SPY VIDEO: BMW's Next-Gen M3 Gets HEARD For The First Time - What Motor Does This Sound Like To YOU?

One of the most exciting products that BMW builds is the M3. Case in point: the last-generation M3, the E90/2, is STILL winning comparison tests versus the all-new Audi RS5 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe.

Considering those products are all new, you'd expect them to sweep the M3 off its feet, not the case.

With that said, now that the M5 has been fully exposed, attention has been slowly shifting towards the next-gen M3 that's now under development.

For the first time, we've got video of the new product on camera and here's the exciting bit: you can hear its exhaust note pretty clearly.

**Make sure to take a listen and let us know what YOU think motor it is running


Exciting news! After several sets of spy shots and news of the F80 M3 sedan getting its approval, we're happy to finally share the very first spy video of the 2014 M3 Sedan, internally dubbed the F80. As usual, this video provides a much more dynamic impression of the car than photos. No surprise that the new M3 looks very planted as it's sitting fairly low and shows no body roll in these (admittedly) urban driving scenes. Overall, the M3 with its M bumpers and bulging wheel arches looks pugnacious and much more aggressive than the F30 3-series in the F30 spy photos/videos.

What's new in this video besides the live view and sounds? Looking at the F80 from behind, you can finally make out the limited slip differential and two mid pipes running from the engine to the mufflers...



[Source: F30post]

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Yonder7 - 9/29/2011 8:11:57 AM

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Definitely ....far away from the current V8 which technological music for my ears.

PUGPROUD - 9/29/2011 8:15:05 AM

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I love BMW straight sixes but this one with a turbo sounds flat, especially the last view when it turns the corner. Note the drop off
in tone ! Certainly not a head turner of a sound. Not strong or raspy enough for my taste. The exhaust should announce I'm coming for you when approaching or I'm leaving you in my dust when pulling away. This does neither. With my eyes closed reminds me of a Honda with a tomato can muffler. Just one man's view.

LexSucks - 9/29/2011 2:43:53 PM

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He wasn't giving it any revs. How can you draw such a complete picture of how it will sound? How do you know how it will sound when its leaving people in the dust, when in the video the driver doesn't even give it "left in the dust" type revs?

bmwcs - 9/29/2011 10:05:20 AM

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This is an early test mule, the F80 M3 will not hit the market until 2013. Alot is subject to change, includeing the exausht system.

DuDE - 9/29/2011 10:26:17 AM

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there's definitely a turbo in there..may be 2...or 3!

weaponX - 9/29/2011 12:07:17 PM

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Don't care how many turbos BMW puts in this, I'd rather get the next gen IS-F or C63, cause they'll still likely be big, bad V8s. IMO, fuel economy is not much of an issue for performance cars, I'd gladly sacrifice that for that V8 sound.

LexSucks - 9/29/2011 2:40:13 PM

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I love how it sounds. But he wasn't giving the car any revs. All this video tells us is how the engine sounds during low-revs, idling, and low-speed driving. I'm not sure how some people are using this video as the complete picture as to how it will sound?

PUGPROUD - 9/29/2011 8:31:44 PM

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Revs or no revs it sounded flat to me...