 
The Artist said:
i dont think this is a sport auto time..
my sources say 8:12 done by sport auto..

mind that the car doesent have R tires.. so 8:12 is very good
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In germany R-tires is a part of the performance package and with r-tires Sportauto time is 8.03 min.
 
^sounds about right..
so that means they tested with and without?
 

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