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Originally Posted by Dackelone
You know... I have found thru my Autobahn "testing" that a stock 135i (mines a N54) is just as fast as an e92 M3! Atleast until the 135i's speed limiter kicks in at 155mph. The last one I "raced" it was too much for the M3 driver. He really was mad. 
It got me thinking... if I had a BMW perf kit... I bet that 20 PS and extra oomph(TQ)... would mean a 135i would be about three car lengths in front of a M3 at speed. BMW doesn't quote a whole lotta of PS(HP) but they do show the acel times are much faster WITH thier perf kit. Esp when they quote in gear acceleration which is real world types of autobahn racing. |
As many others have stated, this is completely false. An M3 will reach 140mph about 8 seconds faster than a stock 135i. It even reaches it faster than a 335i with a DINAN Stage 3 kit.
In racing 8 seconds is MASSIVE. You would barely be able to tell what kind of car that is way in front of you. The N54/5 shines in terms of midrange against a 6MT M3. The M3 DCT equipped car will give you a BIG HEADACHE if you're stock and a much smaller one if you're not.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/..._bmw_m3_page_3
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mw_135i_page_4
Automobile mag was saying the prototype they were in dosen't pull as strong as an M3.