This morning was such a nice day I decided to roll my TL out of the garage for the first time really all winter. As I raced down the PA turnpike on my way to work a couple of cars flagged me down to race. I dusted a Maxima SE and Ford Taurus Sho with ease during my morning commute. Yet, just as I finished off the Maxima and was feeling pretty good about my car a BMW M3 appeared. You know that feeling you get when something takes your breath away, well that was me for a second or two. He pulls along side of me, and I knew he was going to take me with ease, yet I said to myself what %#$, plus this would be a great measuring stick for my car. We drop down to 45mph with nothing but open road ahead of us, the traffic behind us slowed as if they were some eager race fans, and we punched it. The race over before it began. I held my own and pulled on him until I hit 4th gear, then check please, got to go! He the pulled out to a car length lead and we topped out at 120. We then slowed down and gave each other a nod of respect. BMW M3 are worth every penny, but I love my TL it held its own.


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2001 Black TL w/Nav
30% Tint
Factory BodyKit, Wing
Comptech Headers, Exhaust, Sway Bars
18s w/Yokohama Parada

 

What year M3? All I can say is, if you stayed with it AT ALL....it was a sick puppy!

 

AWESOME!! story dude....stuff like that never happens in Montreal

 

I raced a 97 white BMW M3 coupe. I thought he should of had me by two car lengths at least. Yet, its the driver that makes a car perform its best.

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2001 Black TL w/Nav
30% Tint
Factory BodyKit, Wing
Comptech Headers, Exhaust, Sway Bars
18s w/Yokohama Parada

 

The old style M3's are really not all that fast... Now the new style 2002 M3's have a 333 HP V6 and go 0-60 in 4.8 seconds...they are sooooo pimp. The new M5's have a 400HP V8 and also go 0-60 in 4.8 seconds.

On top of that the new redesign makes them look sweet.

 

From what I read in one of the car magazines, the E46 (new bodystyle) M3 with the 333 HP and all, had trouble pulling away from a E46 330i (with 225hp??)...basically, it is all in the gearing (the way the power reaches the ground)... but of course the M3 should handle much better than the 330i.




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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires

 

I wouldn't go *THAT* far...

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2001 Silver TL, non-navi, Inspire tails & wood steering wheel, 2 burlwood dash kits & shift knob, TL-S passenger vent trim, Alumapro BP-10 & ZX400TI Phoenix Gold, Python 1500 ESP (remote start, all windows up & down, sunroof closes, prox, etc), factory spoiler & body kit, AEM short ram intake, blue alarm LEDs, Mugen grill, Comptech sways & springs.

On order: 19" Alstadt IVs, 225/35ZR19 Nitto 555s.

Comptech exhaust and SuperCrystal lugs in my living room!

Nate's ride
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"Every man dies, not every man lives."

 

I think 0-60 is 4.8 seconds off the line speaks for itself.

 

it should be the E36 M3 because even the E46 330i is faster than that model...

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Moderator on Acura-TL.com Forums

2000 Red Hot TL w/o nav
Burlwood Trim and Shift Knob
Wood Trim Set
Gutter Guard Grill
Nebraska Legal Darkest Tint
Goodyear Eagle HP Ultra Plus 225/55/16
Photos Of My RED HOT TL

 

330I is faster than an M3???? Maybe I understood your post wrong?

 

that's what I heard couple months ago on this site. the old style M3s aren't that fast...



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Moderator on Acura-TL.com Forums

2000 Red Hot TL w/o nav
Burlwood Trim and Shift Knob
Wood Trim Set
Gutter Guard Grill
Nebraska Legal Darkest Tint
Goodyear Eagle HP Ultra Plus 225/55/16
Photos Of My RED HOT TL

 

OHHHH, the old style M3's. Yeah, you're right. I have raced one before too. It was a 4 door M3. Really not that fast...