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Specifications BMW M3 Coupé.
| Body | | M3 Coupé |
| No of doors/seats |
| 2/4 |
| Length/width/height (unladen) | mm | 4,615/1,817/1,418 |
| Wheelbase | mm | 2,761 |
| Track, front/rear | mm | 1,538/1,539 |
| Turning circle | m | 11.7 |
| Fuel tank | approx ltr | 63 |
| Cooling system incl heater | ltr | 11.4 |
| Engine oil | ltr | 8.8 |
| Transmission fluid | ltr | 2.1 |
| Final drive fluid | ltr | 1.2 |
| Weight, unladen, to EU1 | kg | 1,655 |
| Max load to DIN | kg | 500 |
| Max permissible weight to DIN | kg | 2,080 |
| Max axle load, front/rear | kg | 1,020/1,120 |
| Max trailer load2 | | – |
| braked (12%)/unbraked | kg | – |
| Max roofload/trailer download | kg | 75/– |
| Luggage compartment to DIN | ltr | 400 |
| Air drag | Cd x A | 0.684 |
| Engine | | |
| Config/No of cyls/valves |
| V/8/4 |
| Engine management |
| MS S60 |
| Capacity | cc | 3,999 |
| Bore/stroke | mm | 92.0/75.2 |
| Compression ratio | : 1 | 12.0 : 1 |
| Fuel grade | RON | 98 (95) |
| Max output | kW/hp | 309/420 |
| at | rpm | 8,300 |
| Max torque | Nm/lb-ft | 400/295 |
| at | rpm | 3,900 |
| Electrical System | | |
| Battery/installation | Ah/– | 70/luggage compartment |
| Alternator | A/W | 180/2,520 |
| Chassis and Suspension | | |
| Suspension, front |
| Aluminium two-joint spring strut axle with tiebar; |
| | | small, positive compensation of transverse forces; reduction of brake dive |
| Suspension, rear | | Five-arm axle with anti-squat and anti-dive |
| Brakes, front |
| Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes |
| Diameter | mm | 360 x 30, vented and cross-drilled |
| Brakes, rear |
| Single-piston swing-calliper compound disc brakes |
| Diameter | mm | 350 x 24, vented and cross-drilled |
| Driving stability systems |
| ABS, ASC, CBC, DSC; variable M differential lock |
| Steering |
| Rack-and-pinion steering with hydraulic assistance and Servotronic |
| Steering ratio, overall | : 1 | 12.5 |
| Type of transmission | | SG 6 |
| Gear ratios I
| : 1 | 4.055 |
| II | : 1 | 2.369 |
| III | : 1 | 1.582 |
| IV | : 1 | 1.192 |
| V | : 1 | 1.000 |
| VI | : 1 | 0.872 |
| VII | : 1 | – |
| R | : 1 | 3.678 |
| Final drive ratio | : 1 | 3.846 |
| Tyres, front/rear |
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| Rims, front/rear |
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| Performance | | |
| Power-to-weight ratio to DIN | kg/kW | |
| Output per litre | kW/hp | |
| Acceleration 0–100 km/h | sec | |
| standing-start km | sec | |
| In 4th gear 80–120 km/h | sec | |
| Top speed | km/h | |
| Fuel Consumption in EU Cycle | | |
| Urban | ltr/100 km | |
| Extra-urban | ltr/100 km | |
| Composite | ltr/100 km | |
| CO2 | g/km | |
| Miscellaneous | | |
| Emission standard | | |
Weight of car in road trim (DIN) plus 75 kg for driver and luggage.
2May be increased under certain conditions.
3Electronically limited.
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