If the gears were long enough for it to get 145kph in 1st then it would be a dog off the line.
BMW claim 5.4 seconds 0-100kph... it would never get close to that if the ratios were long. It doesn't have huge torque (262nm) and it reaches peak torque at a lofty 4900rpm.
BS everywhere in this thread.... where's that tool that said M3's have the same piston speed as an F1 car?
