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Nash
06-01-2003, 02:05 AM
M3 GTR
Price: $470,000 USD
Engine Type: V8
Horsepower: 444
0-60mph: 3.3 seconds
1/4: 11.3 @ 125.3mph
Top speed: 165mph

Corvetee C5-R
Price: $ 420,000 USD
Engine Type: V8
Horsepower: 610
0-60mph: 3.5 seconds
1/4: 10.3 @ 136mph
Top Speed: 157mph

Kudosdude
06-02-2003, 02:09 AM
Er where I you getting your hp figures from Nash? They seem somewhat high to me . . . but I'll take the C5 anyway.

Nash
06-02-2003, 10:29 AM
Road and Track mag.

Kudosdude
06-03-2003, 01:35 AM
Cool -> Don't forget that these things run restrictors so . . .
imagine the figures without them :D

CCC magazine did an indepth analysis on the C5 - R and Evo did a stop check on the M3. No doubt every magazine will show a different figure ;) Top speed is somewhat academic because it changes depending on gearing and aerodynamic configuration.

motormaniac
06-03-2003, 02:08 AM
M3 GTR anytime!

kinan.f
06-03-2003, 06:25 AM
The Corvette will be my choice...

Rob
06-03-2003, 08:42 AM
I would choose the M3 GTR, but I thought they stopped racing it, because of the restrictions the FIA gave them.

Kudosdude
06-04-2003, 01:09 AM
Not sure Rob; but more info on the C5 (2003)

427ci 90degree V8 with 8 throttle bodies and individual runners (yum)
Valve angle = 11 degrees
610hp@6200
570 lbs-ft @5600
(both figures on 100 octane)
bore 4.120" with 4.00" stroke

Obviously its still a food 'ol pushrodeer with 2 valves per cylinder & chain drive, but racing means its at least got a dry sump.

(Seems you were right on the HP Nash. (hangs head in shame))

Nash
06-05-2003, 11:26 AM
Originally posted by Rob
I would choose the M3 GTR, but I thought they stopped racing it, because of the restrictions the FIA gave them.

They stopped racing them because Porsche complained to FIA that the GTR was too fast.

guyt_x
06-05-2003, 03:20 PM
ok please loo kat the figures carefully

M3 GTR Corvetee C5-R

Horsepower: 444 Horsepower: 610
0-60mph: 3.3 seconds 0-60mph: 3.5 seconds
Top speed: 165mph Top Speed: 157mph

now people any one notice the horse power diference hmmm???

the crappy corvette generates almost 200 more bhp

and the bm still makes the corvette its bitch

now how dumb do americans have to be after that theyshould just stop trying.

shame american = bigger is better
no american thats not how it works

BETTER IS BETTER!!!!!

and anything not american is smaller, better looking, faster and handles better

shame

Nash
06-05-2003, 04:00 PM
I don't know what you're talking about, because after 100mph, the C5-R out performs the GTR.

Note: Quarter miles times and trap speeds.

Nash
06-05-2003, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by Nash
I don't know what you're talking about, because after 100mph, the C5-R out performs the GTR.
Note: Quarter miles times and trap speeds.

Except for top speeds.

Kudosdude
06-09-2003, 12:42 AM
Unless they are racing in the same series under the same rules, I'm afraid they shouldn't really be compared.

Nash
06-09-2003, 01:04 AM
Originally posted by Kudosdude
Unless they are racing in the same series under the same rules, I'm afraid they shouldn't really be compared.

I don't agree with that. Do you want me to report you to a moderator?

guyt_x
06-09-2003, 02:05 AM
nash what are you going to report hmmm

motormaniac
06-16-2003, 07:39 AM
Originally posted by guyt_x
ok please loo kat the figures carefully

M3 GTR Corvetee C5-R

Horsepower: 444 Horsepower: 610
0-60mph: 3.3 seconds 0-60mph: 3.5 seconds
Top speed: 165mph Top Speed: 157mph

now people any one notice the horse power diference hmmm???

the crappy corvette generates almost 200 more bhp

and the bm still makes the corvette its bitch

now how dumb do americans have to be after that theyshould just stop trying.

shame american = bigger is better
no american thats not how it works

BETTER IS BETTER!!!!!

and anything not american is smaller, better looking, faster and handles better

shame

exactly

american cars with big engines

they r gonna be the main cause of oil depletion

BPx
06-20-2003, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by guyt_x
ok please loo kat the figures carefully

M3 GTR Corvetee C5-R

Horsepower: 444 Horsepower: 610
0-60mph: 3.3 seconds 0-60mph: 3.5 seconds
Top speed: 165mph Top Speed: 157mph

now people any one notice the horse power diference hmmm???

the crappy corvette generates almost 200 more bhp

and the bm still makes the corvette its bitch

now how dumb do americans have to be after that theyshould just stop trying.

shame american = bigger is better
no american thats not how it works

BETTER IS BETTER!!!!!

and anything not american is smaller, better looking, faster and handles better

shame

You're having problems posting something intelligent, eh?
Why is it then that the M3 GTR does not compete in the GTS class at Le Mans? If it's so much better than the C5-R, don't you think they'd want to prove it? Right now BMW is only in the GT class, which is below the GTS in which the C5-R competes in.
Also, top speed and acceleration figures usually change from track to track. Unlike a production car, race cars undergo changes to make them more suitable for each track.

Homem de Gelo
06-20-2003, 11:23 PM
I'd rather have/drive/race and M3 GT4.

Nash, do you have specs for the CLKs Mercedes races in DTM?

guyt_x
06-23-2003, 12:04 AM
I was comparing engine size to output

deadly-phoenix
04-27-2006, 12:27 PM
corvettes better.
nothin rivals it
:D