pride355:

 

I believe this car can achieve 7:40 in the ring since E46 M3 CSL did it in 7:50 with 100 less hp . At that time, which was is 2003, M3 was on par with GT3 in terms of power but weighted 100 kg more BUT it was faster by 4 sec.

So one should not underestimate the capabilities of an M car, especially if it is tuned for track. We'll have the answer of this question soon but in the mean time, well done to BMW

 

The M3 CSL performed very well, but one has to consider the tires used (996.1 GT3 used regular street tires, not a Cup variant as the CSL). Apart from that, weight was pretty much the same. Still, the CSL was a gorgeous car. Smiley