Saw those pics earlier today, can't wait

DAMN!!! Alx, I'm with you on this one. If the next M3 looks like that then that's going to be my next car. I just hope the rear lights are just a little bit different then the sedan. I hope the front and the rear look just like that, that car looks so mean.

The weird thing about those pics is that they are more than 1 year old

Its good to see the M3 has 4 doors, I hope it stays that way but also a coupe version.

here is the rearlights of the new Coupe so yes they are very different on the coupe

415? I was hoping for 425.....I thought they might want to put a little more HP in there than the RS4

Not that it really needs more anyway. The thing I am afraid of is that this M3 will be priced way too high. The E46 M3 and B6/B7 S4 were both in the mid 50s well-equipped, but I'm guessing this M3 is going to jump up in price over the last one just like the new M5 did over the previous model.

I seriously doubt you would be able to tell the difference between 415hp and 425hp. Anyways there's always aftermarket tuning. Also, I'm fairly certain that the M3 is going to be lighter than the RS4 (AWD is heavy) and combine that with its 7 speed SMG and RS4 will have a tough time with the new M3.


I think the price hike is inevitable. First, the base e90 is more expensive than the base e46. Don't forget about the exchange rates and inflation. Also, like you mentioned, the M5 should be a fairly good indactor of how much the M3 should cost over its pedestrian counterpart. I would expect a base price of around 60K and a healthy list of options more than able to push it over the 70K mark. Progress is never cheap!

Good point. I suppose the M3 and RS4 will be very similar in performance and naturally I'd lean to the bimmer but we'll see. The RS4 is an excellent car but BMW always pushes their cars to perfection and the M3 will be to perfection, don't doubt it.