While BMW toils to prepare it’s new 4.0 litre V8 engine for the new BMW M3, Hartge has injected some well needed horsepower into the new BMW E90 3-series. Feeling that the top of the line 3 litre in-line 6 and the upcoming 3 litre turbocharged in-line 6 is inadequate, they’ve somehow managed to take the Formula 1 inspired 5.0 litre V10 engine from the E60 BMW M5 and stuffed it into the E90’s engine bay, lock, stock, transmission and barrel. Not feeling satisfied with the 504 horses that it already has, it performed some extra tweaking to it. Hartge’s engineers managed to extract 550bhp, about 46 horses extra from the standard engine. Maximum torque remains at 520 Nm.
To take the new horses, the E90 has been modified with a stronger rear axle and it has been given and upgraded fully adjustable suspension system. The Hartge H50 V10 also comes with a special stainles steel exhaust system developed to improve the aural note of the high-revving V10 as well as give it a little more breathing ability.
The speed limit has been removed, giving the Hartge H50 V10 a new top speed of 330km/h. Wheels are 245/30/ZR20 at the front and 285/25/ZR20 at the rear, wrapped with high-speed specification Continental tyres.
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my goodness…talk about turning a plain jane into a hot mama!
this kind of mods is nice to read but not nice to own, hehe
330km/h top speed??? sure kena saman everyday!
245 at the front and 285 at the rear? Yea, it looks cool and is nice for the open road, but parking would be a miserable affair…
paper thin tyre….!?!?
very 'good' for driving in Malaysia :p
I think the wheels & tyre alone can buy a second hand kancil….
malaysia road very nice..thx to JKR..
wow the light very 'garang' like 'what' ur problem dude?'
Now Gallardo and F430 owners would really be humiliated when they are trash by one E90 monster which is still a four door sedan. Too bad it's they are only limited routes in malaysia with good condition road for owners too their car.
an M5 engine, the engineering marvel of BMW, stuffed into a normal looking BMW E90 chassis.. wouldn't you like to have lunch talking to the guy who thought of that? hahaha..
i think i wouldn't really like the new M3 because of the E90 chassis's look.. the E46 is still the best chassis to be converted to the M3..
there's a M3 CSL up for sale in motor trader.. hardcore car wei.. no air cond, no radio, carbon roof and bonnet, plastic boot, thinner glass to save weight.. and raw power from the engine.. too bad it's 500+k for a second hand one..
*sigh*
Tracks ma man….
felali is still a falalee…. i don't think this bm will stand a chance.. eventhough the spec shows a higher power and so.
:)
Woa!! That's a monster! 550hp on an E90 chassis? It sure fit to be a monster. Because the new 3-series is plain ugly to me. Not just the 3-series. All Beemers new line-up are ugly. I hate those ugly butt! Paul, what about the rear shot?
Who would wanna drive a 25-serie tyre on Malaysian road? Hazardous to your car's health and your own pocket's safety lorr..LOL! How much will this car cost on the road anyway?
By the way, Mac, I think JKR still can do a decent job building the roads. It's Road Care and their 3rd party contractor who's done a bad job maintaining it! I've drive on the country side a lot. There are some places you can still find a decent road built back in the late 70's and early 80's. And the surface are smoother than newly re-surfaced KL-Seremban PLUS highway.
But the world’s fastest four door coupe still belongs to BRABUS CLS V12 S.
730-hp / 537-kW 6.3-liter twelve-cylinder twin-turbo engine
0 – 100 km/h in 4.0 seconds,
0 – 200 km/h in 10.5 seconds,
0 – 300 km/h in 29.5 seconds
top speed of 350 km/h .
I must have one…
fantastic sound. tried it before.