M3/M4 [Hot!] BMW M4 Concept

[Levi68]

How many dead horses are in the field? Is it closer to 420 or 450?

Count the number of BMW fans on GCF minus Levi.

 

[martinbo]

Somewhere lies of field filled of dead horses.

Bummer.

 

[klier]

I feel like we are missing a few.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Comparison of the three generations:

Here's how the 4 Series dimensions compare to the E92 and E46.

4 Series Dimensions:

Length: 182.6 in (+1 in than E92 / +5.8 in than E46)
Width: 71.9 in (+1.7 in than E92) / +1.8 in than E46)
Height: 53.6 in (-0.6 in than E92) / -0.4 in than E46)
Wheelbase: 110.6 in (+2 in than E92 / +3.1 in than E46)

 

[Monster]

Comparison of the three generations:

Here's how the 4 Series dimensions compare to the E92 and E46.

4 Series Dimensions:

Length: 182.6 in (+1 in than E92 / +5.8 in than E46)
Width: 71.9 in (+1.7 in than E92) / +1.8 in than E46)
Height: 53.6 in (-0.6 in than E92) / -0.4 in than E46)
Wheelbase: 110.6 in (+2 in than E92 / +3.1 in than E46)

Thanks for bring back some sensibilities to this thread.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Yeah I couldn't let this thread go down the dunny...

 

[bmwownage]

wow this thing is lower than even the E46? and hey, still, what a beauty the E46 is! the feeling is that it will turn into some all time classic.

 

[Deckhook]

It's shocking just how much more aggressive each generation of M3 has become, I remember when the E46 came out and thought that thing was beefy which it was but this latest edition just blows it away. Just like the RS6 if you see this new M4 in the rear view mirror you pull over without hesitation.

 

[bmwownage]

It's shocking just how much more aggressive each generation of M3 has become, I remember when the E46 came out and thought that thing was beefy which it was but this latest edition just blows it away. Just like the RS6 if you see this new M4 in the rear view mirror you pull over in hesitation.

 

[klier]

Two right hand drive M3s... Lol, for a second I thought the fuel cap was on the wrong side on the new M3 but then I realised that is the normal placement and the E46 and E92 are the odd ones

 

[Deckhook]

I know some people might prefer the own an open top M4 but IMO it goes against everything the brand stands for, if you want to make an open top then design it from the word go to not add weight and increase the CoG of an existing model.

 

[Poverty]

Car magazine had a interview with bmw M team, and they said "v6?, over my dead body"

 

[DeDe]

Few numbers from latest AutoZeitung:

• Engine: straight-6 biturbo from the Z4 sDrive35is
• Power: ca. 435 hp
• Torque: ca. 540 Nm
• Weight: ca. 1490 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 4,2 s (according to a BMW-insider a testcar did 4,1 s)

 

[martinbo]

Car magazine had a interview with bmw M team, and they said "v6?, over my dead body"

Nice to see you, Poverty. How about an update on your bonkers TT in your same thread?

 

[Poverty]

Nice to see you, Poverty. How about an update on your bonkers TT in your same thread?

Hi, I'll do a big update a week from now, very excited!

 

[ACE]

Few numbers from latest AutoZeitung:

• Engine: straight-6 biturbo from the Z4 sDrive35is
• Power: ca. 435 hp
• Torque: ca. 540 Nm
• Weight: ca. 1490 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 4,2 s (according to a BMW-insider a testcar did 4,1 s)

Levi posted the article in this thread already. Post #262.

The article doesn't seem reliable to me since Autozeitung said the Z4 engine is an M55 rather than the N54 that it actually is. If their facts aren't correct then their rumours probably aren't either.

Edit: Their numbers are probably in the right ballpark but they are just guesses preceded by a "ca." Anybody who reads these forums could come up with a reasonable guess.

 

[Deckhook]

I'm at the Northern Ireland Golf Open and talking to the BMW guys who happen to be one of the main sponsers at the event. Well I can confirm after talking to one of them I know very well that the new M4 IS using a Bi-turbo inline 6.

 

[SCOTT27]

I know some people might prefer the own an open top M4 but IMO it goes against everything the brand stands for, if you want to make an open top then design it from the word go to not add weight and increase the CoG of an existing model.

Ever since the first M3 there has been a Cabrio although for E30 it was a limited edition that tested the water , but subsequent models of the E36 , E46 and E93 have been highly successful in the market and so will the F33 , customers still want that precision but also in a Cabrio.

 

[Deckhook]

^Scott I don't doubt it will be popular but that isn't what I am talking about.

 

[SCOTT27]

^Scott I don't doubt it will be popular but that isn't what I am talking about.

Perhaps but most people who buy the M Cabrio are female. And for some the only "weight" concern is their own.