Apart from the obvious extra doors, is there anything else?
Thanks for any info...

Power!!!! The Evo is a 3.2 biggest engine in 4 door is the 2.8

WHAT?? afaik engines were the same, original e36 m3 was 3ltr then this was increased for the evo to 3.2ltr. Never heard of a 2.8 m3.

David

Im on abt the biggest engine in a 4 door, they didnt do a 4 door m3

they did.

They were just Motorsport editions were they not?!

magic...

http://www.geocities.com/~bmwfanatic/M3evosaloon.jpg

M3 Saloon?

must be a ringer obviously :D

[Edited by DavidHill - 9/19/2003 9:49:22 PM]

I know they released a 4 door M3 EVO as I've been looking at them on Autotrader for the last month or so...
The real question is whether they differ in any way to the coupe in terms of handling, steering, weight, performance, gearing etc (to be a bit more precise).

...and to be even more helpful, the only difference I think there may have been was in terms of suspension stiffness with the 4 door being slightly softer. Is this true?

i think the 2 doors have aluminum doors? or is it all M3's
read that some where.
Si

Yep Engines were 3.0 then 3.2.............

Yes there were M3 Saloons... (old company I was at had 3 as company cars, now I seem to remember they didn't get as much attention as the coupes, nice street sleeper :) )

All on here http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/bmw_e36.html


J :)

I own a 4 door M3 evo, 3.2.......just as fast as the 2 door ...but with 4 doors.....!

Reading this thread it appears that several of the posters dont know much if anything about M3s........!

The 4 door is more stiffly sprung and is just as good in terms of handling....

I've driven a 4 door M3 (P reg)

:cool:

here u go

http://www.bm3w.co.uk/

http://www.e36coupe.com/

http://www.eurocarparts.com/forum/

http://www.bmwland.co.uk/


was going to buy a 4 door m3 evo but bought an mitsi evo 5 instead.
4 door is softer sprung for comfort.

double vanos is very expensive when it goes wrong on the 3.2 evo over a grand.

So, 'turboman786' say 'The 4 door is more stiffly sprung and is just as good in terms of handling....' and 'working on it' says '4 door is softer sprung for comfort.'
Come on guys, who is talking rhubarb?

[Edited by scoobysnacks - 9/20/2003 8:21:53 PM]

i like rhubarb with custard.

I thought they were more or less the same.

The 4 door is much rarer, slightly longer (obviously) and that's about it.

i think the 4 door e36 m3 had less sporty seats than its coupe counterpart..........but i may be wrong...or was it the m3 convertible..........:)

With regards to their length fatherpierre, I've just found this on one Internet site:
'The two cars have identical length, wheelbase, track, front/rear weight distribution (which by the way is a perfect 50/50) and curb weights'... The plot thickens.
http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/3.html

[Edited by scoobysnacks - 9/21/2003 10:43:22 AM]

4 door was reputed to have softer suspension as standard, seem one on track & it did seem correct as it was a fair bit more wallowy than a 2 door (yes it was a real M rather thn a badged up 318 etc as I saw it bonnet up) :)

deffo softer, i did heaps of research on them both when i was lookn for 1.

Just a boring fact, but... Did you know that there isn't one single pannel the same on the coupe to the 4 door...

Strange, s-snacks.

I'd have thought the 4 door would be a few cms longer.

Well aren't BMW clever - that'll keep their costs down ;)

tiggers.

what not even bonnet and front wings.

Si

Apparently not mate...

The diff is that one is slow and the other is slower than that... mmm slower than a scooby!!! Wow.. hold that fire! LOL

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Actually, the M3 EVO has about the same performance as standard Supra twin turbo, or STI Impreza once on the move... without needing any turbos! Those clever Germans.

[Edited by scoobysnacks - 9/25/2003 1:29:28 AM]