Tag: M4

Even though the name has changed, the spirit of the M3 lives on within the BMW M4.

According to the automaker, “NO BMWs WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM.” Glad to know that the only paddle used in this initiation was of the shifter variety.

BMW’s product manager for small to mid-sized cars, Matt Collins recently said the company has no plans for featherweight CSL versions of the new M3 and M4. Collins told Top Gear BMW designed the F80 M3 and F82 M4 to be CSLs from the beginning. “Rather than doing a halfway house to begin with, and then rolling out a […] More »

The 2015 BMW M3 arrived at the 2014 North American International Auto Show with two fewer cylinders, but the addition of two turbochargers definitely make up for the M3’s cylinder-ectomy that happened when it transitioned from E90/92/93 to F80. The new M3’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight six produces 425 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque … […] More »

BMW has released a video detailing the engineering behind the new M4 Coupe. They’ve dropped the 4.0L V8 engine in favor of a new 3.0L M TwinPower Turbo I6 producing 430 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque; that’s 74 more lb-ft than before. The torque-rich inline-six will also be found in the F30 BMW M3. […] More »

Taking the front end style of the 3-Series, BMW has given the new M4 and M4 Cabrio (seen here) a lower nose, flared arches and the trademark M side vents. The rear end retains a shape like the current convertible. The new M4 Coupe and Cabrio models were will be reverting to an in-line six-cylinder, […] More »

Taking the front end style of the 3-Series, BMW has given the new M4 a lower nose, flared arches and the trademark M-GmbH side vents. The rear end appears to look like like the current coupe. The new M4 Coupe and Cabrio models were confirmed to be powered by an in-line six-cylinder turbo engine. It […] More »