Love the shark nose front.

In touring form this could be the car that pulls me out of the ICE Age.

Yes, this thing is gonna be fast. Looking forward to it. Might very well be my next car.

akkando wrote

I guess what's irritating people is it seems like it's only "moving on" or "moving differently" because of regulations rather than what's best or what people want.

This! Can’t agree more. But, on questionable designs from BMW offlate, only they are to be blamed.

Ragged Edge wrote

Good looking shape! I’m glad it’s not too much of a departure from the existing M3… as far as we can tell from these pics. I hope there is a manual version!😋🙄

What’s the desire for a manual model? Honestly just don’t get it??
Aren’t manuals for like trucks and agricultural things??

This dual platform idea could end up being a win-win for us all depending on how they build the ICE car.

If the ICE car comes with a mild hybrid in the ZF8 speed for torque fill and a S58 with more top end power it’s going to be a great platform and not that much heavier than today’s G80-82. (Might actually be weight neutral if the engineers prioritize lighter weight and also offer a 2WD version again)

Doing a plugin hybrid on the ICE version would be the worst of both worlds. Increased weight, complexity offsetting any HP gain compared to the current car.

I see the barn doors still there:-(

TEGRITY wrote

This! Can’t agree more. But, on questionable designs from BMW offlate, only they are to be blamed.

BMW should let the aftermarket design all M products.

jessnotjess wrote

What’s the desire for a manual model? Honestly just don’t get it??
Aren’t manuals for like trucks and agricultural things??

Surely you jest

fanofbmwe46 wrote

Would much rather drive this.. who’s with me?

What’s the knob/phallic structure adjacent to the steering wheel??

M5ddox wrote

What’s the knob/phallic structure adjacent to the steering wheel??

The fun stick / anti carjacking device

It alright 😏

zen0s wrote

It will be fast and heavy just like any other performance EVs. Wonder what M battery replacement will cost...

Why the concern about replacement battery? Battery packs in 2025 have a 20-year life, good for 500,000 kms.

Kind looks like the 2004 caddy CTS shape lol.

HEV m3 gonna be my girl- sounds like a similar hybrid platform to the kind one in my m340 just with a bigger battery. I love my 340 - its near perfect as a daily.

Im in as long as that God awful panoramic display has real idrive controls reinstalled because of riots by then.

Chromhound wrote

Better looking than the current model.

Why don't you enlighten us on what it looks like.

It’s gonna be return to form, the face will be a modernized classic. The disguise doesn’t do much I see what’s gonna happen.

akkando wrote

Self driving M is the future. CSL trim will get around the ring faster than the other versions, especially with no one in the car.

Will have to shave weight somewhere!

No driver? Then also no seats req'd.

Luca Riffer wrote

Why the concern about replacement battery? Battery packs in 2025 have a 20-year life, good for 500,000 kms.

Because people think they can predict the future. Battery replacement boogeyman has been pontificated ever since the first Prius.

jessnotjess wrote

What’s the desire for a manual model? Honestly just don’t get it??
Aren’t manuals for like trucks and agricultural things??

Sir. This is a Wendy's.

ghaffari46 wrote

You forgot about the third group: guys and girls who own an EV and they know how an i4, taycan and even a tesla model 3 are fun to drive and drooling for a 2 door electric M4 and at the same time really miss their E46 and E92s!

You can be both nostalgic and miss something yet appreciate modernity and move on. Humans have this amazing capacity to be multi-faceted.

I miss my 1990 Camry sometimes - it was my first car and I loved it. I spent more time in it than any car since.

M5ddox wrote

It’s gonna be return to form, the face will be a modernized classic. The disguise doesn’t do much I see what’s gonna happen.

LOL. Amateurs.

Tell me what you see in this G80 M3 spy shot.

mirob wrote

LOL. Amateurs.

Why don't you tell what you see in this G80 M3 spy shot?

Haha I have very special eyes!

I will say this is quite different situation and iteration. They wouldn’t change something then change again, versus above where they just didn’t change anything

M5ddox wrote

Haha I have very special eyes!

I will say this is quite different situation and iteration. They wouldn’t change something then change again, versus above where they just didn’t change anything

All I'm saying is, there is no real way of knowing. No telling what's under that cladding. Sometimes they do things without rhyme or reason.

Jimjamz wrote

Love the shark nose front.

In touring form this could be the car that pulls me out of the ICE Age.

Please god let them bring the next M3 Touring to the states!

akkando wrote

I guess what's irritating people is it seems like it's only "moving on" or "moving differently" because of regulations rather than what's best or what people want.

"what's best and what people want"

That's highly subjective and variable. What a very small subset of Bimmerpost M3 commenters want is not indicative of the broader car market.

What's "best" is extremely variable. Best for what? Best for who? The livability for future generations on this planet? The air that we breathe? Bros who wants to hear more farts from their car revving or changing gears? For the oil conglomerates who derive billions in profits from subsidies from autocrats to democracies and a "market" that is designed and regulated into force people into consuming its product?

Regulations over the past 80 years and shaped what some think is "best" - completely distorting the magical "market" many think exists. But the bind to burning fossil fuels is a result of regulation and policy, not some free market outcome that occurred naturally.

I'm not saying the coming EV world will be much different, with battery and car makers still benefitting from a distorted market. And many people will be forced to buy EVs (in lieu of ICE) not necessarily even want a car, because they are forced to have a car due to terrible land use policy.

spuntyb wrote

Please god let them bring the next M3 Touring to the states!

Jimjamz wrote

Love the shark nose front.

In touring form this could be the car that pulls me out of the ICE Age.

100%.

Unfortunately, I think the iX3 is the closest the US will get to an i3 or iM3 Touring.