[CarManMotorcycl]

Originally Posted by karan561

Leaked, G80 M3 front end;

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Source: Bimmerpost

As much as i love that BMW is bringing the manual, with that grille hell no! Absolutely ugly!

[rahulcmoulee]

How to ruin an iconic car. An illustration by BMW. How do these ghastly designs even get the go ahead from the higher ups. It's just getting worse and worse with each new model. BMW need to hire a few designers from Mercedes and learn how to make a good looking car again.

[Venkatesh]

BMW M3 Evolution.

E30 M3 (1986–1991)




E36 M3 (1992-1999)




E46 M3 (2000-2006)




E90/92/93 M3 (2007-2013)




F80 M3 (2014-2018)




Source : ZigWheels

[karan561]

Latest Render by Bimmerpost;

[karan561]

BMW just released the M3 Teaser Video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yISYPhVyMk

^ Going by the video it seems the M3 wont have the large kidney grilles it was speculated to have.

[Iyencar]

They should sell the camouflage they have used on the grill as an optional accessory and call it the iHide. The E36 and F80 are my favourite of the designs posted by Venkatesh.

[karan561]

Latest spy pic confirms larger grille on the M3 as well :/



Source: Bimmerpost

[Venkatesh]

BMW M3 Spied With Less Camo























https://www.motor1.com/news/436946/2...m3-spied-camo/

[ajmat]

Looks like right hand drive vehicles. BMW do a lot of testing and preview drives in the UK around Wales prior to release

[rejoycjohn]

Good News, BMW has officially confirmed the arrival of BMW M3 touring in a press release.

The news that many wanted to hear for years and this time it won't be just a prototype like 20 years ago when BMW teased the petrol heads with an E46 M3 Touring, the 6th generation M3 will be accompanied by a 5 door touring version. BMW seems to want a piece of the market that is currently enjoyed by RS4 Avant and Mercedes C63 AMG estate.

Yes there is the big grill that many will have struggle getting used to. But to be honest, the one on the BMW 4 series isn't as offending as the ones on the 7 series. Also the number plate would give it a visual break and they won't be in chrome so it would be fine, dare I say!

Here is what they said in a press release.
Source

Munich.
How about an extra-large and highly variable luggage compartment in a high-performance sports car? What is presently still a rhetorical question will soon become a concrete offer. A few weeks prior to the world premiere of the all-new BMW M3 Sedan, there are increasing signs of unparalleled model diversity in the range of premium mid-range BMW M automobiles. Together with the all-new BMW M4 Coupe, the new BMW M3 Sedan will be celebrating its world premiere in September 2020. It is also no secret that the new edition of the BMW M4 Convertible is to follow next year. However, attentive observers will soon be able to catch a glimpse of the prototype of a new high-performance automobile. In Garching near Munich, home of the BMW M GmbH, work is being carried out on a further dream-come-true: For the first time in the history of the BMW M GmbH, the model range will be complemented by a BMW M3 Touring.


M-specific performance combined with an increase in available space and the intelligent functionality of a Touring model – this was previously reserved exclusively for the BMW M5. Both in its second generation in 1992 and in its fourth in 2007, the high-performance business sedan was accompanied by a Touring. This is not the first time both the M community and developers at the BMW M GmbH have been fascinated by idea of transferring this vehicle concept to the BMW M3. Exactly 20 years ago, a corresponding prototype was launched based on the third generation of the BMW M3. The then aim of proving that the high flexibility and seamless integration of high-performance sports cars with specific body features could be incorporated into the BMW M3 manufacturing process was achieved. In the sixth generation of the BMW M3, it will not end with mere theoretical considerations and product-technical test series.


The 6-cylinder M TwinPower turbo engine beneath the bonnet has been set. 5 doors and a highly variable luggage compartment are precisely what have been long awaited by fans of this model. As the fourth model variant, the BMW M3 Touring fulfils the hopes of all those who wish to take the M-specific interplay of racing-oriented performance and everyday suitability to the extreme. Never before has a premium mid-range class estate car offered so much driving fun and precision. Nor was there ever more functional utility available in a thoroughbred sports car.


Further speculation on engine and performance is quite welcome. But wide axles, conspicuously large front air intakes and four exhaust tailpipes at the rear leave no doubt that the iconic M DNA will be fully perceptible despite the car’s new body design.


The first BMW M3 Touring is still in the early stage of its approx. two-year series development process. As in the case of other BMW M high-performance sports cars, the following also applies to the BMW M3 Touring: Whenever the prototype has been given the go-ahead for test drives on public roads, it means that the decisive step towards series maturity has been taken. Not only there will it soon be regularly sighted. As with all other BMW M models, the intensive testing and tuning process for the BMW M3 Touring will take place on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring, because the first BMW M3 Touring is, after all, first and foremost a BMW M3.

BMW E46 Touring prototype.

6th Gen BMW M3 Touring teaser from BMW

Renderings from internet.



Photo courtesy: Autocar, Auto express, Topgear, BMW press release.

[loudpops]

Meanwhile Alpina tuned M340i is suitable replacement

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...pina-b3-drive/

[loudpops]

Feedback from a closed curtain preview for the new G80 M3

The discussion of this generation of M3 will begin and end with the grille, and after seeing it in person..it’s good! Painted in gloss black, with body color surround instead of chrome, it looks very well integrated into the front end of the car. The rest of the front bumper is a bit busy, but that is BMW’s MO as of late. It fits very well when taking in the entire car.

https://machineswithsouls.com/2020/0...ew-g80-bmw-m3/

[Venkatesh]

BMW will unveil the G80 M3 on September 23rd. Isle of Man Green is the color launch for the new BMW M3 Sedan.

For color reference


https://www.bmwblog.com/2020/08/17/i...-green-bmw-m3/

[Venkatesh]

BMW M on Instagram has released a short video of M3 touring undergoing testing.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUUNNPi...d=mtfesrpx55l5

[Venkatesh]

BMW M3 new spy photos



















https://www.motor1.com/news/441229/b...dan-spy-shots/