02-18-2023, 05:14 AM | #1 |
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BMW M240i v AMG A45 v RS3 v Golf R: TUNED DRAG RACE
![]() Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Not a totally fair comparison as all of the hatchbacks were running proper tunes, whilst the M240i was on a tuning box, so significantly down on power. Still held well all things considered. Was good fun on the day.
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That was some close racing 👍🏻👊🏻
Very proud of the M240i ! As far as power it brought a knife to a gun fight and still did very well .
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I just watched this and I don’t think the M240 was the right car to compete in this, even with a tune. But I think it held its own, about as good as expected…the M2 would have been much more appropriate in this race. I do consider the M240 as a direct competitor against the Golf R though. The A45 and RS3 are definitely in a higher segment.
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02-18-2023, 02:30 PM | #11 |
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M240i did well. I doubt the a45 and rs3 are running what they claim. Shouldn’t be so close. I think the comparison is appropriate as Carwow already did a stock car comparison and the m240 won its fair share of races. M2 would probably struggle in the drag race being rwd also
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02-18-2023, 03:21 PM | #12 | |
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Yeah I dunno about that. That car was pretty maxed out. Upgraded turbos and a real tune. They should have put an actually tuned M240 up. But I will say that the ease of tuning in the VAG world is great. |
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02-18-2023, 04:35 PM | #13 |
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I may be a little bias especially after a fresh steam clean and wax to wash a little of the winter away to dream of summer .
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02-18-2023, 07:37 PM | #14 |
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Power to weight ratio battle!
So stock M2 will not be quicker than this tuned M240?
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02-19-2023, 04:37 AM | #16 |
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The M240i did a 12 sec 1/4 mile, it does 12.2 stock all day long
Put up a good fight TBF against full fat variants with proper tunes! Why run a tuning box and and toast your warrenty for such little gain? Hopefully someone will crack our ECU’s soon! |
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Tbh I also saw ~12.0 - 12.1 timings in stock mode as well. I think this beast can even push 11.9s but in perfect track/tire/launch conditions combination.
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Can't agree with you there. A tune for a typical pedestrian GTI is $600-$1000 and most likely you can't implement it with an app on your phone. Where as bm3 and mhd can be as low as $300-$500 and you can tune it based on your mods with unlimited canned maps along the way.
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Thanks Brother I absolutely love everything about this 2er 👊🏻👍🏻 Had it for about 9 months and feel like I’m still on the honeymoon lol. Always taking the longest routes and hoping for red lights to stop at.
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