New footage of the BMW F80 M3 sedan has emerged from the Nürburgring. When asked about the new M3 in a recent interview Dr Friedrich Nitschke, BMW M head honcho, promised, “We will surprise you with this new car.”
Hmm, the surprise so far seems to be that it sounds a bit rubbish. Still, there’s lots of time left yet for M’s engineers to develop the car so let’s hope the turbocharged six cylinder engine we’re expecting sounds better once it finds its way into BMW showrooms.
After all, as Dr Nitschke says, “The M3 is an icon and it’s very important for us to make it a perfect fit for our customer. It has to be a perfect in its whole—not only in its engine and suspension, it must be a perfect concept.”
[Source: F30post | Thanks to Justin for the tip]
5 replies on “Let’s hope they’re still to tune the exhaust note”
They can always pipe the sound of a Lexus in through the stereo.
Sounds better than their V8TT effort if you ask me.
Sounds like a lovely luscious 6 cylinder to me-yum! And the induction house you can hear now and then-mmmmmmm. Still no classic Alfa V6 though
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