2009 Porsche 911 Targa 4s

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Engine 3.8L 6 cylinder Power 385 hp / 283 kW Torque 420 Nm @ 4,400 rpm 0-62/100km 4.9 sec Top Speed 297 km/h / 185 mph New Price £83,128.00 Used Price N/A

2009 Porsche 911 Targa 4

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Engine 3.6L 6 cylinder Power 345 hp Torque 288 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm 0-62/100km 4.8 sec Top Speed 177 mph New Price $94,480.00 Used Price N/A

2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS

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Engine 4.8L V8 Power 405 hp @ 6,500 rpm Torque 389 lb-ft @ 3,500 rpm 0-60 mph 5.7 sec Top Speed 157 mph New Price $74,600.00 Used Price N/A

2001 Porsche 911 Turbo

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Engine 3.6L V6 Power 415 hp / 309 kW @ 6,000 rpm Torque 415 lb-ft / 563 Nm @ 4,600 rpm 0-62/100km N/A Top Speed N/A New Price N/A Used Price N/A

2006 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

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Engine 5999cc V12 Power 611 bhp / 456 kW @ 7600 rpm Torque 448 lb·ft / 607 Nm @ 5600 rpm 0-60/100km 3.7 sec Top Speed 330 km/h / 205 mph New Price N/A Used Price N/A

2001 BMW M3 CSL Concept

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Engine 3.2L six-cylinder in-line Power 350 hp / 261 kW Torque N/A 0-60/100km N/A Top Speed 155 mph (electronically limited) New Price N/A Used Price N/A

Built for Top Performance: BMW M3 CSL Lightweight Concept Car.

This will really make the hearts of all sports car enthusiasts skip a beat. Presenting the M3 CSL, BMW is proudly hightlighting the concept of a lightweight sports car at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show – a truly unique driving machine resting on wide wheels and impressively proving the potential of intelligent weight reduction. This is clearly borne out by three figures describing the fortes of this prototype not only to the connoisseur: Weight reduction of about 200 kilograms, power-to-weight ratio under 3.5 kilos per horsepower, lap time on the northern circuit of Nurburgring less than eight minutes.

Formula 1 technology in lightweight and drivetrain engineering.

This phenomenal lap time is the result of a consistent concept based on “intelligent” lightweight engineering: The optimum combination of materials and components using the most suitable material for each component and its specific requirements. This strategy is directly connected to BMW’s Formula 1 technology carried over to the road by the M3 CSL on a number of fundamental points. Just one example is the consistent use on the car of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, the material in Formula 1 racing.

Looking at the engine, the high-speed concept of BMW M’s well-known M3 straight-six again underlines the role of lightweight engineering in engine construction. Thoroughly modified, the upgraded engine comes with a streamlined cylinder charge process with more than 350bhp. And to shift gears within fraction of a second, ensuring a direct flow of power at all times, the car naturally features BMW’s Sequential M Gearbox with Drivelogic (SMG), again based directly on Formula 1 technology. Featuring electrohydraulic, micorprocessor-controlled clutch operation, this highly advanced transmission is masterminded by two paddles directly on the steering wheel. Through its overall concept and harmony of features, this lightweight sports car is designed and built for dynamic motoring of the highest standard.

Lightweight engineering is nevertheless not a purpose in itself by the making of the M3 CSL of BMW M. Rather, the absolute weight and the mass inertia of a car around its vertical axis are crucial to the car’s lateral, vertical and longitudinal dynamics – that is how the driver experiences the dynamic behavior of his car. Just for comparison, the series-production BMW M3 weighs 1,495 kg or 3,296 lb unladen, while the M3 CSL Concept Car is about 200 kilos (440lb) lighter. Precisely this is the crucial factor, the power-to-weight ratio being essential for optimum longitudinal dynamics, that is fast acceleration. And here the improvement is even more significant, the series-production M3 coming with a power-to-weight ratio of 4.36kg/bhp (9.6lb/bhp) versus less than 3.5kg/bhp (7.7 lb/bhp) of the M3 CSL Concept Car.

Dynamic driving test of the toughest calibre on the northern circuit of Nurburgring.

There is no better place in the world to test all these dynamic performance criteria as thoroughly and quickly as the northern circuit of Nurburgring, the most demanding racetrack in the world. This is where the great stand out from the good and the good beat the bad in terms of their driving dynamics, with the total lap time obviously depending on the interplay of all components within the car. Covering the northern circuit in well under eight minutes, the M3 CSL Concept Car beats its production counterpart by almost 30 seconds. The lightweight concept comes out clearly in the M3 CSL Concept Car in many respects and on many features: The flaps in the front air dam, exterior mirror housing and the roof are visibly made of carbon-fibre. The front air dam itself as well as the doors are made of carbon-fibre finished in body color, as are the rear lid optimized for perfect streamlining with its high rear spoiler and the rear end diffuser. A solid sandwich panel takes the place of the through-loading bulkhead between the passenger compartment and the luggage compartment, and the two racing-style bucket seats for the driver and front passenger as well as the door linings, the center console and instrument trim are also made of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic.

Further reduction in weight through specific use of alternative materials.

Carbon-fibre is however not the only alternative: The body-in-white is pressed out of high-strength steel panels, the rear window is made of extra thin glass, the floorpan is in sandwich structure. The floor panel in the luggage compartment, in turn, is a honeycomb sandwich plate normally to be found only in aerospace applications, the substrate beneath the carpet on the floor comes in weight-optimized foam. The M3 CSL Concept Car rests on 19-inch wheels incorporating 18-inch lightweight brakes for supreme stopping power. Lightweight engineering need not necessarily mean spartan motoring: With the exception of side airbags, the toolbox and the rear seats replaced by storage boxes, the driver and his passenger do not have to forego any of the usual amenities. At least in theory, because the M3 CSL Concept Car is a unique, one-off model not for sale.

