Brand spankin' V-8 m3

[triggrhaapi]

I'm sorry, but a strung out V8 is not going to have the cheap power that an UNDERSTRESSED LOW BOOST twin turbo I6 has. I'll bet you $20 that somebody comes up with a software upgrade that will net over 350bhp... Come on, that's just software alone.

[KSE36M3]

The spy shots are never really indicative of how sweet the car will look or not. Heck the new 6 had some spy shots that made it look like a Pontiac.....

VERY dissapointed with the lack of extra speed with the new M3......everyone else was already catching up rapidly...and then M lays an egg....not good timing. Yea, you could buy tuner stuff but that's more money, and less authentic speed....You can make a Honda Civic faster than snot with the right mods, so doing it to an M3 is cool, but just takes a little away IMHO. Oh well...hopefully things look up as release gets closer.

[buuhh99]

remember guys no one has really driven or seen this car yet

[BocaBimmer]

I'm not impressed. I've always been a fan of BMW's Inline 6 engines and it's the first thing I think of when I hear "M3." The addition of a heavy, gas-guzzling V8 doesn't tickle my fancy. I understand that many of you are saying "Now if someone would make a S/C kit..," but that would be at least another 5g on top of the $50k+ price tag, no?

[gotKRAUT]

Originally Posted by BocaBimmer

I'm not impressed. I've always been a fan of BMW's Inline 6 engines and it's the first thing I think of when I hear "M3." The addition of a heavy, gas-guzzling V8 doesn't tickle my fancy. I understand that many of you are saying "Now if someone would make a S/C kit..," but that would be at least another 5g on top of the $50k+ price tag, no?

i highly doubt weight will be a factor, bmw will probably be doing this as an all aluminum V8 which would weigh the same or less than most of the BMW I6's

[Ivan]

Originally Posted by gotKRAUT

E46M3 > E36M3 > E30M3

fixed

[PhatCat]

Originally Posted by BocaBimmer

gas-guzzling V8 doesn't tickle my fancy.

I'm sure if you ask nicely, Ivan will tickle you fancy...


I'm stoked about the V-8, 'bout time as far as I'm concerned. It still seems like a super nice rig and I'm sure it'll out handle almost anything out there, and who knows, maybe the 0-60 time is just to stir the pot a bit...maybe it's faster. btw, I really doubt that V-8 is all that heavy or much of a gas guzzler.

[Trevize]

To me the M's are all about taking the current 3,5,6 or Roadster and making it the best/fastest it can be. The M3 should always be the 330 maxed out. The M5 should always be the 5 maxed out. etc. Plopping a V8 in a 3 series just seems like cheating to me.

[AlpineSixAndSeven]

Im going to go check out a 335i because my friend wants it and he gets what he wants(car he is replacings is an aston marton so yeah) so im bringing him to the delership to test it(he saw me drive my e30 and whip it around a couner) so yeah im hoping he doesnt get by the m6 they have.....hmmmmm or maybe i do lol all well
my verdict about time the is a v8 3 series they just did what they saw ppl doing to the e30's and e36's and used it on the m-3
335i nice but i drive an BMW M3 just sounds better

[Teh Prof]

Originally Posted by Color Fade M-Tech E30

Im going to go check out a 335i because my friend wants it and he gets what he wants(car he is replacings is an aston marton so yeah) so im bringing him to the delership to test it(he saw me drive my e30 and whip it around a couner) so yeah im hoping he doesnt get by the m6 they have.....hmmmmm or maybe i do lol all well
my verdict about time the is a v8 3 series they just did what they saw ppl doing to the e30's and e36's and used it on the m-3
335i nice but i drive an BMW M3 just sounds better

Why on earth would you go from an Aston Martin to a 335?

Why on earth would you go from an Aston to a BMW at all????

I'm a total Bimmerhead, but I tooled around in a DB7 for a couple of weeks, and there simply is no better combination of power, maneuverability, ergonomics, and the looks you get than an Aston.

[ewohar]

I'd be willing to bet that the advertised 0-60 figures for the new M3 are conservative, betting it will do 4.5 or so, not the quoted 5.3.

We can only hope. Anyways, 0-60 isn't the only numbers that matter, when powering out of a corner, how about 40-95?