Length/width/height (unladen)) mm 4,615/1,817/1,418
Wheelbase mm 2,761
Track, front/rear mm 1,538/1,539
Turning circle m 11.7
Weight, unladen, to EU1 kg 1,655
Air drag Cd x A 0.684
Engine Config/No of cyls/valves V/8/4
Engine management MS S60
Capacity cc 3,999
Bore/stroke mm 92.0/75.2
Compression ratio : 1 12.0 : 1
Max output kW/hp 309/420 at rpm 8,300
Max torque Nm/lb-ft 400/295 at rpm 3,900
Suspension, front Aluminium two-joint spring strut axle with tiebar; small, positive compensation of transverse forces; reduction of brake dive
Suspension, rear Five-arm axle with anti-squat and anti-dive
Brakes, front Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes. 360 x 30, vented and cross-drilled
Brakes, rear Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes. 350 x 24, vented and cross-drilled
Driving stability systems ABS, ASC, CBC, DSC; variable M differential lock
Tyres, front/rear 245/40 ZR18 / 265/40 ZR18
Rims, front/rear 8.5J x 18 EH2+ IS 29 aluminium, forged/9.5J x 18 EH2+ IS 23 aluminium, forged
Power-to-weight ratio to DIN kg/kW 5.1
Output per litre kW/hp 77.3/105.1
Acceleration 0–100 km/h sec 4.8
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BMW dealers in Europe have received the officially official specs of the new M3 only to discover that the car with be offered with a new seven-speed double-clutch gearbox, much like the DSG trannies used by VW/Audi.
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