{"id":177681,"date":"2016-04-05T19:16:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T19:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=177681"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:36:41","slug":"1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/","title":{"rendered":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet"},"content":{"rendered":"

1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet<\/h1>\n

BMW M upgraded the engine in the M3 following the release of the ‘3.2’ at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. Many of the changes to the engine reflect the lessons learnt creating the V12 for the McLaren supercar which was essentially two S50 engines forming a V. The new engine, called S50 B32, was larger and featured the Double VANOS system. This system made both the intake and exhaust camshafts continuously variable. Small changes to the S50 included a second oil pump, larger inlet valves, graphite-coated conrods, lightweight pistons and a new BMW\/Siemens MSS50 engine management system.<\/span><\/p>\n

Attached to the new engine was a Getrag six-speed manual transmission. In 1997, BMW Europe added a Sequential M Gearbox (SMG) as a option which was quite a substantial technology for the period. The system used an electronic clutch and hydraulic cylinders to automatically engage each gear. Following a push or pull on the gear lever the SMG system could change gears in as little as 0.4 seconds.<\/p>\n

\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"1997\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"1997\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>
\r\n
\r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\"1997\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n <\/div><\/figure>\n

In Detail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
price $<\/td>\n$ 40,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nS50 B30 Inline-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nfront Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nNatural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valvetrain<\/td>\nDOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl w\/VANOS Variable Timing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\nSequential Electronic Fuel Injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n3201 cc \/ 195.3 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bore<\/td>\n86.4 mm \/ 3.4 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stroke<\/td>\n91 mm \/ 3.58 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
compression<\/td>\n11.3:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n236 kw \/ 316.5 bhp @ 7400 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n98.88 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n218.13 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torque<\/td>\n319.97 nm \/ 236 ft lbs @ 3600 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nUnit Steel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD w\/25% Limited-Slip Differential<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front tires<\/td>\n225\/45ZR17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear tires<\/td>\n245\/40ZR17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nInner Vented Discs w\/ABS, Two Piece Floating Rotors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\nInner Vented Discs w\/ABS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front wheels<\/td>\nF 43.2 x 19.0 cm \/ 17.0 x 7.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear wheels<\/td>\nR 43.2 x 21.6 cm \/ 17 x 8.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
steering<\/td>\nM-Tuned Steerin Rack w\/Variable Power Assist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nMacPherson Struts wSprings, Dampers Anti-Roll Bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nMulti-Link Z-Axle wSprings, Dampers Anti-Roll Bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n1451 kg \/ 3200 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2700 mm \/ 106.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1422 mm \/ 56 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear track<\/td>\n1445 mm \/ 56.9 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n4432 mm \/ 174.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n1709 mm \/ 67.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n1336 mm \/ 52.6 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\nGetrag 6-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gear ratios<\/td>\n4.23:1, 2.51:1, 1.67:1, 1.23:1, 1.00:1, 0.83:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
final drive<\/td>\n3.15:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
top speed<\/td>\n~250 kph \/ 155.3 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0 – 60 mph<\/td>\n~5.7 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0 – 100 mph<\/td>\n~13.1 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet BMW M upgraded the engine in the M3 following the release of the ‘3.2’ at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. Many of the changes to the engine reflect the lessons learnt creating the V12 for the McLaren supercar which was essentially two S50 engines forming a V. The new engine, called S50 B32, was larger and featured the Double VANOS system. This system made both the intake and exhaust camshafts continuously variable. Small changes to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2189,226,9348,17105],"tags":[2952,6235,228,1325,6881,1534,19753,6444,6878,19724,19701,13061,17106],"class_list":["post-177681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1990s","category-bmw","category-guides","category-model-guides-production-cars","tag-1990s","tag-1990s-cars","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-3-series","tag-bmw-m-cars","tag-bmw-m3","tag-bmw-model-guides-3-series","tag-bmw-model-in-depth","tag-bmw-m-car-in-depth","tag-bmw-model-guides-m3","tag-bmw-model-guides-production-cars","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-production-cars"],"yoast_head":"\n1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet