AndyW
Well-known member
Well, kind of
Having had my i3 for a week now, I can see it's a nippy thing that takes off from a standstill really well. But I still wasn't sure whether this famous video http://youtu.be/PO5z32L32aY at Brands Hatch was completely right, so I've been waiting for decent weather to get my M3 out of the garage & try it for myself! I was only using the Dynolicious app on my phone, so it's hardly scientific, but I'm afraid I have to report that even without really trying, the M3 whipped the i3's you-know-what. Here are the results:
i3:
M3:
This was without using launch control or anything, just putting my foot down and changing (with paddles) as the red lights came on. Oh well, it was nice to think you could have an M3 off the lights in an i3 (I guess you can up to 10mph) but on this evidence at least, it ain't gonna happen.
Here are the protagonists:
ETA: all done on a private racetrack, of course...
Having had my i3 for a week now, I can see it's a nippy thing that takes off from a standstill really well. But I still wasn't sure whether this famous video http://youtu.be/PO5z32L32aY at Brands Hatch was completely right, so I've been waiting for decent weather to get my M3 out of the garage & try it for myself! I was only using the Dynolicious app on my phone, so it's hardly scientific, but I'm afraid I have to report that even without really trying, the M3 whipped the i3's you-know-what. Here are the results:
i3:
M3:
This was without using launch control or anything, just putting my foot down and changing (with paddles) as the red lights came on. Oh well, it was nice to think you could have an M3 off the lights in an i3 (I guess you can up to 10mph) but on this evidence at least, it ain't gonna happen.
Here are the protagonists:
ETA: all done on a private racetrack, of course...