BMW will unveil the facelift version of the 3-Series, including the M versions, this autumn at the Paris Motor Show. And the latest spy shots revealed the almost undisguised version of the M3 sedan.
The M3 will feature a new front fascia with a new bumper, modified fog lights and a differently sculpted bonnet. And there will be new tail lamps, too, plus we expect an updated cabin and emission-optimzed engines.
30 years, 300 000 vehicles and a BMW M3 Coupe - these are the most significant earmarks of a remarkable anniversary. Three decades after commencing with the assembly of their first series production model, the BMW M GmbH has now delivered its 300 000th vehicle. The alpine white BMW M3 Coupe was handed over to a customer in Regensburg.
This East Bavarian town is also the location of the BMW plant in which the high-performance sports car is produced. The anniversary vehicle marks a further milestone in the success story of the BMW M GmbH. The number of customers who choose to purchase a BMW M model still continues to grow. Nevertheless, driving a car boasting the M logo remains an exclusive experience. In the year 2007, BMW M GmbH automobiles accounted for around one percent of the BMW Group’s overall turnover worldwide.
The tremendous success of the BMW M GmbH began with a limited production car. In 1978 the company, which was established six years previously as the BMW Motorsport GmbH, presented a mid-engine racing car, featuring a straight six-cylinder power unit that was utilised in the newly founded ProCar series. The car was also produced for reasons of homologation with a 277 bhp road version.
Like the 3-Series Sedan, the M3 will also receive a facelift. The proof are the spy shots made in Germany that prove the car is already testing.
The new M3 sedan will be getting the same LED taillights that were already spotted on the 3 Series facelifted models, but this are only one of the most changes we will see in the next car.
Even if we can’t tell you the exact dates of the unveiling, we can tell you that the first details will be released sometime in 2009.
Who do you think will be the winner? The 306 hp 135i or the 420 hp V8 powered M3. The video reveals other fact regarding the Nismo 350Z and you’ll definetely be surprised about what the car can do.Watch the video and find out!
Matthes posted some pretty cool pictures of their work on the BMW 3 Series. The tunning company offers high quality build using the best tuning part providers such as AC Schnitzer. Aside of the usual coupe and sedan work, they are showing a very cool station wagon ’germans style’: 21’ wheels, rear air diffusor, M package, full body kit and the double exhaust system. Wagon love, right there !
Hamann, the well-known German tuning company unveiled its latest tuning programme for the Bmw M3. In order to increase the power on the V8 engine, Hamann choosed to add first 20 hp and if the customers want to, the second level of tuning can offer 35 hp. In the first level the car is capable to reach 300 km/h while the second level can offer a top speed of 320km/h.
At the exterior, the tuner offers a sportive-dynamic front spoiler, rear skirt and spoiler, side skirts and the shapely roof spoiler. According to the manufacturer all the parts are offerred at a price starting from 2,400 euros.
For the interior Hamann offers aluminium accesories like hand brake levers, gear sticks, pedals bring but also super-light carbon. Also the personalised floor mats as well as the hancrafted leather equipments bring a plus to the interior of the car.
The "Revolution" spot created by Austin-based GSD&M Idea City incorporates unprecedented technology to film the combustion process of a BMW M3 V8 engine without using computer generated effects.
Filming the process was not easy. Manifolds were cut, cylinders shaved, and lighting holes were drilled in three complete M3 V8 engines for Director Raf Wathion to use special cameras and lenses to capture the action.
The BMW M3 Convertible made its North American debut today at the New York Auto Show. It will go on sale at the US dealers starting this Spring at a price of $65,725. The Convertible version will be added to the M3 line-up made of the Coupe version sold for $57,275 and the M3 Sedan which starts at $54,575.
The move to eight cylinders in the fourth generation BMW M3 provides a powerplant offering the seemingly disparate characteristics of more power, increased efficiency and reduced weight when compared with the previous six-cylinder M3 engine. Displacing 3,999 cubic centimeters (4.0 liters), the new light-alloy engine produces 414 hp at 8,300 rpm and 295 pounds-feet of torque at 3,900 rpm with 85 percent of the maximum torque available consistently through 6,500 rpm. This power output represents a 24 percent increase over the six-cylinder from the last generation M3 and it comes with a seven percent weight saving. Compression ratio is dialed in to 12.0:1 and redline is set at 8,400 rpm.
Also in addition to the traditional 6-speed manual transmission, the new M3 convertible premieres a new 7-speed double clutch transmission specially designed for a high-rpm engine. The M double-clutch transmission with Drivelogic (M DCT Drivelogic) shifts gears without the slightest interruption in the flow of power. As a result, M DCT Drivelogic is able to extract the most performance possible from the car while also providing a smooth comfortable shift from one gear to the next.
The letter M offers something truly emotive to the motoring connoisseur. Since 1978 BMW GmbH has produced purist performance cars that tap into the demands and aspirations of customers’ ultimate driving experiences.
BMW M’s first car was also its only ever bespoke car. The M1 mid-engine sports car used a tubular spaceframe chassis and plastic composite body to save weight - steps that were ahead of their time compared to other road cars. Fast forward three decades and there have been 23 different models of M cars in the UK. From the M1 to the Z3 M Coupé and the M5 Touring, they are all unique cars, but each with the M DNA running through them; a pure engineering philosophy enveloped in a sporting design to make for the ultimate driving machine.
The BMW M3 Sedan went on sale in the UK this month and pricing start from £49,415 for the manual version and £52,005 for the M DCT version. BMW expects to sell approximately 400 in a full sales year.
The BMW M3 Sedan is powered by a 4.0-litre V8 premium unleaded petrol engine that delivers 420 bhp. It makes the 0 – 62 mph sprint in 4.9 seconds for the manual version and 4.7 seconds for the M-DCT, and both have a top speed limited to 155 mph.
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