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Originally posted by dd74
Yeah - I just now checked out an M3 site on line. The E30 M3 is faster than the E36 - at least 0-60. 5.5 vs. 5.7. Yes, it's splitting hairs, but at a 50 horsepower disadvantage, that says something...
Weeelllll... Unfortunately, that 5.5 number is incorrect, or it might refer to a non-stock car. The 0-60 that BMW claimed in their original literature for the E30 was 7.1sec., and my experience suggests that's about right. On a racetrack, an E36 M3 will walk away from an E30 M3 quite handily - in the straights. Throw in a few corners, though, and it equalizes out surprisingly well.
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