S2K VS SLK 230 & 320 VS Z3 2.8 & 3.0 VS Mr2
10-22-2001, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by rage2
0-60 : 7.2sec
1/4 mile : 15.4sec
This is at 3700ft elevation, I dunno how to convert it back to sea level. The S2K is a faster car (I used to own one) only if driven properly. My SLK 320 still catches some S2K owners off guard, the ones that don't cruise at 6000rpm
0-60 : 7.2sec
1/4 mile : 15.4sec
This is at 3700ft elevation, I dunno how to convert it back to sea level. The S2K is a faster car (I used to own one) only if driven properly. My SLK 320 still catches some S2K owners off guard, the ones that don't cruise at 6000rpm
. They're all auto right? If that's the case then launching must be a piece of cake 
10-22-2001, 12:17 PM
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Apparently some have gotten the Z3 3.0 from 0-60 in the mid to high 5s. Best I have heard of is a 5.4x run. They are only a hair slower than the M roadster with the (old) 3.2/L240 HP engine. The alloy block saves about 70-80 pounds too.
From a review >>>Performance tests show that this new 3.0 is significantly quicker than the 2.8. In several runs from a standstill to 60 mph, the BMW averaged 5.69 seconds, with one run at 5.31 seconds backed up with a 5.45. That's a half a second quicker than the 2.8. Using only third gear, the 3.0 could run from 50-70 mph in just 3.34 seconds and up a steep grade only slowed it 3.0 to 4.59 seconds. Using second and third gear would have cut these times by at least two tenths of a second. The new 3.0 performance levels are near identical (it's only a couple of ticks behind) to the M version which uses a 3.2L engine of 240 hp.<<<
Oops..I guess they are now down to the 5.3s for a best 0-60. Also note the excellent 50-70 MPH 3rd gear time. That is faster than an s2k can do it, so be in the right gear and revs if you meet one.
Stan
From a review >>>Performance tests show that this new 3.0 is significantly quicker than the 2.8. In several runs from a standstill to 60 mph, the BMW averaged 5.69 seconds, with one run at 5.31 seconds backed up with a 5.45. That's a half a second quicker than the 2.8. Using only third gear, the 3.0 could run from 50-70 mph in just 3.34 seconds and up a steep grade only slowed it 3.0 to 4.59 seconds. Using second and third gear would have cut these times by at least two tenths of a second. The new 3.0 performance levels are near identical (it's only a couple of ticks behind) to the M version which uses a 3.2L engine of 240 hp.<<<
Oops..I guess they are now down to the 5.3s for a best 0-60. Also note the excellent 50-70 MPH 3rd gear time. That is faster than an s2k can do it, so be in the right gear and revs if you meet one.
Stan
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