BMW: M3 news **GTS Version Revealed (page 27)**

[Beltfed]

Originally Posted by vishnus11 Hope it looks better in person... Those wheels look mega undersized compared to the body. Those are the 18s', optional 19s appear to be on the alpine white press photos.

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[Crazy Acura]

BMWs marketing > *

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/index_high...experience.xml

[mclarenf3387]

Heard this week that the car is going to have a wet clutch. Should be interesting.

[Shawn S]

Two years later, it’s amazing how close this Photoshop car looks to the final design.
Except for the giant wheel flares it’s pretty close.

[mrchan625]

the front doesnt looks as agressive as the current M3

[savage]

Originally Posted by Shawn S

Two years later, it’s amazing how close this Photoshop car looks to the final design.
Except for the giant wheel flares it’s pretty close.

funny thing is that i came across that concept photo a couple days ago and thought the same thing...

[Yumchah]

Nice video of the M3 in action: http://www.bmwarchiv.de/video/bmw-m3-coupe-2007.html

[S14 n Tsx]

I can't wait... mmmmmm, m3.

[S14 n Tsx]

Originally Posted by Shawn S

Two years later, it’s amazing how close this Photoshop car looks to the final design.
Except for the giant wheel flares it’s pretty close.

I like it. like it a lot.

[Yumchah]

Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx

I can't wait... mmmmmm, m3.

You're buying one...?

[S14 n Tsx]

Originally Posted by Yumchah

You're buying one...?

in 10 years.

[S14 n Tsx]

I'm still a student so I can't do shit until I get out. I'm going to be doing business with my parents so hopefully one day....

[surfer rick]

Video looks hawt! Love that exhaust note. Is that a carbon fiber roof? Definitely looking at new M3 or S5 for next ride.

[rmpage]

Heavier and with less torque:weight...damn, I love the M3s but this new one is too kushy for me. Good news is that the E46 M3s will get cheaper quicker once this thing comes to market!

[savage]

Originally Posted by rmpage

Heavier and with less torque:weight...damn, I love the M3s but this new one is too kushy for me. Good news is that the E46 M3s will get cheaper quicker once this thing comes to market!

i would love to pick up a Competition Edition in Blue or White...

[03CLsPunisher]

Originally Posted by rmpage

Heavier and with less torque:weight...damn, I love the M3s but this new one is too kushy for me. Good news is that the E46 M3s will get cheaper quicker once this thing comes to market!

It has more torque then the last M3.

[heyitsme]

Originally Posted by Shawn S

Two years later, it’s amazing how close this Photoshop car looks to the final design.
Except for the giant wheel flares it’s pretty close.

That Photoshop looks much better, the photoshopper should be given credit that it HAS ONLY BEEN TWO YEARS, the design is 6yrs ahead of what BMW is doing.

[rmpage]

Originally Posted by 03CLsPunisher

It has more torque then the last M3.

I know. But it is also heavier, isn't it?

[coconut]

I dont feel like reading through 30+ pages, but any ideas about the pricing? I just might buy one.

[stangg172004]

Originally Posted by Yumchah

Nice video of the M3 in action: http://www.bmwarchiv.de/video/bmw-m3-coupe-2007.html

V8

[Crazy Acura]

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58263

Looks great so far. I hope the whole E90 line gets those headlights.

[cmschmie]

Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58263

Looks great so far. I hope the whole E90 line gets those headlights.

Put me down for a sedan. Can someone give me $60k for my birthday??

[Crazy Acura]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/bmw-m3-sedan-future.html more sedan

[Crazy Acura]

$60-65k base price? eeps.

http://edbmw.com/blog/2007/04/30/new...0000-to-65000/

[Crazy Acura]

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67388

More sedan M3 pics. Really glad they put the coupe front on the sedan.

[Mokos23]

I'd take the M3 sedan, but $60K starting price? Then I'd really be starting to compare which is faster in terms of performance and quality the M3 or S4.

[Crazy Acura]

^ S4 doesnt stand a chance against the new M3. IMO

E46 M3 is a better performer than the S4 even.

