Report: BMW 1-Series M beats M3 around Hockenheim... by a hair

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There are few things more satisfying for a younger sibling than besting their older kin. Be it a hard-fought round of Stratego or a bare-knuckle brawl, putting an elder brother or sister in their place can be more satisfying than winning the lottery. In this spirit, German magazine Sport Auto just finished pitting the new 2012 1-Series M Coupe up against BMW's venerable M3. The pair locked horns around Hockenheim in a battle for ultimate supremacy that saw the M3 do the deed in 1:14.2. The M Coupe, meanwhile, managed to lap the track a hair quicker at 1:14.1.

That gave the newcomer to the game the overall win and put it just one tenth of a second behind metal like the Porsche Cayman S on the famous track. Is this conclusive evidence that the 1-Series M Coupe is the better performance buy than the legendary M3? Not necessarily. After all, this is just one comparison with one magazine. Still, the fact that the baby BMW can get within striking distance of its predecessor with two fewer cylinders is a testament to the vehicle's prowess.

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À ce point la j'appel vraiment pas ca "battre" la M3 franchement...

Un dixième de seconde, ca rentre dans la marge d'erreur du temps de réaction à peser "stop" sur le chrono lol c'est ridicule...
 
Ask any racer, any real racer and he'll tell you. It don't matter whether you win by a dixième de seconde or a mile. Winning is winning.
 
Ask any racer, any real racer and he'll tell you. It don't matter whether you win by a dixième de seconde or a mile. Winning is winning.

Lol not really, you watch too much Fast and Furious...

THERE IS an error margin on the chrono...Normally you gotta be out of the error margin to define whos winning whos not...
 
Lol not really, you watch too much Fast and Furious...

THERE IS an error margin on the chrono...Normally you gotta be out of the error margin to define whos winning whos not...

he mad cuz he's stuck with a slow m3. LOLL
 
Not surprising considering the 1M has more torque, weighs 400 lbs less, and shares the same suspension components as the current M3. However, I think the 1M is easier to drive fast than the M3. In the hands of a true genius driver who knows the track, the M3 should come out on top.
 
Lol not really, you watch too much Fast and Furious...

THERE IS an error margin on the chrono...Normally you gotta be out of the error margin to define whos winning whos not...

You are aware that it's a computer and sensors that calculate lap time, right? It's not like Top Gear where some fat guy is counting down from 3 with a stop watch.
 
You are aware that it's a computer and sensors that calculate lap time, right? It's not like Top Gear where some fat guy is counting down from 3 with a stop watch.

I do...magnetic laptimers or gps laptimers etc etc...

But there's still a delay depending on the method that has been used...
 
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