在2008年Top Gear测试中,M3在燃油效率方面击败了普里乌斯. M3 beat Prius in fuel efficiency during a 2008 Top Gear test.

在2008年的一次实验中,Top Gear的杰里米·克拉克森声称高性能宝马M3在赛道测试期间比丰田普利乌斯更省油. In a 2008 experiment, Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson claimed a high-performance BMW M3 was more fuel-efficient than a Toyota Prius during a racetrack test. 克拉克森发现M3的V8发动机耗油量更低. Driving the Prius at full throttle, Clarkson found the M3, with its V8 engine, consumed less fuel. 专家批评测试条件不切实际,强调混合动力车在正常驾驶情况下的效率更高. However, experts criticized the test for unrealistic conditions, emphasizing that hybrid vehicles are generally more efficient under typical driving.