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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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    Geneva: BMW to launch toned-down line of M Performance Automobiles     1326385920

    We just wrapped up the Detroit Auto Show, but BMW has already moved on to Geneva. The German automaker announced today that it's going to be showing a new line of what it's calling "M Performance Automobiles" at the Geneva Motor Show in March. These vehicles will sit between standard Bimmers and M vehicles in the lineup, and apparently offer more than ...