This new G80 BMW M3 is among the many finest M3s ever made, even when it appears like an irradiated beaver. It’s a spectacularly good sports activities sedan and one of many causes it’s so good is its engine. The three.0-liter twin-turbocharged (S58) inline-six is a superb piece of engineering, placing out 503 horsepower and 479 lb-ft in its most potent spec (excluding the ultra-exclusive M4 CSL). Nevertheless, it’s able to way more, as you’ll be able to see on this new video from Misha Charoudin, who drives a 700 horsepower M3 on the Nürburgring.
The proprietor of this G80 M3 got here from the UK, with their right-hand drive M3, to permit Charoudin to get behind the wheel on Germany’s well-known Inexperienced Hell. And with its 700 horsepower and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque to solely the rear wheels, hell it should have been.
Having spent fairly a little bit of time within the G80 M3 Competitors, which is rear-drive solely, I can say {that a} 700 horsepower model terrifies me. The M3 isn’t precisely a handful, because it’s surprisingly grippy and its steering/chassis steadiness is so good that it’s at all times controllable, however its engine is greater than able to roasting its rear tires from the manufacturing facility. An extra 200 horsepower and practically 200 lb-ft extra torque seems like a recipe for dirty pants.
Regardless of that horrifying quantity of energy, the proprietor did little or no else to the automobile. So it has inventory suspension, inventory brakes, and even the usual consolation seats. Other than the monstrous energy, it’s a traditional G80 M3 Competitors, which isn’t precisely superb on essentially the most troublesome observe on this planet with a lot further energy. Making issues even worse, the tires fitted with the automobile have been Porsche-spec Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, so their compound was personalized for a unique automobile.
After driving it, Charoudin appeared impressed with its energy supply and he was correctly hooning it. The proprietor, driving shotgun, appeared like he was having enjoyable however was additionally legitimately scared at some factors and I can’t blame him. Regardless of the automobile being far overpowered, with its inventory suspension and brakes, it held up surprisingly nicely. Nevertheless, an E92 M3 with inventory energy however suspension mods, brake upgrades, and correct tires outpaced the G80 M3 for the complete lap, proving why energy isn’t the whole lot on observe. So in case you have a G80 M3 and need to get essentially the most efficiency out of it, go for suspension, brakes, and tires earlier than energy.