BMW M upgraded the engine in the M3 following the release of the ‘3.2’ at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. Many of the changes to the engine reflect the lessons learnt creating the V12 for the McLaren supercar which was essentially two S50 engines forming a V. The new engine, called S50 B32, was larger and featured the Double VANOS system. This system made both the intake and exhaust camshafts continuously variable. Small changes to the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editorial Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editorial Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editorial Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e\"},\"headline\":\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":342,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"1990s All\",\"1990s Cars\",\"BMW\",\"BMW 3-Series\",\"BMW M Cars\",\"BMW M3\",\"BMW Model Guides (3-Series)\",\"BMW Model Guides (All)\",\"BMW Model Guides (M Cars)\",\"BMW Model Guides (M3)\",\"BMW Model Guides (Production Cars)\",\"Model Guides (All)\",\"Model Guides (Production Cars)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"1990s Cars\",\"BMW\",\"Model Guides (All)\",\"Model Guides (Production Cars)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/\",\"name\":\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supercars.net\",\"description\":\"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e\",\"name\":\"Editorial Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/196-293x293.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/196-293x293.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/01\\\/196-293x293.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Editorial Team\"},\"description\":\"Regular people by day, car obsessed nutcases by night. We are like kids in a candy store, except the candy is made of metal, goes vroom-vroom, and occasionally bankrupts us faster than a sugar rush at a candy store sale! We spend hours debating the merits of turbochargers versus superchargers, and our weekends are a never-ending quest for the perfect polish and wax combo. We can identify every make and model by the sound of a revving engine, and our idea of a romantic evening is a candlelit dinner with our cars in the garage.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Supercars.net\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/super.cars.fans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/supercars_net\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/supercars\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet","og_description":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet BMW M upgraded the engine in the M3 following the release of the ‘3.2’ at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. Many of the changes to the engine reflect the lessons learnt creating the V12 for the McLaren supercar which was essentially two S50 engines forming a V. The new engine, called S50 B32, was larger and featured the Double VANOS system. This system made both the intake and exhaust camshafts continuously variable. Small changes to the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/","og_site_name":"Supercars.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_published_time":"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editorial Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/supercars_net","twitter_site":"@supercars_net","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editorial Team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/"},"author":{"name":"Editorial Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e"},"headline":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet","datePublished":"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/"},"wordCount":342,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg","keywords":["1990s All","1990s Cars","BMW","BMW 3-Series","BMW M Cars","BMW M3","BMW Model Guides (3-Series)","BMW Model Guides (All)","BMW Model Guides (M Cars)","BMW Model Guides (M3)","BMW Model Guides (Production Cars)","Model Guides (All)","Model Guides (Production Cars)"],"articleSection":["1990s Cars","BMW","Model Guides (All)","Model Guides (Production Cars)"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/","name":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg","datePublished":"2016-04-05T19:16:06+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-28T15:36:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1997_BMW_M3Cabriolet3.jpg","width":1024,"height":768,"caption":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1997-bmw-m3-cabriolet\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"1997 BMW M3 Cabriolet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/","name":"Supercars.net","description":"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/08906293a84eafb03312b711c1507c7e","name":"Editorial Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/196-293x293.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/196-293x293.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/196-293x293.jpg","caption":"Editorial Team"},"description":"Regular people by day, car obsessed nutcases by night. We are like kids in a candy store, except the candy is made of metal, goes vroom-vroom, and occasionally bankrupts us faster than a sugar rush at a candy store sale! We spend hours debating the merits of turbochargers versus superchargers, and our weekends are a never-ending quest for the perfect polish and wax combo. We can identify every make and model by the sound of a revving engine, and our idea of a romantic evening is a candlelit dinner with our cars in the garage.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.supercars.net","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","https:\/\/instagram.com\/super.cars.fans","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/supercars_net"],"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/supercars\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}