2008 BMW sedan test drive - Motor Trend

BMW hasn't sold a four-door M3 in the US since the E36 version in the second half of the 1990s. Back then, purists whined that they'd sold out on the original M3 racing concept, not only by adding two extra doors, but two extra cylinders-going from the E30's legendary 2.3-liter four-cylinder to a new 3.0-liter inline-six.

As you know by now, the all-new 2008 M3 has apparently "sold out" once again, annoying purists with not only a return to the sedan (and convertible) but by adding another two cylinders. To the cognoscenti, though, the M3 remains the leader of the pack, the example by which all other sport sedans are judged even if it throbs with a 4.0-liter V-8 heart.
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AWDturbo - 2/14/2008 6:20:28 PM

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I think its a fatty. I need to grow on me, and I can believe ever m3 doesnt come with EDC!

JRobUSC - 2/15/2008 9:40:05 AM

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it's an option, so if someone wants it they can get it. It adds weight to the car, not everyone would want that. And why would the car "have" to have it anyway? None of the previous ones did.

Htay7500 - 2/15/2008 3:46:30 PM

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when does the sedan come out?

adoptgreyhounds - 2/15/2008 7:13:48 PM

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I take delivery 2nd week of April.

Autoegr525 - 2/15/2008 5:40:33 PM

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If anyone is actually bothered by the V8 as the article suggests, they shouldn't worry. With the new fuel economy standards, BMW's inline six will be front and center once again in the not too distant future.

2ndbimmer - 2/16/2008 2:23:14 PM

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It is actually not a fatty. I went to the chicago auto show and I was really surprised how much better the M3 sedan looked next to the M3 coupe. When my 335i lease is up in a year, I might get the M3 sedan! The pictures do it no justice. Just like any BMW though, in person it is really a work of art!