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M3 watch: First official teaser

They’ve not given us much to go on but this 18 second video from BMW’s M people is the first official preview of the upcoming M3/M4. Well, we’re saying it’s for the M3, BMW just says they’re “preparing something new”. It’s expected BMW will release details for the F80 M3 and F82 M4 in the […]

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M3 watch: It’s gonna be a lightweight

More news from BMW on the new F80 M3/F82 M4 comes to us via Top Gear who interviewed Matt Collins, BMW UK Product Manager for the 3 Series (among other things), at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The good news is Collins confirmed the dietary plans for the new M icon, which will start life […]

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M3 watch: Less weight please

Last week new details for the upcoming BMW M3 emerged predicting the F80 model could be up to 140kg less than the E92 model it replaces. Turns out BMW has gone back to the future by using the kerb weight of the two-generations-ago E46 as its target. So expect the F80 to weigh in somewhere […]

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M3 watch: Under the bonnet son

BimmerPost takes us underneath the bonnet of the F80 M3 for our first look at the new inline six cylinder set to power BMW’s most revered M model. We still don’t know how many turbos will be bolted on to the engine, but looking at the two pipes coming from the intercooler it looks like […]