Now... I've run in w/ a bunch of Carrera's, Carrera 4's, Vettes (non-z06), CTS-V's, GS450's, etc and have had little or no problem at high highway speeds.... but I almost shat myself when I was trying to catch up to a CL55 today on Rt. 78 in Hillside...

He came up hard behind me in traffic and high beamed me while in the middle lane. He gets an opening and guns it. It takes me a bit to find an opening, but catch up to him in the open... Then he hits it.... 100, 110, 120, 130.... I cannot for the life of me catch up, but I stay on his ass about 2 consistent car lengths behind.... This lasts for maybe 15 seconds and he gets off towards Newark and I keep going my merry way....

I'm happy I can keep up with a $120k car.... but damn, that thing was a rocket... and all he had to do was press the gas ever so slightly while I'm redlining gears.... lol

 

umm....

M3: 13.3 @ 108, on a good day
CL55: 12.4 @ 117... on any day

 

SMG or manual?

 

meh... never said i had a fighting chance... but i tried and didn't exactly get spanked either...




6mt

 

I hear ya

 

ok.. so-rry about my earlier post... I was not in the right mindset.

happy to hear you kept up with a CL55

 

oh shutup.... i got spanked!

 

That 500 + lb/ft torque comes in handy every now and then, trust me i know .

 

nice death.

 

no no man... you did good

 

even though I would be happy to get killed in a 6MT M3.

 

nice run, i would expect you to be further back

my cousins 6mt m3 walks me easily in trip digits

 

oops.... I was a bit off, unfortunately not in your favor. 13.3 @ 104, for the M3 with "competition package"...

http://motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0505_bmwm3

I did say "on a good day", but you don't get 4mph on a good day.....

your situation is worsening, lol

 

But the only mods the Competition package adds are handling and brakes, all suspension related, so I doubt it would have any much affect on straight line performance.

 

when did I say it was faster? I know I've seen the normal M3 doing 106-107 before.... so I dunno what's going on here. Different mags, drivers, conditions etc....

 

you said it was worsening cause the stats you originally posted where the competition package, making it seem like the COmp package is faster (thats what it seemed like to me).

 

no by situation I meant his original situation...

 

Never mind I re-read it and see the difference

 

LOL i thought that was a CL-S vs a CL55

but nonetheless it's all good

 

all good

 

Do you know if it was the first generation CL55 or second? First generation had an NA V8 rated at like 350hp or something. I think exterior differences are exhaust and tailights. The second generation uses the same V8 motor but supercharged. An M3 should be able to take a first gen but since you say you got beat it was probably the second gen. Results seem reasonable IMO.

 

^^^ something I briefly thought about too... but I also am quite sure he would have beat first-gen... a good question would be, whether it had the hallmark quad-tailpipes of the 2nd gen...

 

same here!

 

its was def the newer CL55... i'm pretty up to date on my cars from diff manufacturers.

all the ZCP (competition pkg) m3 had are bigger brakes, shorter steering ratio, and alcantra stuff inside. this should have no bearing on 1/4mi times. suspention and engine are identical.

either way... the amg was faster