01 375kW NEW M3!
BMW WILL GRAFT a controversial new grille to the front of its best-selling M4 sports car as it seeks to steal market share from the all-conquering Mercedes-AMG C63.
Unofficially dubbed the ‘lung’ grille, and replacing the famous kidney, the new vertical grilles – previewed here in our exclusive and insider-informed computer-generated images – feed a brand new twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six with as much as 375kW.
The new engine combines with reduced weight and a torque-converter eight-speed automatic – in place of the responsive but sometimes cantankerous Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) – to evolve the next M3 and M4 from the recently discontinued F80/F82 models.
And for the first time in the M3’s 33-year history, all-wheel drive will be
