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      05-07-2020, 01:44 PM   #8
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And if I'm not mistaken, as recently as the E46 M3, wasn't that car's 0-60 time like 4.7 seconds? Then the E90 M3 GTS was around 4.3 seconds I think. All the new G80 M3 models (Pure, Base, Competition) will probably have published (aka conservative) 0-60 times at or UNDER 4 seconds!

All this despite rising curb weights due to increased size, safety equipment, tech, etc.

From a Car and Driver review in 2010 (first E46, then E90 GTS):
Followed by the F80 M3 quoted by BMW at 4.1 seconds (manual) and 3.9 seconds (DCT) which of course were both RWD.
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