| Years of Production | 1997 - 2001 |
| Elue sportive de l'année 1997 par le magazine échappement | |
| Engine type | 6 inline |
| Materials | Light-alloy / Cast iron |
| Valves per cyl | 4 |
| Distribution | DOHC (timing chain) Variable Phase Timing |
| Fuel injection / Ignition system | BMW MSS 50 electronic direct fuel injection |
| Aspiration | Natural |
| Displacement (cm3) | 3201 |
| Bore x Stroke (mm) | 86.4 x 91 |
| Compression ratio | 11.3 |
| Redline (rpm) | 7600 |
| Horsepower (hp rpm) | 321 hp @ 7400 |
| Specific output | 100 |
| Peak torque (mkg rpm) | 35.7 @ 3250 |
| Torque by Liter (mkg) | 11.2 |
| Cx | 0.41 | |
| GearBox | Manual | |
| Speed | 5 | |
| Transmission | Rear-wheel drive | |
| Steering | Power assisted rack & pinion steering | |
| Brakes | Front brakes | Rear brakes |
| - Brake type | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs |
| - Brake size (mm) | 315 | 312 |
| Antiblocage | Boch en série | |
| Weight (kg) | 1350 | |
| Weight power ratio | 4.2 | |
| Length - Width - Height (mm) | 4025-1740-1266 | |
| Wheelbase | 2459 | |
| Track | Front track | Rear track |
| 1422 | 1492 | |
| Rims | 7"5 x 17 / 9 x 17 | |
| Tires | 225/45 ZR 17 | 245/40 ZR 17 |
| top speed | 250 | km/h |
| 0 - 100 km/h | 5"5 | |
| 0 - 200 km/h | 19"9 | |
| 0 - 400 meters | 13"6 | |
| 0 - 1000 meters | 24"5 |
| From 50 km/h in 4th: 400 m | 14"2 | |
| From 50 km/h in 4th: 1000 m | 25"9 | |
| 100 - 140 km/h in 4th | 5"7 | |
| 100 - 140 km/h in 5th | 7"6 |
| 160 - 0 km/h | 100 | 4.4 |
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