NovaWolverine Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 From Car and Driver.... http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/image/2007/Q1/031820071110477766.jpg Spied: 2009 BMW M3 Sedan - Car News To thrill a larger back-seat audience, the upcoming BMW M3 will be available as a sedan. BY JARED GALL, PHOTOGRAPHY BY HANS G. LEHMANN/HIDDEN IMAGE March 2007 BMW stole the spotlight at the Geneva auto show with the introduction of its M3 “concept,” a concept only in name and color. Any new M3 is press-stopping news to the enthusiast community, but this time its all the bigger because word has trickled down of an expanded M3 lineup that will eventually include a lighter-weight coupe, a convertible, a wagon, and a sedan. Our spies have previously caught the folding-hardtop convertible in action on public roads, and now they bring us these pictures of the sedan, the first four-door M3 in ten years, by the time it shows up. Based on these photos of test mules, we cannot verify the sedan will wear the same front-end styling as was shown on the Geneva concept, but we expect it will be very similar. Notably absent in the rear three-quarter shot is the fender vent from the concept, another detail we expect to see on production versions of this car. What we do see in the photos is that the M3 sedan will have the same flared wheel openings as the coupe, the same sneering headlights, as well as the same quad-exhaust outlets and the subtle Gurney flap rear spoiler. The spy shots also caught an open sunroof, which suggests the more practical sedan will forgo the extreme weight-saving carbon-fiber roof of the coupe. With or without that roof, the M3 sedan will retain the heart of the beast, the high-revving 4.0-liter V-8 with approximately 410 hp. With the twin-turbo inline six of the 335i sedan, we’ve recorded 0-to-60-mph sprints in 4.8 seconds, so the M3 sedan will still be capable of that benchmark blast in less than five seconds with a husky pilot bogging the launch and missing a shift. We expect the M3 coupe to launch this fall, while the convertible will come in about a year’s time and the sedan will join the fold in the fall of 2008. Last time BMW sold an M3 sedan, in 1998, consumers had their choice of two or four doors for the same base price. This time around, we expect the M3 to start at around $55,000. Choices, choices…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaWolverine Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/12678/spied-2009-bmw-m3-sedan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 A wagon M3.......... :wub: :wub: 425-435HP.........6mt:wub: :wub: If it happends my piggy bank is going to have to be cracked open. Knowing our luck though it will se Euro only:(:( Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Pimp Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I'm loving it in sedan form, I think I found my next car. Sedan FTMFW!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb175 Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 from edmunds.com http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee992c7/cmd.233/enclosure..ee992c8 http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee992ca/cmd.233/enclosure..ee992cb http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee992cd/cmd.233/enclosure..ee992ce would love to own this car.....if i could afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I know these are just mule pictures but I really hoe the rear facial comes down far enough to cover that huge muffler/resonator..... Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 I dont like the way it looks in the back at all. its like its scrunched inward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I am in love...even more so with the statement of a wagon version! How fun would that be!!! Too much $ though... My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 i love how they take the badges off, like we cant tell what it is without badges http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy02 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 ^^ hahaha, good one It's not about speed, it's about acceleration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 but the question still remains, will it be worth the extra money over the 335i? http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrok Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Was the the last M3 worth the money over a 330i? HECK YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 but the 335i is a lot faster than the 330i http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 no Dinan, no care Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftride Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 i love how they take the badges off, like we cant tell what it is without badges i would guess they just aren't putting the badges on, its a pre-prod car so i doubt they have emblems for it. *vb gallery* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobE Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 i was talking about the BMW roundels (sp?) not the M badges http://newenglandsubarus.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 HA! they must think the only way people can tell they are BMW is by the logo...BMW wheels aren't distinctive... As for is if an M is worth it...you have never driven an M edition. They always make it worth it...this isn't a Spec B LOL! Rode in an M6 auto and a M5 stick a few weeks ago and I am still longing for more... My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrok Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 but the 335i is a lot faster than the 330i Well, I don't htink you forgot that the 335i got what, a 50 to 70 crank hp increase over the 330i? The new M3 has what, 87 more hp than the old M3? Again, I think its way worth it. The 335i > 330 by a good margin, and the new M3 > old M3 by a good margin, at least it seems that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azca Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 nice, though expensive; might as well go for an audi rs4 or something like that at that price point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 nice, though expensive; might as well go for an audi rs4 or something like that at that price point What's the price point on the new one? I haven't seen anything concrete yet... Goin' to Carolina in my mind...and in my car on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azca Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 in the 1st post it says estimate starting point is 55K+ What's the price point on the new one? I haven't seen anything concrete yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 in the 1st post it says estimate starting point is 55K+ reading>me Goin' to Carolina in my mind...and in my car on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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