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It ticks off 100 kph mark in just 4.8 secs!
January 28, 2008
The massive, shrieking, normally aspirated power is transferred to the road by a BMW M division-fettled six-speed manual gearbox, with a variable M differential.
The torque sensing differential can direct all of the power to either of the rear wheels, depending on which one has the grip to use it. To you it means effortless, eye-opening performance, even if the ground is a bit slimy.
In that kind of a hurry, the M3 will tick off the 100 kph mark in just 4.8 seconds and keep up the head rush until it finally crashes into the electronic speed limiter which cuts in at 248 kph.
Among the gizmos is what BMW calls EfficientDynamics, a braking energy recharge system. Of course, this shouldn't take anything away from the performance -- the system disconnects the alternator from the engine under acceleration, so that there is no drain when power is really needed.
Photograph: Rajesh Karkera
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