2004 Porsche 911 997 Carrera S
Weight: 1407 kilo
Engine: 6-Cylinder Boxer
Engine Location: Rear , longitudinally mounted
Displacement: 3.800 liter
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: Fuel injection
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox: 6 speed Manual
Drive: Rear wheel drive
Power: 355 bhp / 265 KW
Torque: 400 Nm / 295 ft lbs
BHP/Liter: 93 bhp / liter
Top Speed: 293 km/h / 182 mph
0-60 mph Acceleration: 4.7 s
Price: €85.176+
2003 BMW E46 M3 CSL
Weight: 1385 kilo
Engine: Straight 6
Engine Location: Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement: 3.246 liter
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: MSS 54HP Fuel injection
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox: 6 speed Sequential
Drive: Rear wheel drive
Power: 360 bhp / 269 KW @ 7900 rpm
Torque: 370 Nm / 273 ft lbs @ 4900 rpm
BHP/Liter: 111 bhp / liter
Top Speed: 250 km/h / 155 mph (limited)
0-60 mph Acceleration: 4.8 s
Price: €84.300+
Two completely different engine concepts with almost identical results at the end. IMO a very close competition...