[Fibonacci]

Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout

$60-65k base price? eeps.

http://edbmw.com/blog/2007/04/30/new...0000-to-65000/

The 335i Cabrio is £37,895 in Britain and $49,100 in America. That’s a conversion rate of plus 30 percent. By this measure, the new M3 would cost $65,800 in the United States.

Crikey, at the rate that USD is dropping vs Euro, wouldn't be surprised if it the final price creeps higher.

I knew beltfed was too optimisitic on pricing.

[stangg172004]

http://www.bmw.com/ca/en/index_highe.../xml/popup.xml

BMW canada has a cool site up for the M3...

[F23A4]

Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout

^ S4 doesnt stand a chance against the new M3. IMO

E46 M3 is a better performer than the S4 even.

....but then again: RS4!

[yohan81718]

I'm not sure if this is posted already...

[savage]

Originally Posted by stangg172004

http://www.bmw.com/ca/en/index_highe.../xml/popup.xml

BMW canada has a cool site up for the M3...

awesome site... that thing is pure sex in white... it would be the perfect gift to myself for finishing my MSEE in 2009...

[TypeSAddict]

Hooooottt in white

The red is kinda meh

That blue is putrid

Alpine White FTW

[Beltfed]

Comparison test......RS4> E92 M3





http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71863

[Fibonacci]

^^ I'm somewhat surprised at that comparo. BMW has never had the slick manual transmissions that Honda's have (but who does), but compared to the RS4 overall ~ wow.

[charliemike]

Originally Posted by Fibonacci

Crikey, at the rate that USD is dropping vs Euro, wouldn't be surprised if it the final price creeps higher.

I knew beltfed was too optimisitic on pricing.

Remember though, Britain has a 14% VAT plus other taxes ... I think that price quoted is w/VAT but not other taxes.

[Belzebutt]

Originally Posted by Yumchah

Nice video of the M3 in action: http://www.bmwarchiv.de/video/bmw-m3-coupe-2007.html

Holy tight track batman! That's like one lane, and no safety zone whatsoever.

[Beltfed]

Round 2.......RS4> E92 M3

"Move away and the M3 flows smoothly across the ground, its tyres and suspension providing the sort of ride comfort you'd not normally associate with a BMW M car. This car, you think after a few hundred yards, is more refined in its suspension composure than some luxury cars. The RS4, by contrast, rides much more firmly to begin with and its suspension simply feels harder, less well resolved than the BMWs.

But the Audi's steering also feels sharper and more precise than the M3's and better weighted as well. The first time you attack a corner properly in the M3 you wonder for a second whether the front end is going to hang on or not, and whether the nose is going to get anywhere near the apex. There's a vagueness to both the response during turn-in and to the feel through the rim mid-corner that makes it hard to trust the M3's front end.
Quite unlike the RS4. In the Audi you know exactly where you are on the road. You brake for a corner, you turn in, you feel the increase in load through the outside front tyre via the steering wheel rim, you place the car with millimetre precision, then you drive through the corner towards the exit knowing exactly how much grip there is left to lean on. The fact the Audi will go into understeer and run wide sooner and at a lower speed than the M3 is almost irrelevant in the event. What's more important on the road is the clearer, more intelligible way in which the RS4 telegraphs its intentions. It simply means you can get more out of it without having to try as hard, even though ultimately the M3 will go around corners that tiny bit quicker.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72922

[Python2121]

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Coming from a huge BMW fan (e46 m3 is and was one of my fav cars): bmw missed my interest with this. I hold back final verdict until I see it (hell, I have never even seen an rs4...seen an rs6 and an v10 s8).

[Beltfed]

Originally Posted by Python2121

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Coming from a huge BMW fan (e46 m3 is and was one of my fav cars): bmw missed my interest with this. I hold back final verdict until I see it (hell, I have never even seen an rs4...seen an rs6 and an v10 s8).

Coming from me who had a 95 M3, 00 Mcoupe, and an 04 M3......I'm not interested in the E92 M3 at all.

Honestly, maybe not quite as "luxo" but I'll bet the 135i will be more true to the M spirit and will be a fuck load less expensive.

I've seen a number of RS4s to date (4 or so), just that they don't look that different from a standard S4.