New M3 Saloon to be launched first

Jerez

Well-known member
Had a glance at a car magazine and snapped the following

Newly developed 3.0 twin turbo
444 bhp to be a tuners haven
500 bhp GTS version
M3 grille badge- that's a first since the e30
Saloon to be previewed at Geneva in Autumn with sales in Summer 2014

Need to book my test drive with Salesman- lol








 

Twinz

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Staff member
Gonna be a cracker...wonder if they have settled on twin turbos or twin power (single) turbo...
 

Jerez

Well-known member
6 pot Twin Turbo is whats expected.... What's " pot " and no, it's not marijuana
 

Jerez

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Current model manual R840 manual
Current model dct- R890

I'd say R925 ish--- damn
 
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anile8-zn

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Lol would love to hear what the current v8 owners say now that the new m3 is gonna have a 335i engine :D
 
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SP33DYV

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anile8-zn said:
Lol would love to hear what the current v8 owners say now that the new m3 is gonna have a 335i engine :D

Not exactly the case.:fencelook:
It is a completely new engine and I hope it will have a 8000 rpm red line.
 
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anile8-zn

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SP33DYV said:
anile8-zn said:
Lol would love to hear what the current v8 owners say now that the new m3 is gonna have a 335i engine :D

Not exactly the case.:fencelook:
It is a completely new engine and I hope it will have a 8000 rpm red line.

You miss the point, the m fans keep harping on about normally aspirated, guess that is long gone
 

Jerez

Well-known member
anile8-zn said:
Lol would love to hear what the current v8 owners say now that the new m3 is gonna have a 335i engine :D

It's a newly developed engine and not the same as the 335s.
Perhaps it will now have what the previous modelled 335 lacked in the looks dept.
A meatier look with a chunky stance

Disclaimer: the BMW 335i/diesel are very fast road going cars and and must not be compared to that of the M3 ,as ones forced induction and ones NA.

I hope this doesn't start anything cos I did say that the 335i/ diesel cars are very very fast:rollsmile:
 

ASH M

Active member
Well like every model of M3 made i'm sure this one will be no exception. It most defiantly will be epic.

With the engine configuration, nobody knows what it will be. Even the journos are speculating. Some say a heavily reworked N55, or a all new V6 twin or tri- turbo. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

For some of the comments........

Will I be selling my V8 for this? Never in a million years.

Will I ever buy the new turbochaged M3? Maybe

BMW's M division will always be known for their high revving NA motors. Hence I'll be keeping one of their last great NA engines ever made. Its not about how fast or slow the car is. Its the way it makes you feel, not what's under the hood. This is what every M car instils in their drivers, regardless of their engine aspiration.

For me every time that V8 redlines too 8600rpm, it brings a smile to my face. Not forgetting the awesome engine response and REAL sound track.

BTW, before buying the new M3 i'll hang on. Reason being with every high performance turbocharged car there will be some teething issues. Usually with every M car on a track the problem one experiences is break fade, this is the normal case with most road cars on a track. No other issues however, but with the new M5 like the Merc CLS when tested by Car Magazine last year it goes into limp mode after just 3 laps. No that's unheard of in an M car. :nonono:
 
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anile8-zn

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How come 90 percent of v8 m3 owners want superchargers for their m3's. As soon as we see a build like that everyone says WOW, not a single ' you spoiled a great NA' car.
Seems a bit hypocritical.
 

Dopi

New member
Hoping for a twin turbo plus an electric third turbo = no lag at all

A bit disappointed by the sound from the nurburgring testing sounds like a v6 and not a strait6, but the exhaust note is one of the last parts of the car to be fine tuned

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Jerez

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Mmm... Sounds good and looks glued to the road too,,, doesn't have the roar of the V8 though
 
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