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Originally Posted by ndukyh
If this were true then why did BMW allow the F80 M3 to be faster than the F10 M5?
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This was for the M5 back in 2012.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/bmw/m...3-bmw-m5-test/
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...60 mph in 3.7 seconds and gets through the quarter in 11.9 seconds at 120.3 mph."
This was for the F80 M3 back in 2015.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/bmw/m...ive-road-trip/
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...we recorded 0-60 mph acceleration of 3.8 seconds (0.4 sec faster than our 2008 long-term M3) and a quarter-mile run in 12.1 seconds at 117.8 mph (0.6 sec and 7.2 mph faster)."
Can you find a test where the M3 breaks 3.7s? Maybe, but I haven't seen one. Can you find an F10 M5 slower? Sure. The point I was trying to make is that BMW tends to stick to performance hierarchy relative to price point.
Imagine the tears that would flow if BMW unleashed holy hell on the M2 and made it much faster than an M4. Would it take much? Maybe to 400HP. Imagine 455HP? Never going to happen is my point. Just like they will not let an X3M outperform an X5M.