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    G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!

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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    What? Who thought it was a good idea to put a life preserver vest inside that engine compartment? Where do these people come from? And who pays money to do something like that to a finely engineered automobile? My eyes hurt.


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    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    Mr. Hardigree: where does the "loaded" M3 compare to this? afaik that is street legal and pretty damn fast.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    That hood screams to never, ever be opened.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    0.3 bar? Why even bother?


    This thing ain't supercharged, it's Bruce Banner-charged.

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    Image of Gearhead's Garage Gearhead's Garage
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    Press release reads like it was written by Nigerian scammers.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/02/09

    @Gearhead's Garage: No, the grammar was too good.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    You know, sometimes, it really not about engine power figures. It's about the near flawless execution and integration of the car as being more than the sum of its parts, which is something that the M3 excels at in stock form.

    Why mess with a good thing?
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    06/02/09

    @pauljones: Because who wouldn't want a shiny orange plastic engine cover under the hood?


    It really boils down to a game of "my overpriced German sportscar is better than your overpriced German sportscar."

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    To dragons, they're all orange on the inside.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    I am waiting for the yellow P-Power BMW.
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    Image of Ash78, tryptophanatic Ash78, tryptophanatic
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    The black roof trend continues. "Hey, everyone, let's paint the most precarious part of the car a really dark, glossy color! It'll keep the interior nice and extra-toasty PLUS show all the sap, birdshit, and water spots that fall onto the car. I'm sure it'll sell like mad!"
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    Image of Rock517 Rock517
    06/02/09

    @Ash78: Ash, dude, it's carbon fiber. CF is cool looking plus it (albeit very minimally) lowers the car's center of gravity versus the standard steel roof...
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    Image of Ash78, tryptophanatic Ash78, tryptophanatic
    06/02/09

    @Rock517: So all these housewives puttering around town in their Acura TL and Mercedes CLK models have carbon fiber roofs?


    I'm not completely doubting it here, but I am doubting it on mass-market models I see every day. Off to do some reading...

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    Image of Ash78, tryptophanatic Ash78, tryptophanatic
    06/02/09

    @Ash78: First three pages of Google results for "black roof car" are all about vinyl wraps and paint.


    Not a single mention of CF roofing. I still think it's a cosmetic fad.

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/02/09

    @Ash78: They can never go back.
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    06/02/09

    @Ash78: i envy that "black roof".
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    G Power found the G-Spot of tuning prowess.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    Ggggggggggggg G-Power.


    Why did they use carbon fiber for the interior?


    I thought the Jalopnik commentariat decided that unicorn skins and eagle beaks were the materials of choice.


    That being said- I'd prefer a turbo over a supercharger.

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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    06/02/09

    In reply to G-POWER BMW M3: 500 HP, 200 MPH, Orange!
    Speaking of weird tuner BMWs. I saw a new 5 series with body cladding to make it look like an M5. It was all white except the door handles were all blue. It had a license plate that read "BEMYWIF".
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    Image of domino domino
    06/02/09

    Mr. Hardigree: where does the "loaded" M3 compare to this? afaik that is street legal and pretty damn fast.@Maxichamp: M5 body kit with blue handles *and* the guy wants to get married? that's horrifying!
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    Image of domino domino
    06/02/09

    @domino: damn. gawker 3 minute page loads get me again.
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    Image of domino domino
    04/30/09

    In reply to G-Power Hurricane CS Claims World's Fastest BMW Coupe, 228 MPH Top Speed
    not fast enough to outrun the ugly.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    04/30/09

    In reply to G-Power Hurricane CS Claims World's Fastest BMW Coupe, 228 MPH Top Speed
    Like:

    - The color.

    - The rear wing: It helps hiding the original shape of the trunk.

    Don't like:

    - The price. I'd rather have a Ferrari 599.

    - The giant wheels with no body clearance.

    - The very concept of tuning what is already a carefully engineered vehicle.

    - The"vaporwareness" of it: no video means it did not happen...
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