So fast, it can't be true?

[ChrisCSL]

Out of interest, I made a quick blast on our Autobahn with my digicam on. I Just wanted to compare the 2003 Sport Auto acceleration measurements with my car, which is 100% standard.

attached are the results:



I have a pretty big smile on my face right now, but: Is it possible that my engine makes more that the stated 360bhp, while some other E46 M3 do not reach their factory bhp spec?
What confuses me, is the fact that in 6th gear I m slower than sport auto but in 5th and 4th so much faster
Who else has measured times? What are your results?

Vid:
http://youtu.be/MI9cOV4rMsI

Sport Auto times:
http://www.sportauto.de/supertest/bm...50.html?show=4

comparison:

[toplad]

Sorry, what does this mean?

[_Nathan_]

That his speedo is out

[ChrisCSL]

Originally Posted by toplad

Sorry, what does this mean?

The bold times are the measurements the sport auto magazine did back in 2003.
My times are are written next to them.
So for example the 1st sheet is for 4th gear and says sport auto measured 13,2 seconds for acceleration from 80 km/h to 120km/h and I measured 12,02 seconds in my car.
2nd sheet is for 5th gear, 3rd sheet for 6th gear.

[ChrisCSL]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

That his speedo is out

nope, it is not, I checked it with GPS.
Also the time measurements should be quite accurate, I did them by setting markers in the video-editing program, not by stopwatch.

come on, get your digi-cams and do some videos!

km/h = miles
80 = 50
100 = 62
120 = 65
140 = 87
160 = 99
180 = 112

[DuncanR]

Different diff

[chrisburns]

Can someone please explain what all the above is about? I come on here to avoid work, not do it

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by chrisburns

Can someone please explain what all the above is about? I come on here to avoid work, not do it

But Chris, I thought you were a greengrocer