BMW is set to unveil its new M3 sedan and M4 coupe in
September, and the automaker has finally confirmed the first details.
As expected, a 6-speed manual transmission will be offered,
though only on the base M3 and M4. In fact, it will be the only transmission on
the base M3 and M4 models. Buyers wanting an automatic, in this case an
8-speed, will need to upgrade to the M3 and M4's Competition grade.
Rear-wheel drive will be standard across the range.
All-wheel drive will be made available for the Competition grade at a later
date, BMW said. The AWD system is expected be the same rear-biased M xDrive
configuration that debuted in the M5. It has a function that allows the driver
to select a RWD mode at the push of a button.
Power will come from the same 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged
inline-6 that debuted in the 2020
BMW X3 M and X4 M. The engine will deliver 473 horsepower in the base M3
and M4 and 503 hp in the Competition grade. The Competition models will also
have up to 479 pound-feet of torque. The same engine will power a new M4
GT3 customer race car that BMW is readying for the 2022 motorsport
season.
The wheels will measure 19 inches in diameter as standard
and come wrapped in Michelin's brilliant Pilot
Sport 4S tires. The tires will measure up to 275/35 up front and to 285/30
at the rear.
As for styling, we know the M4 will feature a more
aggressive take on the large grille with vertical kidneys that BMW introduced
on its
latest 4-Series. The M3 will get the same grille as the M4, to help set it
apart from the regular 3-Series range.
Further out, BMW will add an M4
Convertible to the lineup, and possibly a new
M4 Gran Coupe.
And while it's yet to be confirmed, we should see a repeat
of the M4 CS, and potentially a new M4 CSL sitting in the same space as the
former M4 GTS. Both of these hardcore models will likely arrive in coupe format
only.
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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