gl getting it for that price when it comes out

price leaking before actual unvieling/production model?!
Wierd.

I don’t see it costing that. The current car costs $49,000 and really don’t think that BMW will up the price by only $5,000 especially since they fitted it with a V8, and with more standard equipment than the last M3. Also, since the car is heavier, they had to compensate for a lot of changes to the basic ‘sportiness’ of the car to not only make it as faster than the last car, but also handle better. I think a price near $60,000 (high 50’s) seems more like it.

Jon.

That is a bargain, problem is every rich kid here in LA will have one on order already. The pricing os to stop people ordering RS4s until this is released

At $60k, I’d much rather have a z06 for another 5k. Paying too much for the BMW name. Hell you can get 400hp from a GTO for around $30k.

umm…I don’t understand how people know the specs/weights of the car already. I mean, that IS why they are testing it. The car can change drastically without any of the public knowing. Dunno where everyone gets their info from. Nobody knows for sure that it is going to be heavier than the last, unless you work over at BMW in Germany. Until then we can just speculate.
I’ve seen 400hp, 412hp, 450hp ratings giving for it already…that’s a 50hp innacuracy. Big difference.
Heck, if anything, they might even change their minds on the engine they’re going to use halfway through testing. It’s been done before by other manufacturers.

…Until there is an “Official Unvieling”…people don’t know ****.

“ehhh”

I have no idea why you are comparing a GTO and a Z06 based on HP alone.

^quality is one reason to leave them out of a comparison to any BMW.

I’ll take the build quality of this over the Chevette any day. You are not just paying for the badge with this. Besides who wants to look like a middle aged swinger in a Chevette.

Seen the same spec list and pricing. Hope this is true

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13089

I don’t understand why they use CF instead of Aluminum?

I know that on my Evo MR, it comes with an Aluminum Roof, Hood, Fenders, Door beams, & Suspension(control arms,Links Crossmembers, Stab. bars, etc.) for weight purposes. People have weighed some of those parts in Carbon fiber and found the Aluminum ones to be lighter ex. Hood/Fenders.

Is it a Cosmetic thing?

A V8 M3 sounds nice….. but this is an age in which you can prove almost anything works with better technology. Nissan does it with their turbocharged engines, Mazda keeps improving the rotary, Ford makes DOHC musclecar engines…… why can’t BMW make a simple 3 series without the luxury that shbowcases another fantastic inline-6?

Call me crazy but it’s always been their calling card to me. The best inline-6 engines in the world, including Motorsport versions.

I’m so excited by this car. Corvette Guy people need to be still since those people hardly get the point. 400HP in a production sedan used to mean something, but in a pedestrian coupe it means something else entirely. The carbon fiber roof has me excited but I think the RS4 , M3 (M4 really in everything but name) will be fantastic. I can’t wait to see what the reviews bring, I’d like to see some silly rock climber race this. I need a promotion.

andre, there is no way that they are going to change their mind on anything, it only a few months away. Changing the motor would require re-engineering the entire driveline, suspension, and most of the computer controls. And also the specs would seem to be fairly accurate as they would fit perfectly in with the rest of the M/// lineup

Carbon Fiber is stronger against flex then Aluminum, it’s as strong as steel. So it adds to the rigidity of the car. Also, Carbon Fiber is a bit lighter and with newer technology and the price of aluminum, almost the same cost.

You guys should be ashamed. The list is fake, and it should be obvious. First it was posted in a forum with no PDF, second it was posted by someone with no more than 3 freaken previous post, finally it is WAY to early to get the price sheet out.

Its fake, bs, wild dreaming, etc.

ITs probably TRUE.

It is TRUE

I think it is true because I’m so horny, horny, horny horny.

Previous post not me… Although it’s Funny to a third grader… I am not “horny” for this car just a bit aroused.

Umm… I assure you it is NOT true

but then again everyone on the forums thought the 335i was going to msrp $4-5000 more than it really came out to be, and the last m3 was 10k more than the 330ci, so i think its a rather believable (maybe not totally accurate) estimate

I originally listed this 2 days ago on e46fanatics.com. The engine spec is fake, it is still under wraps.

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=393119

i wonder if it can take a corvette

The Corvettes Roof will fly off before it hits 60

Good luck finding one for 60k sticker or less when the dealers get the car since most cars on the lot have many of the available options, then ponder is its overpriced ?

If they sell at over list then its not overpriced

I think 65k optioned up should be pretty close to accurate.

Better hold on a little longer for Hartge’s insertion of the M5 engine into the new M3. That one will be worth the wait.

Awesome, looks like the 3 series is going to retain its crown as the best sports sedan on the market for yet another 5 years. Nothing offers the model range, the performance, the build quality or the solidity of the 3. Others have tried, but they still can’t match it.

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too bad it looks painfully ugly. The e46 is much better looking.

had a lot in common with the 330ci including an M-tuned version of the 330ci I6. The e92 M3 shares the same look at the 335 but it changes out many body parts for CF parts and has a new M designed V8. As with all M’s most of the other parts, such as suspension, are always upgraded. With all those upgraded parts the e92 M3 has many more changes from the 335 than the e46 M3 had from the 330ci. So I think the 10k price increase may be not fit here. 15k seems closer to what I think will happen.

At only 10k over a 335 the potential 335 buyers will flock to the M3 since they are getting so much more for only 10k. In the e46 M3 days the 10K wasn’t pulling buyers to the next level because many of the parts were the same. If someone said for 10K I get all the M parts, a new 400HP V8 and CF roof I would think that’s a steal. At these prices a stripped down M3 is the same as a completely decked out 335. Even in the 330ci days a decked out 330ci wouldn’t equal a stripped down M3 (it would get close, but not equal).

Above cut off first 2 sentances…

I agree with Chris that historically the 330ci was 10k less than the M3. But the e46 M3 had a lot in common with the 330ci including an M-tuned version of the 330ci I6.

“Don” said it all ….. a fast but UGLY and expensive car.

Hopefully that M Double Spoke part is true I love those M3 specific wheels.

its still in heavy disguise, well i havent seen any decent images yet but im sure it wont be ugly lol, the new M5 turned out to be a beast and with these wider arches, deep valances, 4 pipes and large wheels it could still be amazing, i dont wanna sat anything till i see the real deal but i dont think an M car will be ugly enough to not want 1, damn i cant wait!

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