bmw m3 vs. chevy corvette (moved from M3 forum) - Page 2

hakka · #16 09-02-2001, 02:03 PM

My friend has an '01 Corvette Coupe...according to his G-Tech it does 4.8 0-60 and the quarter in 13 flat. I think his lat. acceleration was .93 or something like that. I would go with the vette, but I'm probably a little biased

hermunn123 · #17 09-02-2001, 02:10 PM

the M3 is faster in a straight line, and it would easily beat the vette in the corners. i dont know how the M3 could lose.
F20C: can we get more pictures of your instrument panel. i love the S2000's panel....

F20C · #18 09-02-2001, 02:23 PM

Like this?

gang$tarr · #19 09-02-2001, 10:21 PM

that's sweet.... how old are you?

i would wanna get an S2000 but i would only be able to drive it for half the year cause of snow in the winter soo i can't

if i lived somewhere south, like florida, georgia or california, etc. i'd get one fo sho

e30325is4ever · #20 09-10-2001, 07:15 PM

hey f20c the Z06 has 385 hp

F20C · #21 09-13-2001, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by e30325is4ever
hey f20c the Z06 has 385 hp

Bud that was last year's Z06's hp rating. This year they bumped it up to 405 hp and 400 lbs torque.

hakka · #22 09-13-2001, 10:14 AM

whats being compared, the C5 coupe or the Z06? Gang$tarr, that 5.1 may be right, but I've heard that the coupes are faster than the convertibles. It also depends on where they were being tested...altitude, temp, wind speed/direction, and humidity all factor in to the times.

F20C · #23 09-18-2001, 02:32 AM

Convertible weights more than coupe body shell. That's the biggest reason why it's slower. Because of the added weight around 70 lbs I think.

gang$tarr · #24 09-18-2001, 02:02 PM

yeah the coupe is faster

by about .2 i think

moe182 · #25 09-18-2001, 06:46 PM

Id go with the M3. Though they're both very close when it comes to performance...I just cant stand the Vette's interior compared to the one in the M3. I think its so much nicer....

gang$tarr · #26 09-18-2001, 06:58 PM

I'd go with an M3 too... just because it's more universal

more seats, more room, all weather, etc.

TK2G2 · #27 11-24-2001, 10:09 AM

Im a 16 year old from new york. Around my area theres a decent amount of street racing. I had become quite sucked in by this new trend. I began racing my 1998 E36 328i against the big boys (corvettes, mustangs, hooked-up civics) I won some and lost some. A few weeks ago, as a gift for getting a full ride to Duke University, my dad bought me a brand new 2001 M3 convertable. I didn't hesitate to race it. I was absolutely unstopable all of last week (I got the car last week). However, 3 nights ago, I was challenged to a race by a 2000 Corvette. I was recieving e-mails stating how badly I was going to lose this race and what not. Last night was the race. Lets just say i blew the doors off the corvette by about 4 seconds on a quarter mile. I think i did it in about 13. I figured this was the perfect story considering it was so recent and you are asking about M3's and 'Vettes. I also have some specs for you straight from the catalog i got with my car.

333 bhp,0-60 4.3

TK2G2 · #28 11-24-2001, 10:11 AM

her ya go

hermunn123 · #29 11-24-2001, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by TK2G2
Im a 16 year old from new york. Around my area theres a decent amount of street racing. I had become quite sucked in by this new trend. I began racing my 1998 E36 328i against the big boys (corvettes, mustangs, hooked-up civics) I won some and lost some. A few weeks ago, as a gift for getting a full ride to Duke University, my dad bought me a brand new 2001 M3 convertable. I didn't hesitate to race it. I was absolutely unstopable all of last week (I got the car last week). However, 3 nights ago, I was challenged to a race by a 2000 Corvette. I was recieving e-mails stating how badly I was going to lose this race and what not. Last night was the race. Lets just say i blew the doors off the corvette by about 4 seconds on a quarter mile. I think i did it in about 13. I figured this was the perfect story considering it was so recent and you are asking about M3's and 'Vettes. I also have some specs for you straight from the catalog i got with my car.

333 bhp,0-60 4.3

umm. no, no you didn't. you must be one hell of a driver to pull off a 13 second 1/4 mile considering 13.4 seconds is all C/D professional drivers can pull off. 0-60 of 4.3 is crap as well since 4.8 is about as fast as the M3 can do.

srfsup97 · #30 11-24-2001, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by TK2G2
Im a 16 year old from new york. Around my area theres a decent amount of street racing. I had become quite sucked in by this new trend. I began racing my 1998 E36 328i against the big boys (corvettes, mustangs, hooked-up civics) I won some and lost some. A few weeks ago, as a gift for getting a full ride to Duke University, my dad bought me a brand new 2001 M3 convertable. I didn't hesitate to race it. I was absolutely unstopable all of last week (I got the car last week). However, 3 nights ago, I was challenged to a race by a 2000 Corvette. I was recieving e-mails stating how badly I was going to lose this race and what not. Last night was the race. Lets just say i blew the doors off the corvette by about 4 seconds on a quarter mile. I think i did it in about 13. I figured this was the perfect story considering it was so recent and you are asking about M3's and 'Vettes. I also have some specs for you straight from the catalog i got with my car.

333 bhp,0-60 4.3

I really dont know how you got a full ride to Duke! First, "this new trend," street racing has been around way longer than you or me. Second, I would not consider a "hooked up civic" a "big boy." And third, if you beat a c5 vette by 4 seconds in the 1/4, he must not have realized that you were trying to race him since he would have run 17s.
For everyone who is comparing the m3 to the regular c5 vette your comparing a 50k car vs. a 40k car. If your gona compare, compare the z06 with the m3.

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