Even by today’s standards, the E30 BMW M3 (1986-1991) is a reasonably quick car. Throw on a turbo and some other upgrades and it becomes something entirely different. We found a great video of an E30 BMW M3 equipped with a turbo racing a Toyota Supra on a drag strip. The M3 runs the quarter mile in a jaw-dropping 9.46 seconds — that’s nearing Koenigsegg and Bugatti territory.
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02/20, 2:06 PM
posted by:
Bart
Does anyone have a direct link to this video so that it can be downloaded and saved?
02/20, 3:07 PM
posted by:
manny
huh… bmw beats toyota… i never saw that coming… still, thats pretty freakin fast…
02/20, 3:27 PM
posted by:
Jason
How come they sound like V8’s? (funny cars) Those are some fast cars, but the sound is all wrong?
02/20, 3:28 PM
posted by:
shane
did you notice it said the M3 was going 218 mph…??? Is that right?
02/20, 3:49 PM
posted by:
KissMyX
This one is much more funny, and yet its still car related.
http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1140272873/Owned_by_a_Tire_Rim
02/20, 4:40 PM
posted by:
the final verdict
thats gotta be an engine transplant
02/20, 5:04 PM
posted by:
nikivee
That is a bogus video IMO. First the unmistakeble sound of a V8, and ProMod V8?? Second 218MPH with a 9.46 1/4 mile time? Something doesn’t add up.
02/20, 5:08 PM
posted by:
nikivee
I just realized the soundtrack is from a Funny Car meet!!! BOGUS VIDEO!
02/20, 5:54 PM
posted by:
Al
Well wait a minute here. The top speed may have been 218mph and this is possible because that means 1/4mile with an average speed of 95mph which is within the realm of possibility. I think the acceleration numbers are reachable with Turbos and all the other extras( this could be a host of upgrades).
02/20, 8:02 PM
posted by:
shane
I researched a few quarter mile times…Considering mustangs run 8 second quarter miles @ 150/160 and mustangs are RWD, like this M3, I think this is fake…
02/20, 8:36 PM
posted by:
underdog racing
NO WAY SOUND WRONG ET AND MPH WRONG I HAVE BEEN 10.50 AT 128 MPH IF THE CAR WENT 9.46 IT SURE DIDNT RUN THAT MPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BULLSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02/20, 9:34 PM
posted by:
cole
did anyone take into consideration it could be in kph
02/20, 10:32 PM
posted by:
Kendall Richardson
Did anybody take out a stopwatch, the actual time when the sign lit up was 8.6seconds, in which the BMW wasn’t even cross the line yet when it lit up. BOOOGUUUSSSS!!!!!
02/20, 10:37 PM
posted by:
Kendall Richardson
and NO, cole, if it was measured in “kph” wouldn’t they instead call it the “400meter run” instead of a 1/4mile strip????
02/21, 12:12 AM
posted by:
nikivee
Anyone who believes that video… Well.. Is very gullible. doctored is the word for video.
02/21, 12:55 AM
posted by:
Wiener Dog Racer
Did anyone notice that the BMW hesitated about a second before starting to drag? This means he did the 1/4 mile in 8.x seconds and would suggest that 218 MPH is reasonable.
02/21, 6:42 AM
posted by:
nikivee
Dude the fastest promods will run around 6.4 seconds at 209mph. Should I post the videos. If you really believe that the BMW ran the 1/4 mile in 9 seconds and at 218mph, well frankly your an idiot.
Watch the video closely you can see it’s speeded up and the video is doctored. Not to mention the audio is not of that dragrace. End of story. It’s not real.
02/21, 9:34 AM
posted by:
Ayocee
Weiner Dog: No, actually, you can sit at the light as long as you want – the timer doesn’t start until you leave. The 9.46 SHOULD be a measure of the time it takes from when it leaves, to when the E.T. shows up on the lights – and when I timed that with a watch I got barely under 8 seconds. Even if you’re generous as Kendall was, it’s still way off. This video’s been doctored, and I’m saying that without even hearing the sound.
02/21, 12:34 PM
posted by:
tommy
you bunch of babies just admit it. toyota got its ass chewed off and spit back in its face.grow up bmw beating a toyota come on…thats nothing new….
02/21, 3:44 PM
posted by:
nikivee
Tommy, get a grip. It’s not about any car beating anything. The video is a fake.
1. Audio track is of top fuel dragsters.
2. BMW runs 9.4 seconds at 218MPH. Think about it a little?
3. Watch the video very closely, it is speeded up.
4. Fake video.
5. I don’t doubt that the BMW beat the Supra, I could care less. What I care about is the blatant bs of the video and people believe it. Gullible is the word I would use.
02/21, 3:45 PM
posted by:
cole
it must not be real b/c no supra and bmw even with 4 inch catless exhaust would have sound like that and plus you can hear ppl cheering even before the times light up, that just doesn’t happen, and it must be sped up b/c no bmw m3 can have that great of a launch…thats like a 1.2 60′ time right there…wayy tooo quick for a rwd not on slicks!!!
02/21, 10:55 PM
posted by:
Lynex
Its from a swedish drag strip. Bilsport is a Swedish tuner mag. So, obviously, the track is going by KPH not MPH.
03/09, 6:58 AM
posted by:
Angelo
you all must be dumb ass Americans