Its Official.....BMW is no longer King......

mesier1111 · 06-14-2007, 11:57 AM

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Check out the link below from the M3posting board. This sucks.........I was afraid of this.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66902

montreal_bimmer · 06-14-2007, 12:48 PM

8:12 is still a great time.... its 10 seconds quicker than the E46....

noro · 06-14-2007, 01:00 PM

I don't think it's time to lift our skirts up and run around in panic. The lap times aren't compared on the same day, weather conditions, temp, humidity all have impact on the the lap time. I want to see lap times with the same tire and driving conditions before getting disappointed.

ganeil · 06-14-2007, 01:09 PM

Forget tire and conditions, drivers are the key variable here. You or I in an M3 would get smoked by Lewis Hamilton in a 320d.

Mark · 06-14-2007, 01:09 PM

Are you joking? You think 8:12 is a slow time !??!?

BMW F22 · 06-14-2007, 01:12 PM

well I dont know anything about lap times but looking at the table that's a pretty darn good time for the new M3 considering it's 10 seconds quicker than the E46 and the same as the 993 Porsche Turbo.

BK · 06-14-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Are you joking? You think 8:12 is a slow time !??!?

+1 Sounds hella fast to me.

De90man · 06-14-2007, 01:30 PM

Did I miss something?

...8:12 is pretty damn fast.

In fact, I doubt most of us on this forum could get anywhere near that time. In that car. On any day.

Nikki · 06-14-2007, 01:35 PM

I think they're referring to the fact that it is slower than the RS4's time, not that it is necessarily a slow time.

I'm sure its still fun as hell to drive and that's all I care about.

BMW F22 · 06-14-2007, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

I think they're referring to the fact that it is slower than the RS4's time, not that it is necessarily a slow time.

I'm sure its still fun as hell to drive and that's all I care about.

Yeah this is what I was thinking too.

Eh well...I guess congrats to Audi- from the sports car icon of the world.

Cornhusker · 06-14-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

I think they're referring to the fact that it is slower than the RS4's time, not that it is necessarily a slow time.

I'm sure its still fun as hell to drive and that's all I care about.

Wait a sec, I'm pretty sure the only rs4 with a faster time had the optional 8k ceramic rotors, 99% of rs4 drivers don't have that anyway and the cost puts it in another league.

HyperM3 · 06-14-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWE90

well I dont know anything about lap times but looking at the table that's a pretty darn good time for the new M3 considering it's ...the same as the 993 Porsche Turbo.

Im not sure Id be crazy about my car having the same lap time as a car thats already 2 generations older. Id like to keep up with the times.

Neema · 06-14-2007, 02:09 PM

Im sorry but if this is about why BMW's not the fastest car around the nurburbring then uhhh haha..... theres alot of faster cars then BMW's out there, how bout a Carrera GT's lap times?

BMW F22 · 06-14-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Boost_Nation

Im sorry but if this is about why BMW's not the fastest car around the nurburbring then uhhh haha..... theres alot of faster cars then BMW's out there, how bout a Carrera GT's lap times?

You read my mind. HOwever, we're talking about the same class here.

BMW F22 · 06-14-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperM3

Im not sure Id be crazy about my car having the same lap time as a car thats already 2 generations older. Id like to keep up with the times.

Even though it's old it's still got a good lap time. Being old doesnt make it incomparable. Take the E36 M3 for example, it's old as heck but people are still looking to buy them and still compare them to the new E46 and a bunch of other BMWs.

I guess you could compare it to the MB SL55 AMG but to be quite frank, I couldnt care less about Mercedes and their AMGs.

dmboone25 · 06-14-2007, 02:51 PM

Any videos of these runs? That would be kind of cool.

On that list, an 8:12 is not very shabby. Definately ahead of some really nice and fast cars. The 335 looks like it did pretty well too.

danielg · 06-14-2007, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by noro

I don't think it's time to lift our skirts up and run around in panic.

You wear a skirt?!?!??! LOL

Time's look pretty good. One thing everyone has to keep in mind, there's nothing "official." This means, be patient and time will tell.

SoYank · 06-14-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Are you joking? You think 8:12 is a slow time !??!?

Seems to me that's the 0-60 time of my 4Runner.

mesier1111 · 06-14-2007, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ganeil

Forget tire and conditions, drivers are the key variable here. You or I in an M3 would get smoked by Lewis Hamilton in a 320d.

That is the ONLY thing that is absolute guaranteed

So I guess no matter what it does or does not do, until I spend a lot of time at a race school I'll never get to find out what it really is capable of

FirstClass · 06-14-2007, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Are you joking? You think 8:12 is a slow time !??!?

+1

ejazbmw · 06-14-2007, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Are you joking? You think 8:12 is a slow time !??!?

+2

thats pretty quick.....

gonzo · 06-15-2007, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ganeil

Forget tire and conditions, drivers are the key variable here. You or I in an M3 would get smoked by Lewis Hamilton in a 320d.

true....

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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	well I dont know anything about lap times but looking at the table that's a pretty darn good time for the new M3 considering it's 10 seconds quicker than the E46 and the same as the 993 Porsche Turbo.
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De90man First Lieutenant 8 Rep 350 Posts Drives: F30 335i Sedan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Did I miss something?...8:12 is pretty damn fast. In fact, I doubt most of us on this forum could get anywhere near that time. In that car. On any day.
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