BMW's Next Gen M3 To Have Inline 6 Cylinder Not A V6

We can finally confirm that the next generation M3 (F80 / F82) will be powered by an inline 6 cylinder engine. We spoke to the President of BMW North America, Mr. Ludwig Willisch, at a current BMW event and he has officially confirmed that the next generation M3's engine will indeed feature an inline 6 layout and not a V6.

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JRobUSC - 5/22/2012 2:30:24 PM

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that looks bland? That looks like a pretty badass sedan to me, I'd roll that in a heartbeat.

LexSucks - 5/22/2012 6:45:46 PM

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Great News!!

enthusiastx11 - 5/23/2012 12:44:39 PM

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duh. why would bmw throw away DECADES of success in making brilliant inline 6s?

skytop - 5/24/2012 8:27:04 AM

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The entire BMW heritage and fortune was built on the venerable straight 6 engine. With the new high technology available, BMW's engineers will have the new 6 pumping out more HP (but not torque) than the current V8.

Look at what BMW has done with their 'old' boxer motorcycle engine. With new heads, the boxer was reborn with huge horsepower improvement. Same will be done with the high performance 6 for the M series.