M3/M4 [Spy Shots] 2014 BMW M3 (Impressions, SpyPhotos, Renderings)

[EKaru]

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[Auto]

When is the M3/M4 being presented?

 

[ACE]

When is the M3/M4 being presented?

There is no official date yet but speculation suggests that there will an M3 concept presented at IAA Geneva in September 2013 with the production version following later.

Edit: As Betty pointed out I meant Frankfurt not Geneva. The production version may well be at Geneva in March 2014.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

There is no official date yet but speculation suggests that there will an M3 concept presented at IAA Geneva in September 2013 with the production version following later.

I think you mean Frankfurt.

 

[Kilcrohane]

Under its bulging bonnet, the M3 will use a new six-cylinder 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine. Unlike the M5’s reworked version of BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, the new engine will be used exclusively in M models, not appearing in any lesser cars.

Performance figures are expected to be around 450bhp – an increase of 30bhp over the 4.0-litre V8 in the current car. There will be an even bigger increase in the torque figure – potentially as much as 150Nm – taking the total to 550Nm at just 2,000rpm.Despite offering more standard equipment than its predecessor, and superior comfort, the new car will weigh about 100kg less than before. BMW will achieve this by using a raft of lightweight body materials in construction. Just like the current M3 Coupe, the new saloon will get a carbon-fibre roof, but the lightweight material will also be used for the bonnet and bootlid. Meanwhile, the front wings will be made from composite plastics.

All of this should result in scintillating performance. Our insider said BMW is expected to quote a 0-62mph time of 4.3 seconds – three tenths quicker than the current M3. He also warned that official figures are usually conservative and it could be even quicker in the real world.

And while top speed will be limited to 155mph, the new M3 should be able to hit 180mph when electronically derestricted.

Of course, M cars aren’t just about straight-line performance – the new M3 must be as engaging to drive as its predecessors. Less weight will improve agility, while the latest M Division limited-slip differential will boost traction when exiting corners. The car will also feature hydraulic steering, rather than the electrical set-up of the normal 3 Series, and will run on normal tyres, not run-flat rubber, to further improve feel.

The driver can still alter the weight of the speed-sensitive steering, as well as the stiffness of the adaptive dampers, the severity of the throttle response and the shift speed of the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Enthusiasts will be pleased to hear a manual version will still be offered, and that BMW is also working on tuning the acoustics of the turbocharged engine to ensure it’s suitably charismatic.

The new M3 is expected to appear later this year at the same time as the M4 Coupe – possibly at the LA Motor Show in November.

It’ll go on sale in the UK next summer, priced from around £55,000 – an increase of about £3,000 over the current car. An M4 Cabriolet is set to follow in early 2015, while an extreme GTS version is also expected.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/3-series/64071/new-bmw-m3-revealed#ixzz2U1cmrSYN​

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- that's another massive bang-for-buck winner then, from BMW, like the M1(/2)35i.​

 

[mini_cooper4]

^ It's an I6 tri-turbo... not twin-turbo.
Twin-scroll is a different story.
IF this car really weights 100kg less than the previous one than it'll be a winner.
The price is ok at around £55,000 for the base one.
"The car will also feature hydraulic steering" - I really have my doubts about that but if true... it might really be a worthy successor... we'll see. Hydraulic steering and 100kg. cut from the top of the body is all I want

 

[Deckhook]

It's ticking all the boxes a car nut would want to see.

 

[Zafiro]

Good on paper, lets hope it turns out to be true.

 

[ACE]

Under its bulging bonnet, the M3 will use a new six-cylinder 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine. Unlike the M5’s reworked version of BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, the new engine will be used exclusively in M models, not appearing in any lesser cars.​

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1. A 3.0 twin turbo I6 is not that dissimilar to other non M models, even if the internals are different.​

2. I bet it does appear in lesser cars like the X3M and X4M, they may be M models but they are "lesser"​

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The new M3 is expected to appear later this year at the same time as the M4 Coupe – possibly at the LA Motor Show in November.​

Well, there is another answer to the question posed earlier today

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It’ll go on sale in the UK next summer,​

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What's taking so long!

 

[Deckhook]

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1. A 3.0 twin turbo I6 is not that dissimilar to other non M models, even if the internals are different.​

2. I bet it does appear in lesser cars like the X3M and X4M, they may be M models but they are "lesser"​

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Well, there is another answer to the question posed earlier today

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What's taking so long!

In your opinion it's lesser because they are not true performance sports cars but to those that are into their SUVs they will still be seen as the pinnacle of performance in this category and that's justification enough to use an engine that graces the M3/4.

 

[DblPen]

"The car will also feature hydraulic steering" - I really have my doubts about that but if true... it might really be a worthy successor... we'll see. Hydraulic steering and 100kg. cut from the top of the body is all I want

why? i think even m5 has one

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Good grief. That Auto Express article?


Why do you all put so much faith in it? I could have written that in ten minutes in my coffee break without speaking to a single person at BMW or the M division. It's utter fabricated nonsense (not to say none of it is true though) designed to fill a page in a magazine.

Under its bulging bonnet, the M3 will use a new six-cylinder 3.0-litre twin-turbo engine.​

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Widely acknowledged and known (except for Levi).​

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Unlike the M5’s reworked version of BMW’s 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, the new engine will be used exclusively in M models, not appearing in any lesser cars.​

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Where is the M5 engine used in anything than an M model?​

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Performance figures are expected to be around 450bhp – an increase of 30bhp over the 4.0-litre V8 in the current car. There will be an even bigger increase in the torque figure – potentially as much as 150Nm – taking the total to 550Nm at just 2,000rpm.

Numbers just plucked out of the air. It's going to be turbocharged so of course the torque figure is going to me much higher than the E92 M3.

