Our spy photographers have captured the 2014 BMW M3
sedan, both inside and out, as the car was being road tested in Europe.
The black prototype seen here is wearing only minimal amounts of
exterior camouflage, the swirly black and white graphics have migrated
primarily to the front and sides of the car. That makes it easy to spot
the quad-exhaust, cross-drilled rotors, larger alloy wheels, and fender
flares that will feature on the production model. There is also a power
bulge in the hood of this example. However, generally speaking, it
appears BMW isn’t going overboard when it comes to muscling up exterior of the next M3.
From the Driver’s Seat
We’re still waiting to be handed the keys, but at least we know what the view will be like from the driver’s seat of the M3. The sport seats are heavily bolstered and appear to be covered in a matte-finish suede, or perhaps Alcantara. This model features a 7-speed DCT gearbox, minus the paddle-shifters that are normally included with this gearbox. A close-up of the chunky steering wheel shows that there’s something silver behind the wheel, though it’s impossible to tell if these are traditional paddles that (for whatever reason) might have been taped down in this model. In the U.S. market, BMW will continue to offer an optional 6-speed manual transmission.
Tri-Turbo Inline-6
We know for a fact that the current M3’s 414-bhp V-8 is getting the heave-ho, in favor of a turbocharged inline-6 cylinder engine that pushes out approximately 440 hp. What we can’t be certain of is how many turbochargers BMW plans to slap onto this high performance motor. Rumors of a tri-turbo inline-6 appear to be gathering some momentum, though BMW isn’t saying anything on the record. It makes sense for BMW’s flagship compact sports sedan to have something extra special under the hood. This could also play nicely into BMW’s current push toward improving fuel economy and reducing weight across the brand’s range of vehicles.
2014 BMW M3
We’re still waiting to be handed the keys, but at least we know what the view will be like from the driver’s seat of the M3. The sport seats are heavily bolstered and appear to be covered in a matte-finish suede, or perhaps Alcantara. This model features a 7-speed DCT gearbox, minus the paddle-shifters that are normally included with this gearbox. A close-up of the chunky steering wheel shows that there’s something silver behind the wheel, though it’s impossible to tell if these are traditional paddles that (for whatever reason) might have been taped down in this model. In the U.S. market, BMW will continue to offer an optional 6-speed manual transmission.
2014 BMW M3
We know for a fact that the current M3’s 414-bhp V-8 is getting the heave-ho, in favor of a turbocharged inline-6 cylinder engine that pushes out approximately 440 hp. What we can’t be certain of is how many turbochargers BMW plans to slap onto this high performance motor. Rumors of a tri-turbo inline-6 appear to be gathering some momentum, though BMW isn’t saying anything on the record. It makes sense for BMW’s flagship compact sports sedan to have something extra special under the hood. This could also play nicely into BMW’s current push toward improving fuel economy and reducing weight across the brand’s range of vehicles.
2014 BMW M3
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