S54 has 111 HP per litre

[BMW-FW26]

and 50/50 weight distribution. I ran some numbers at the West Newton Ferrari place and I came up with only 108.4 hp per litre on the Ferrari 360 Modena, and 47/53 distribution. For all that money you pay for that car, its really not as good as the M3. Must be the reason why the M3 GTR is faster than the Ferrari 360 GTC.

By the way, can you even buy the M3 GTR in America?

 

[frayed]

Did BMW just bump the S54 to 355+ hp?

And, comparing the M3 GTR and GTC to their road car siblings is of limited, if not no, significance.

Montoya's ride doesn't have 50/50 weight distribution. Are we suppose to draw a conclusion from that?

 

[JGM3E3632]

the engine for the M3 CSL has 360 the stock E46 M3 still has 333hp.

 

[epj3]

Comparing a 360 to an M3 is like comparing an M3 to a dodge neon RT. Just as fast. So technically the m3 isnt worth it?

 

[BMW-FW26]

Did BMW just bump the S54 to 355+ hp?

And, comparing the M3 GTR and GTC to their road car siblings is of limited, if not no, significance.

Montoya's ride doesn't have 50/50 weight distribution. Are we suppose to draw a conclusion from that?

Yes we can. A M3 is a sedan, and a Ferrari isnt.

 

[flashinthepan]

Comparing a 360 to an M3 is like comparing an M3 to a dodge neon RT. Just as fast. So technically the m3 isnt worth it?

Make mine the M3...thanks.

 

[frayed]

so how exactly did you come up w/ 111 hp/L?

 

[epj3]

Make mine the M3...thanks.

I concur

 

[MrElussive]

The M3 CSL produces 355hp from the 3.2 liter engine. But we don't get that here so you have to compare M3 to Ferrari 360.

333/3.2 = ~104hp/liter
400/3.6 = ~111hp/liter

Ferrari charges a premium that costs way too much considering the other sports cars you can get for much less (i.e. BMW M3, Subaru WRX STi, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO8, etc.). But it packs extreme styling inside and out, Ferrari racing heritage, and an 8-cylinder engine that revs all the way up to 8,500rpm. The Ferrari is worth the price if you can easily afford the car itself and its maintenance.

 

[wizard]

and 50/50 weight distribution. I ran some numbers at the West Newton Ferrari place and I came up with only 108.4 hp per litre on the Ferrari 360 Modena, and 47/53 distribution. For all that money you pay for that car, its really not as good as the M3. Must be the reason why the M3 GTR is faster than the Ferrari 360 GTC.

By the way, can you even buy the M3 GTR in America?

What a coincedence...I used to live around the corner on River Street

 

[MrElussive]

What a coincedence...I used to live around the corner on River Street

Omg, me too !! .... not