And the strongest evidence so far is that it's going to have 415hp.

Despite offering more standard equipment than its predecessor, and superior comfort, the new car will weigh about 100kg less than before. BMW will achieve this by using a raft of lightweight body materials in construction. Just like the current M3 Coupe, the new saloon will get a carbon-fibre roof, but the lightweight material will also be used for the bonnet and bootlid. Meanwhile, the front wings will be made from composite plastics.

Everything here is exactly as in the E92 M3. Hardly rocket science that the F30 is going to be similar.

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All of this should result in scintillating performance. Our insider said BMW is expected to quote a 0-62mph time of 4.3 seconds – three tenths quicker than the current M3. He also warned that official figures are usually conservative and it could be even quicker in the real world.​

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Exactly the same as every single new car when it's launched! The performance improves by a few percentage points.​

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And while top speed will be limited to 155mph, the new M3 should be able to hit 180mph when electronically derestricted.​

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No shit Sherlock.​

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Of course, M cars aren’t just about straight-line performance – the new M3 must be as engaging to drive as its predecessors. Less weight will improve agility, while the latest M Division limited-slip differential will boost traction when exiting corners. The car will also feature hydraulic steering, rather than the electrical set-up of the normal 3 Series, and will run on normal tyres, not run-flat rubber, to further improve feel.​

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Again. Hardly a surprise any of this.​

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The driver can still alter the weight of the speed-sensitive steering, as well as the stiffness of the adaptive dampers, the severity of the throttle response and the shift speed of the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.​

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Enthusiasts will be pleased to hear a manual version will still be offered, and that BMW is also working on tuning the acoustics of the turbocharged engine to ensure it’s suitably charismatic.​

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The new M3 is expected to appear later this year at the same time as the M4 Coupe – possibly at the LA Motor Show in November.​

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It’ll go on sale in the UK next summer, priced from around £55,000 – an increase of about £3,000 over the current car. An M4 Cabriolet is set to follow in early 2015, while an extreme GTS version is also expected.​

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A selling price around 5% more than the outgoing model? What on Earth do people expect?!!​

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- that's another massive bang-for-buck winner then, from BMW, like the M1(/2)35i.​

What? The M135i is a true bang per Buck winner.At HALF its price it makes the E92 M3 look very expensive. The F30 M3 is going to look very expensive next to the M135i also.

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Agree with Betty.

 

[Zafiro]

Apparently the new M3 going to have higher redline than M5. Nearly 8000 rpm the report says. Found on a site I'm not allowed to write.

 

[Levi68]

Apparently the new M3 going to have higher redline than M5. Nearly 8000 rpm the report says. Found on a site I'm not allowed to write.

"nearly" 8.000 RPM

Another ///Marketing product. What is redline for real? 7.650 RPM? That is far from 8.000 RPM. But now everybody will round up to 8.000 RPM, and be "happy". And 415 PS? Shows how artficial the high redline is, and just for sake of that. Torque will drop at 5.500 RPM compared to 8.000 RPM in S65.

 

[Zafiro]

"nearly" 8.000 RPM

Another ///Marketing product. What is redline for real? 7.650 RPM? That is far from 8.000 RPM. But now everybody will round up to 8.000 RPM, and be "happy". And 415 PS? Shows how artficial the high redline is, and just for sake of that. Torque will drop at 5.500 RPM compared to 8.000 RPM in S65.

Why dont you wait with all the whining after the official release.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

^ any larger pics?

Yes.

By Nick Jaynes​

Sunday, May 26th, 2013 @ 3:29 pm​

Once BMW has completed its model name restructuring moving the coupes to even numbered nameplates and sedans to odds, BMW will introduce a new M3.

The images you see above are believed to be the first leaked images of the new model, which will have a renewed focus on lightness at its core. As we can see, the new M3 will sit lower, incorporate a blade-like front bumper, feature distinctive side mirrors, and venting on the front quarter panels proudly displaying M3 badging.

Rumored to produce around 450 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, the new M3 will have a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder under the hood instead of the current 4.0-liter V8.

The new, lighter engine will push the M3 to 60 from a dead standstill in 4.3 seconds and onto a limited top speed of 155 mph. Remove the electronic limiter, however, and owners could be looking at a 180 mph top speed.

BMW plans to keep this engine exclusive to the M3 model. Unlike the F10 M5’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo’d V8, the new 3.0 M3 engine won’t be bolted under the hood of any other bimmer offerings making it rather rare indeed.

BMW engineers haven’t simply put the engine on a diet but rather the entire vehicle will, too, be lighter. The new M3 will weigh some 220-pounds less than the current generation but also offer more creature comforts. Weight saving has come in the form of lightweight, high tensile strength steel frame, a carbon-fiber roof, and some plastic body bits.

According to an Auto Express report, the new M3, expected sometime next summer, will include traditional hydraulic steering in place of the electronic setup used on the new 3 Series. This, along with a new limited-slip M Division rear differential and normal non-run-flat tires should greatly improve handling.

We’ll be sure to bring you more info on the new M3 as it becomes available to us so check back soon.

 

[martinbo]

Dammit - I hate the internet. You can't tell what's real and what's not real anymore - darned PS'ers are so good.

But this, surely, must be, the new M3? It looks right and it looks fantastic. Excellent news for the resale values of E90/92s which will become more affordable!

 

[Human]

Sweet!

 

[Zafiro]

Dammit - I hate the internet. You can't tell what's real and what's not real anymore - darned PS'ers are so good.

But this, surely, must be, the new M3? It looks right and it looks fantastic. Excellent news for the resale values of E90/92s which will become more affordable!

Sorry its fake. its from their previous issue of autoexpress. Its the third time in this thread the very same article been posted.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/3-series/64071/new-bmw-m3-uncovered