BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

[satinGHOST|r!der]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Tuesday November 20, 2007 4:00 PM CST[/FONT] - By: Michael Kwan

[FONT=arial,verdana,helvetica]The Nurburgring in Germany is a proving ground for all sorts of supercars and the 'ring now has a king. Beating the Pagani Zonda F by a full five seconds, a lightly modified BMW M3 CSL managed to complete a lap in a mere 7 minutes and 22.8 seconds.

Typically, the fastest cars on this track have been the ones that weigh the least and have the most horsepower. Ironically (or surprisingly), the BMW M3 CSL actually weighs 400 pounds more than the Pagani Zonda F. What's more it has 70 fewer horsepower too, so the time must have been made in the corners rather than in the straights. The supercharged BMW M3 CSL puts out 532.7 rwhp and weighs 3,139 pounds with 30L of fuel.

And you just might be able to buy this Nurburgring king for a couple of pennies. The BMW M3 CSL that you can watch in the video below is actually for sale and it's an auction where the winner is the person with the lowest unique bid.

YouTube - Loaded bmw official Timeattack

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[centurion]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

so how the heck can a CSL with supercharger beat the zonda, with lower power, higher weight, and definitely a worse power-weight ratio? Pro driver? It's a good car, but this... anyway, let's wait for this to be updated: Nurburgring Track Times - Supercars.net

Edit: it's there already: 7:22.9 - 169.069 km/h -- Loaded BMW M3 CSL (tuned to GTR specs) ~600 PS, Richard Göransson (nov,5 07) PistonHeads Headlines
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVeZ2F_vlZM#GU5U2spHI_4

 

[Ahbengdriver]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

532 rwhp + M differential?:woowooo: .

Ok where can I buy this supercharger and put inside a 335?

 

[satinGHOST|r!der]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

532 rwhp + M differential?:woowooo: .

Ok where can I buy this supercharger and put inside a 335?

ABD,

i think u better cancel ur 335.

 

[centurion]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

532rwhp should be about 700+ HP right? No? This is far outpower the zonda leh...

 

[Physicist]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

Negative... Drivetrain loss is typically 10-20% for RWD... maybe even less!

 

[axl]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

Wow.. that's really impressive!

 

[pg7170]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

all i can say while watching the whole video thru-out is... AWEsome!!!

can really sense the power n control of this car on the track....

great car... great driving... great video

 

[TripleM]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

Centurion
Sure can beat la

....dont forget

the wheels are 10*18 front and 11*18 rear with 265 / 295 MPSC tires
Look at the cambers too

Zonda probably runs on street tires tho v fat at the back , measuring 335 I would think

 

[centurion]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

damn... race tyres. You're so sharp, 3M!!! As you say, SURE beat lah!

 

[TripleM]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

And it was driven by Swedish Race Driver

 

[centurion]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

yes, that I realised. con job sales.

 

[axl]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

So he must be listening to Abba's "Winner Takes It All"... hence the fast timing??

 

[TripleM]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

The car will be for sale based on auction so guys, place ur bids

 

[TripleM]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

So he must be listening to Abba's "Winner Takes It All"... hence the fast timing??

He was listening to the Seoul olympic song : To be Number One

 

[Puny]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

The car will be for sale based on auction so guys, place ur bids

Jack, that CSL with the CF hood kinda reminds me of ur previous car..

 

[TripleM]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

eh, pls dont remind me, it's saddening to remember hor..

 

[saifywaify]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

i think the cayman s can beat a veyron around the ring..

 

[centurion]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

i think the cayman s can beat a veyron around the ring..

I'm glad that I'm the reason you wake up every day

 

[saifywaify]

Re: BMW M3 CSL Dethrones Zonda F as Nurburgring King

thank you for being that reason