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Is this BMW M3 prototype powered by an inline or V6?
It started with a four-cylinder, graduated to six and then eight cylinders, and now might be settling back down to six. The next-generation F80 BMW M3, caught testing around the homeland, has let its voice be heard, and the suspicions are that a V6, not a BMW-traditional inline six, rumbles through those pipes. Bimmerfile posits that a V6 could be "loosely based on the M5′s S63 twin-turbo V8, but with even greater high-end power and efficiency." Whatever is under that hood – and whatever is handling that lightning-quick gear change, it doesn't quite sound like anything ... Read More
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0Official: 2014 BMW 335i M Performance Edition limited run in Canada ends May 17 1368568800
For those buyers who simply can't wait for the next generation BMW M3 (or whatever the new naming convention may be), it appears BMW Canada has your solution. For a very limited time, BMW will be offering the BMW 335i and the 335i xDrive M Performance Edition to Canadians, but you'll have to act fast. The über-limited Edition will be available to ...
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Breaking: BMW M4 sheds some camouflage for latest test run 1363356000
Last time we saw the upcoming BMW M4 out testing, it was heavily clad with camouflage and decidedly homely looking (as most early development mules are). But in this latest set of photos, the M3 coupe successor has started to come into its own skin, and we're seeing a shape more closely akin to that of a rendering we brought you a few months ...
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Video: Supercars attempt to shred Oakley flask, burn plenty of rubber in the process 1362358800
Do you like to drink in public where big, fragile glasses full of expensive booze are a hassle and a liability? Do you ever drink so hard that your very drinking vessel – even a sturdy one like a metal flask – just isn't extreme enough? Do you like Scotch whisky? Do you like to drive in circles and listen to white guy blues? If you answered ...
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Video: Porsche 911, Audi R8 and BMW M3 Winter Track Day Video 1361062800
The following video is proof positive that snow and motorsports mix rather well. Yours truly attended a winter track day with Bridgestone Canadian Winter Driver Training and enjoyed a track battle - Canadian style. A few friends came along and we car-shared a Porsche 911, Audi R8 and BMW M3, chasing each other down on a snow-covered racetrack. Driving ...
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Official: BMW issues limited edition M3 after Canadian, Bruno Spengler's DTM win 1354829220
In just its first season back in DTM race series, BMW pulled off a trifecta of wins: manufacturer title, team title and of course driver title claimed by Canadian racer Bruno Spengler. To celebrate the automaker is issuing a limited-production commemorative version of the M3 called the DTM Champion Edition. BMW said that only 54 of these cars will be ...
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Video: Watch the G-Power G1 Hurricane RS sprint to 313 KM/H [w/video] 1352070000
If you don't remember the batty G-Power G1 Hurricane RS, here's a little refresher: imagine 600 horsepower from a supercharged version of the 4.0-litre V8 that powers the BMW M3, shoved into the engine bay of the 1 Series M Coupe. G-Power says the creation is good for a top end of 205 mph, and the crew at Auto Sport recently got the chance to explore the ...
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Official: BMW announces 2013 M3 Frozen Edition in Red, White and Blue 1351375260
If you weren't fortunate enough to grab one of the 19 sinister-looking Frozen Black Edition M3 Coupes back in 2011, BMW has a new ultra-limited M3 for you to dream about. The 2013 BMW M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition goes on sale in January with a starting price of US$76,395 (Canadian pricing to follow) including destination, and unlike previous Frozen ...
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Official: 600-hp G-Power 1 Series is excessively fast 1351020660
Save some unforeseen circumstance we've yet to encounter, you'll never hear us turn down shoving extra horsepower at a vehicle. The minds at G-Power seem to understand that concept better than most and have just finished pumping a full 600 horsepower into the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. The team is calling their newest creation the G1 Hurricane RS, and the car ...
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Video: The List #0414: Buy A Car For European Delivery 1349998200
Let's face it, the dealership experience when buying a new car is not very special. But when you're handing over serious stacks of cash for a car that you've dreamed of owning, the occasion calls for something more than a free car wash before you drive off the lot. That's where something like the European Delivery program offered by BMW comes in. Instead ...
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Rumormill: Next M3 may be lighter than expected, with lots more torque 1349446500
Few cars stir up the rumourmill quite like the next BMW M3. To that end, BMW fan-site BimmerPost was able to track down a source, apparently tied to the development of the next M3 (and M4), who divulged a few juicy bits on power, weight and timing. Horsepower in the F80 M3 and F82 M4 is said to be close to that of the E90/E92, which was rated at 414 hp. ...