$26K = 540hp

For reference, the Ruf Kompressor conversion for my old 997S was $22K or so for 440hp.

 

So the verdict is that the new M3 is slower than the 997S while the second is at the end of it's life-circle and waiting for the benefits of Direct Injection to make it even faster.

All the technology in the motor goes wasted with such a heavy outfit. THe car is no longer as beautiful as it was (which for many is quite a reason to buy and drive daily).

Kinda reminds me of a fat chick cutting her hair to lose half a pound with that CF roof on top of a 3600 pound body...

 

After seing some AWD dyno runs for the RS4 I really want to see how many of those 540 horses end up at the patch of my tires...

 

you forget for 15K, can supercharge a 997 or 997S and output goes to about 480-500 hp and theres no way that SC rs4 is keeping up with either as they both trap 123-125 and run mid 11s and could run faster on better ties and smaller wheels.

 

I bet an MTM RS4 can keep up no probs with a SC 997!

 

I was just pointing it out for reference since someone asked...

 

since this thread has turned into what-not, how about this question:

why not use VF Engineering SC on a base 911 and now for +$10k you have a car that will be almost impossible to touch. I mean a well equipped 911 is about $80k or so and with the SC now you are at $90k. An rs4 with the SC is about the same price - mid $90k's.

is Ruf that much better than VF?

 

back on topic,

Does anyone have a pic of the new M3 in white by chance???

 

The M3 in the sales brochure is white.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70985

 

haha...yea, i didnt mean that as a put down...just as another comparison.

 

with ruf you pay a lot for the name and prob R&D.

 

So sick!!!!! Thanks for sharing that w me man........but my only gripe is, for 70k and for a nice leather seated, navigation havin, BMW coupe, i want a darn sunroof!!! do you have to get that CF roof? While i think its badarse and everything, the car is STILL heavy with it...so whats the point? Might as well toss a frickin sunroof on there for me!

 

^You can get a sunroof, but then you get a steel roof instead of cf.

 

phew!....that is fine by me...ill just paint the roof gloss black to acheive the same look

 

RS4 with supercharger must be pure sex!! I don't care if it's not faster than SC 911. All I need is more seats to carry *****es.