Straight line speed vs E46 M3

[TANKSLAPPER]

I WON'T BE BUYING AN M3

cos they are slower Dr.....dr.........:hahaha:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

I know it's not exactly what the original poster asked, but at VMax earlier in the year my normal M3 got exactly the same top speed over 1.5 miles as the CSL which was there.

164mph measured by timing beams. (about 173 ish shown on speedo)

From this I'm assuming there can't be a huge difference in the way they accelerate.
(I'm guessing once you get past about 80mph the weight difference has less effect, and the power difference between the two is not that great in percentage terms)

[NZ_M3]

Even standing still the CSL just looks faster ... :supz::supz::supz:



In all seriousness however, there's really not that much in it in a straight line, but the M3s were never really about straight line speed - throw in a couple of corners however and the difference is obvious and immediate.

[sonu]

thanks for the warm welcome, all

Yea, I do have a CSL. Had a blast on a private road the other day and the M3 was right on me. The worrying thing is that he had a passenger as well. I did notice after, that the gear change speed was set on the lowest setting. This would not make so much difference?

[AlexGTT]

thanks for the warm welcome, all

Yea, I do have a CSL. Had a blast on a private road the other day and the M3 was right on me. The worrying thing is that he had a passenger as well. I did notice after, that the gear change speed was set on the lowest setting. This would not make so much difference?

Different drivers so comparison in that situation is no measurement.

[Yanto_csl]

thanks for the warm welcome, all

Yea, I do have a CSL. Had a blast on a private road the other day and the M3 was right on me. The worrying thing is that he had a passenger as well. I did notice after, that the gear change speed was set on the lowest setting. This would not make so much difference?

Clearly you are a similar build to me :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[Bounce]

Clearly you are a similar build to me :hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

:hahaha::hahaha:

[sonu]

I'm 5ft 9 and weigh ~ 80kg, so a little overweight :hahaha:

I must be a crap driver as I don't think there's a prob with the motta

[shimmy]

I'm 5ft 9 and weigh ~ 80kg, so a little overweight :hahaha:

I must be a crap driver as I don't think there's a prob with the motta

check the flap opens up! (physically look under the bonet whilst someones revs the car)

if it stays shut you are loosing 0-30 bhp

[toplad]

the power difference isn't very large between the m3 and csl, so its no surprise your mate was on your tail. You need a lot more power to pull away from a car once rolling.

[Curly]

there's not much difference in a straight line speed between the M3 and a CSL once the M3 is a similar weight to the CSL, here's a bit of a clip down the Kemmel straight at Spa. Shim did get slightly bulked by the Lotus at O Rougue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1yb4UJhSrI