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      05-20-2020, 02:45 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by solstice View Post
I doubt BMW will deliberately hold back the performance of the M3 to "protect" the M5 on the strip. I don't think they have to due to the advantage the M5 have at speed when power to push through air trumps the lower weight of the M3. Even if a quick initial jump of the M3 will get the time close the M5 will always have the trap speed to claim.
For what it's worth, the F80 M3 had a faster published 0-60 time (4.0-4.1 seconds per BMW) than the same time-period F10 M5 (4.4 seconds per BMW).

So it's conceivable BMW would "allow" the new G80 M3 to have a 0-60 time close to the F90 M5.

That's why I wouldn't doubt to see BMW publish 0-60 times of AT LEAST:

4.0/3.6/3.5 for Pure/Base/Comp
or perhaps even a tenth or two faster.
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