Car magazine BMW M3 road test

Oh yes. The E92 model is the fourth generation of the M3, a car that first arrived in 1986. Back then it had a four-cylinder engine with around 200bhp. The new car doubles that with a V8 and 414bhp, but the basic ingredients remain the same: rear-wheel drive, a limited slip differential and a motorsport-inspired engine that revs to a whopping 8400rpm.

When it goes on sale in the UK in early September, the M3 will cost £50,625 and will, at first, be available only as a two-door coupe. A convertible and four-door saloon are expected to follow next year, while a Touring wagon is under evalution but less likely to make production. All in all, the broadened range will help break (hopes BMW) the 100,000-unit barrier for the first time. The last M3 – 2000’s six-cylinder E46 – is a tough act to follow, however...
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david989 - 7/8/2007 10:12:08 AM

-3 Boost

I am not impressed. The Lexus IS-F is better.

johnct - 7/8/2007 8:22:57 PM

+1 Boost

Since I am sure you have driven both the IS-F and the M3 I am glad you are in a position to explain you rationale in great detail. I am glad you are smarter then some of the idiots in here that have no basis for there blind brand loyalty.

Yonder7 - 7/9/2007 7:47:57 PM

+1 Boost

Numbers do not looks good in the M3 and if go just for numbers, then even japanese looks very compare against the new Ultimate Driving Machine. So just waite for compares.