PRESS RELEASE: 06/09/2001

2002 BMW M3 CSL

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Engine 3.2L six-cylinder in-line Power 355 hp / 264.7 kW @ 7900 rpm Torque 273 lb-ft / 370 Nm @ 4900 rpm 0-60/100km 4.8 sec Top Speed 259 km/h / 161 mph New Price N/A Used Price N/A

2007 BMW M3 Coupe

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Engine 4.0L V8 Power 429 hp @ 8300 rpm Torque 400 Nm @ 3900 rpm 0-62/100km 4.8 sec Top Speed 155 mph (electronically limited) New Price $68,989 Used Price N/A

The new BMW M3 Coupe

BMW UK has announced details of the new BMW M3 Coupe, a model that 21 years ago created an entirely new segment for super-high-performance compact cars. In the past two decades and three previous generations, the M3 has proved a success on road and track. Originally powered by BMW’s first 16-valve four-cylinder engine and subsequently by 3.0-litre and 3.2-litre powerplants, BMW M3 engines took top category honours on a record six successive occasions in the Engine of the Year awards. Racing derivatives have also won more Touring Car titles than any other car as well as numerous Endurance races.

Engine and Drivetrain

With DNA connecting the new M3’s engine to that of the BMW Sauber F1 Team, the racing link is maintained in the fourth generation M3. The new M3 Coupe engine develops 420hp at 8,300rpm and 400Nm of torque at 3,900rpm from its 3,999cc V8-power unit, and red-lines at 8,400rpm. To highlight the flexibility of the engine, 85 per cent of torque is available from 6,500rpm. Power is transferred to the road by BMW M’s six-speed manual gearbox and variable M differential which conveys up to 100 per cent of available power to the wheel with most grip.

Like its predecessor, the new V8-powered BMW M3 easily breaks through the magical 100hp per litre barrier, offering 105hp per litre. This engine powers the car from zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds and on to a limited top speed of 155mph. However, these supercar levels of performance do not compromise economy with the car still delivering 22.8mpg on the combined cycle, being an eight per cent improvement over the outgoing car.

BMW EfficientDynamics

This relative frugal economy is delivered, in part, thanks to BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme. Far from only influencing the smaller-engined cars in the range, EfficientDynamics offers benefits to one of the most sporting cars offered by BMW, courtesy of Brake Energy Regeneration. This technology uses an Intelligent Alternator Control and Absorbent Glass Mat battery to recognise when the engine is on over-run and activates the alternator to charge the battery with what would previously have been wasted energy.

Another facet of BMW’s EfficientDynamics programme is lightweight technology. The previous-generation M3 CSL showed how carbon-fibre could be used by BMW in limited-volume production cars. The new M3 Coupe is the first full production car in its class to feature a carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic roof panel with exposed weave. In isolation, the carbon-fibre roof panel saves 5kgs over a conventional roof panel but it also lowers the centre of gravity to contribute to the M3’s benchmark driving dynamics.

The drivetrain in the new M3 Coupe features lightweight, but high-strength, materials. Using an engine block manufactured alongside F1 engines at BMW’s light-alloy foundry at Landshut, Germany, the new V8 powerplant weighs a mere 202kgs, 15kgs less than the six-cylinder engine it replaces. To further highlight the weight advantages, the crankshaft in the new engine is made from one complete forging and weighs only 20kgs. Additionally, the front axle components are constructed entirely from aluminium. Even the five-link rear axle, normally constructed from high-strength steel, has aluminium components to save weight. The control arms and dampers alone are 2.5kgs lighter than conventional parts.

Personalised settings

Like the larger BMW M5 and M6 models, the new M3 Coupe also features an MDrive button that brings together numerous personalised functions of the car. The settings for the optional Electronic Damper Control (Normal, Comfort and Sport), three DSC+ traction control settings and three specific engine control maps, plus the response rate of the Servotronic power steering can be controlled with one button on the steering wheel. Once the desired settings are created in the iDrive menu, part of the standard Professional navigation system, one push of the MDrive button transforms the M3 from a car to drive to the shops to a track day special.

All of these power, technology and lightweight innovations combine in the new BMW M3 Coupe to offer a car that is significantly faster around the infamous northern loop of the Nordschliefe. The outgoing M3 was capable of an 8mins 15secs lap but an official lap time for the V8-engined M3 Coupe has yet to be announced.
Coupe design but with BMW M flair

The new BMW M3 Coupe shares many design cues and components with the ‘standard’ 3 Series Coupe model. Only the doors, bootlid, windows and front / rear lamps are carried over. However, a number of subtle performance enhancements combine to deliver an unmistakably sporting outline. A striking powerdome and two air intakes in the aluminium bonnet cover the new V8-engine and help engine cooling. Primarily, the design of the front of the car is created by the need for significant volumes of air for the induction system. As a result, three large air ducts in the front lower valance keep the engine breathing.

In profile, the new M3 Coupe features 18-inch double-spoke light-alloy wheels as standard, with a striking 19-inch wheel available as an option. Another BMW M trait, a side gill in the front wing, also includes the side direction indicator and the M3 logo. Such is the performance of the new car, even the exterior door mirrors enhance the aerodynamic characteristics of the car and provide a degree of downforce.

From the rear, an aerodynamically-efficient diffuser emphasises BMW M’s trademark twin double exhaust pipes protruding from beneath the valance. The bootlid also features a discreet lip spoiler.

The new BMW M3 Coupe goes on sale in September 2007 and prices will be announced nearer the launch date.
PRESS RELEASE: UK – 04/10/2007