how come the BMW m3 horsepower is lower than the M5 but I heard the M3 is faster. is this true?

2 Responses to “how come the BMW m3 horsepower is lower than the M5 but I heard the M3 is faster. is this true?”

  1. inktownlegend on June 19th, 2010 6:53 pm

    horsepower to weight ratio maybe

  2. A-Train on June 19th, 2010 6:53 pm

    There have been many different versions of either car, however if you are talking about the most recent versions of the M3 and the M5, the reason the M3 is faster is because the vehicle is considerably lighter.

    The M5 may be a V10 with 500hp, but its also lugging 1000 more pounds.