Auto Channel

Body

M3 Coupé

No of doors/seats

2/4

Length/width/height (unladen)

mm

4,615/1,817/1,418

Wheelbase

mm

2,761

Track, front/rear

mm

1,538/1,539

Turning circle

m

11.7

Fuel tank

approx ltr

63

Cooling system incl heater

ltr

11.4

Engine oil

ltr

8.8

Transmission fluid

ltr

2.1

Final drive fluid

ltr

1.2

Weight, unladen, to EU1

kg

1,655

Max load to DIN

kg

500

Max permissible weight to DIN

kg

2,080

Max axle load, front/rear

kg

1,020/1,120

Max trailer load2

–

braked (12%)/unbraked

kg

–

Max roofload/trailer download

kg

75/–

Luggage compartment to DIN

ltr

400

Air drag

Cd x A

0.684

Engine

Config/No of cyls/valves

V/8/4

Engine management

MS S60

Capacity

cc

3,999

Bore/stroke

mm

92.0/75.2

Compression ratio

: 1

12.0 : 1

Fuel grade

RON

98 (95)

Max output

kW/hp

309/420

at

rpm

8,300

Max torque

Nm/lb-ft

400/295

at

rpm

3,900

Electrical System

Battery/installation

Ah/–

70/luggage compartment

Alternator

A/W

180/2,520

Chassis and Suspension

Suspension, front

Aluminium two-joint spring strut axle with tiebar;

small, positive compensation of transverse forces; reduction of brake dive

Suspension, rear

Five-arm axle with anti-squat and anti-dive

Brakes, front

Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes

Diameter

mm

360 x 30, vented and cross-drilled

Brakes, rear

Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes

Diameter

mm

350 x 24, vented and cross-drilled

Driving stability systems

ABS, ASC, CBC, DSC; variable M differential lock

Steering

Rack-and-pinion steering with hydraulic assistance and Servotronic

Steering ratio, overall

: 1

12.5

Type of transmission

SG 6

Gear ratios I

: 1

4.055

II

: 1

2.369

III

: 1

1.582

IV

: 1

1.192

V

: 1

1.000

VI

: 1

0.872

VII

: 1

–

R

: 1

3.678

Final drive ratio

: 1

3.846

Tyres, front/rear

Rims, front/rear

Performance

Power-to-weight ratio to DIN

kg/kW

Output per litre

kW/hp

Acceleration 0–100 km/h

sec

standing-start km

sec

In 4th gear 80–120 km/h

sec

Top speed

km/h

Fuel Consumption in EU Cycle

Urban

ltr/100 km

Extra-urban

ltr/100 km

Composite

ltr/100 km

CO2

g/km

Miscellaneous

Emission standard