jasonius

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Just wondered how these cars compare in real world performance..?

May initially sound a strange comparison and I know the headline power figures are quite different, but they're 3.2 - 3.5ltr with similar weight and RWD..

J..

Mr Leigh

I own a 350Z at the moment and have raced M3's and CarreraS, Neither are much quicker, I guess they pull 2-4 car lengths over 1 kilometer if you are coming off a second gear roundabout. I raced a 911 Turbo over the same distance!! Thought I'd left the handbrake on.

To put in in perspective, if you go on a road trip with friends who have these cars you will not notice any performance gap between them in the real world.


Having driven an M3 but not a Porsche, I still rather have either of them (Porsche with the aeropack). But for the money the 350Z is an awesome car.

Andy M3

I think the Porsche would be the tool to use out of that lot. I know you talk of real world, so here are some irrelivant figures = 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and 186 mph V-MAX. The 3.8 produces 355hp but has to carry 1500kg's.

When Top Gear tested it v's the M6 and AM V8 Vantage it was the quickest over 3 miles or something, boxing well over it's power to weight.