Porsche 997 Carrera S vs. BMW E46 M3 CSL

[B]2004 Porsche 911 997 Carrera S[/B]

Weight: 1407 kilo
Engine: 6-Cylinder Boxer
Engine Location: Rear , longitudinally mounted
Displacement: 3.800 liter
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: Fuel injection
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox: 6 speed Manual
Drive: Rear wheel drive
Power: 355 bhp / 265 KW
Torque: 400 Nm / 295 ft lbs
BHP/Liter: 93 bhp / liter
Top Speed: 293 km/h / 182 mph
0-60 mph Acceleration: 4.7 s
Price: €85.176+


[B]2003 BMW E46 M3 CSL[/B]

Weight: 1385 kilo
Engine: Straight 6
Engine Location: Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement: 3.246 liter
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: MSS 54HP Fuel injection
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox: 6 speed Sequential
Drive: Rear wheel drive
Power: 360 bhp / 269 KW @ 7900 rpm
Torque: 370 Nm / 273 ft lbs @ 4900 rpm
BHP/Liter: 111 bhp / liter
Top Speed: 250 km/h / 155 mph (limited)
0-60 mph Acceleration: 4.8 s
Price: €84.300+

Two completely different engine concepts with almost identical results at the end. IMO a very close competition...

i guess with such close stats, it all comes down to the styling. I'll take the bimmer.

the stats on paper might been pretty close, but they are 2 very different car!
The prosche is a GT and the beemer is more like a road-racer...

i'd take the porsche!

@jones.dk

I think i have to disagree. The Porsche is not a Grand Tourer to me.
IMO they are both what you call "road-racers"...

When you factor in that the standard M3 is only slightly slower than the CSL, and realise that the CSL costs 47% more than a standard M3 the context shifts slightly.

Only something like a Pagani Zonda or Maybach would be a worse investment than the CSL (Pagani looses £1000 ($1860) of its value every week).

At the moment, you'd probably be able to sell a 997 on for a profit, and then I'd buy something more interesting.

ill have the porsche anyday, anytime and anywhere. dont wake me up im still sleeping.

[QUOTE=Sweeney921]i guess with such close stats, it all comes down to the styling. I'll take the bimmer.[/QUOTE]

I agree, I'd get the Bimmer for the same reasons. The Porsche is just another 911 to me.

Porsche always

The Porsche. A 911 2.7 RS would pleasure me more though. Oh, and the original M3 was fantastic, better than this CSL.

Porsche. I can't stand that yuppie BMW image, as good as the car may be. Plus like someone said, I could probably sell the Porsche for more and get what I REALLY want. A Cadillac. Plus have money left over for gas and restoration.

I chose the beemer, just because I love that engine.

Bear in mind the 997 GT3 and GT2 haven't come out yet, and they would be the most similar in spirit to the CSL...

I would take the Carrera S and then sell it and buy a C6 ZO6 when it comes out and I'd have money left over.

Der neu neun elf, jeden tag

Oh, it's on now. German time.

Der neue Elfer, benutzt er eine neuer boxer-Motor, oder is der 3,8-liter eben eine Variant der 3,4/3,6l reihe?

Die Geschwindigkeit, mit der die 997 das CSL, wird nur durch, wie schnell die 997 das 'measly CSL' im Schmutz begraben


*Basically, I prefer the 997 is what I'm trying to say. I don't know a word of German, I used a translator. I know those translators suck so what does this really say? :)