SPY PICS
New BMW M3 spied in testing
Iconic German sports sedan will reportedly offer all-wheel drive just like the new M5
The new-generation BMW 3 Series will be launched in SA in March, but already spy pictures and details are emerging about the upcoming M3 version. It seems the M3 and its M4 coupe cousin will be sold in three variants with different outputs and drivetrains: Pure, Base, and an xDrive model with all-wheel drive. The Pure, if the rumours and BMW forums are to be believed, will be a rear-wheel drive, fewer-frills drivers’ car putting out about 343kW from its 3.0l twin turbo straight six engine and offering a manual gearbox. The upper two models — the rear-wheel drive Base and the xDrive - will reportedly get the same engine with power tweaked to about 358kW, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
The current M4 - the M3 is no longer sold in SA - makes 317kW standard, 331kW in Competition Pack form, and 338kW in top-of-the-range CS guise. The xDrive would be the first M3-M4 to offer four-wheel drive, and it’s expected to be a similar system as the new M5 with the ability...
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