I saw that one destroy you going up a hill.

Yeah that was bad. :bowrofl:

Speaking of Nismo, where the heck are the pictures of the 2013 models or whichever year has the new color rims?

Damn tC, have to be careful with those guys, never know what they have overnighted from Japan this week. :ugh2:

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They're almost as bad as the old ladies on their motor scooters waving their canes in anger at you when you drive by.

I know the M is faster but based in the numbers they only have about 60 more HP . How bad could they really beat us ?

Look if I wanted an M I would have bought one .n
My daily is a 2011 frontier and I live it but I missed driving a sporty car.
My nismo stays in my garage and I only take it out when I feel like driving aggressive or showing off a car that is pretty rare.

I pull up next to Ms all the time and I get more attention because everyone has an M ...

I'm happy with the Z

But if I had to choose between the two as a daily I'd choose the M .

I feel like I own a track car. Rides real stiff and corners real well and not for nuttin but this car gets sideways like no ones business...

And it weighs 3570 lbs:
E92 M3 put on a scale
vs 3300 or less:
http://www.the370z.com/nismo-370z/31...s-reality.html

Stock for stock they're faster on the straights and on a track, but they pull away gently rather than leaving the Z in the dust.

The M3 will blow away a Nismo especially if your M3 has the 7 speed M Double Clutch Transmission along with the Dynamic Damper Control. You are comparing apples to oranges here. The Nismo & 370Z need to stick with the regular 1 & 3 Series, but could possibly hang with the 335i & 335is.

Interesting thread guys! As a long time e46 M3 vert owner (and driver of many E46 M3 coupes and E9X M3s), I will tell you that you guys are respecting the roundel way to much. Remember the M3 coupe weighs 426 more lbs than the Nismo while only compensating with 64 more HP and 19 ft lbs of torque...all that for 20K more? The handling is not better, The interior is not better, I do like the BMW clutch better though .;)

And as far as regular 1 and 3 series go...unless the 335i is modded they aren't even worth a good launch at the red light grand prix.

And, throw on a Stillen supercharger for $7K + labor and you're an M eater.

I enjoyed my years modding my M and met a lot of good people, but as some of you were saying before, I met more tools. And the one type of car Bimmer owners love to f*** with more than any other make...other Bimmers. LOL.

Anyway, enjoying my time here so far.

And in case anyone cares here is the display I made from my feature in Performance BMW.

Cheers!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2...DSC_0013-2.jpg

Well here`s a quick fix for a m3 just do as i did traded my nismo for a vette and those kids in stangs camaros or bmw wont even bother you on the streets any more///

True..... We will pass you up on the highway in our Nismo (370Z) while you are on the side on the road broke down.....j/k.

Because they don't want to bother gramps on his way to Saturday evening Bingo ;) :p

We won't breakdown in our Z, but when we stop to top it off with another two quarts of oil, our steering lock will seize up.