M3 official photos leaked

[12,000 RPM]

[CALL_911]

Let me guess, you think it's too big and too heavy

....what the fuck were you expecting?

[CALL_911]

Looks great. Exactly what you'd expect, and that's a very good thing. I'd take the M3 over the M4, though.

[CJ]

I'm not excited about this. It's predictable.

[12,000 RPM]

Let me guess, you think it's too big and too heavy

....what the fuck were you expecting?

Calm down

It supposedly lost a good amount of weight from the E90 so no, no gripe there. Not happy about the turbos but that is what it is. It just looks a little boring/confused. BMW ///M sedans are supposed to strike that balance between aggression and understatement. This looks both boring and overwrought at the same time. Should be a great drive though.

[Galaxy]

Those hideous, hideous bumpers (both front and rear ) ruin an otherwise good design imo.

[GoCougs]

Wheels look too small and the lowering and wheel offset looks sort ricey.

[MexicoCityM3]

I like the sedan better than the coupe, and it will be slightly cheaper too so win-win there.

[12,000 RPM]

Wheels look too small and the lowering and wheel offset looks sort ricey.

There's a weird optical illusion going on between the front and rear tires. The front opening is a lot bigger than the rear. Makes the wheel fitment look off. It doesn't look much lower than a regular 3 to me though.

[r0tor]

I woukd rock one.... with someone elses money

[thewizard16]

I still hate the way the new 3 series headlights look. Ruins the whole front end for me.

[MexicoCityM3]

Interior pics

[MexicoCityM3]

Also, 0-60 in 3.9 (DCT) and 4.1 (Manual), weight is exactly the same as the E46 M3 used to be. Sedan is only 23kg heavier than the coupe. 25% more fuel efficient, electric steering has some interesting considerations:

Servotronic function electronically adjusts the level of steering assistance according to the car's speed
3 modes: Comfort, Sport, Sport+ (standard option)
Specially tuned for M3/M4
Will not compensate for understeer, oversteer, coarse road surface. Motor will not help unwind the steering wheel and it will self-center by by natural forces

[MrH]

Also, 0-60 in 3.9 (DCT) and 4.1 (Manual), weight is exactly the same as the E46 M3 used to be. Sedan is only 23kg heavier than the coupe. 25% more fuel efficient, electric steering has some interesting considerations:

Servotronic function electronically adjusts the level of steering assistance according to the car's speed
3 modes: Comfort, Sport, Sport+ (standard option)
Specially tuned for M3/M4
Will not compensate for understeer, oversteer, coarse road surface. Motor will not help unwind the steering wheel and it will self-center by by natural forces

Shiiiit that is quick. All sounds good to me.

Rumor has it there's a burnout mode similar to launch control

[Catman]

Looks great

[SVT666]

If some guy put that bumper on Bimmer, you guys would be shitting on him for it being ricey.  That bumper sucks.

[Onslaught]

If some guy put that bumper on Bimmer, you guys would be shitting on him for it being ricey.  That bumper sucks.

I agree. It's not horrible but it is a little rice.

[Lebowski]

Overall I like it.  I'd take it in sedan form.

[Raza]

Don't care for the bumper treatments (though the rear is worse than the front), but it's still better looking than the 4 series M.

[68_427]

Performs well in GT6 at least

[r0tor]

If some guy put that bumper on Bimmer, you guys would be shitting on him for it being ricey.  That bumper sucks.

So what, we are suppose to have a M product that looks boring instead of aggresive?   No wonder new cars continue to suck more and more

[Eye of the Tiger]

So what, we are suppose to have a M product that looks boring instead of aggresive?   No wonder new cars continue to suck more and more

Cars suck now. They are all stupid fast, stupid boring, and stupid riced out. What happened to machines that seamlessly combined style and function for the ultimate enjoyment of the driver?

[Secret Chimp]

The flappy things on the tops of the bumper corner inlets make the car look like it's making the Dreamworks face from a front quarter angle.

[GoCougs]

There's a weird optical illusion going on between the front and rear tires. The front opening is a lot bigger than the rear. Makes the wheel fitment look off. It doesn't look much lower than a regular 3 to me though.

Not so sure. The shot with the least opportunity for illusion looks the worst to me (wheels/tires too small, sorta ricey lowering job):

[r0tor]

Cars suck now. They are all stupid fast, stupid boring, and stupid riced out. What happened to machines that seamlessly combined style and function for the ultimate enjoyment of the driver?

M cars have always been aggressive.  All sports cars have a level of aggressiveness to their style ever since cars were actually styled.  Not sure what your bitch is about

[Eye of the Tiger]

M cars have always been aggressive.  All sports cars have a level of aggressiveness to their style ever since cars were actually styled.  Not sure what your bitch is about

Electronically controlled automatic artificial overweight  penis extensions.

[SVT32V]

The flappy things on the tops of the bumper corner inlets make the car look like it's making the Dreamworks face from a front quarter angle.

They look like labia.

[MrH]

Performs well in GT6 at least

I'm going to get it tonight.  Did you dump a bunch of money into it yet?

[68_427]

I'm going to get it tonight.  Did you dump a bunch of money into it yet?

You can only do intake/cat/header mod i think.

But like I said don't buy it before the seasonal.  You can "rent" it for free and you win it by getting bronze.

You can't even repaint it and the interior is blacked out but I'm sure that will be fixed soon.  Seems similar to the C7 in GT5.

[Onslaught]

M cars have always been aggressive.  All sports cars have a level of aggressiveness to their style ever since cars were actually styled.  Not sure what your bitch is about

This isn't a sports car. The front and rear bumpers look like something Pontiac would make.