Colors: Alpine White, Black Sapphire, Dravit Grey, Portimao Blue, Tanzanite Blue, Isle of Man Green, Sao Paolo Yellow, Toronto Red. Interiors: black, orange/black, blue/black (merino leather, partial or full).



The M specific sport seats will be standard, but there will also be optional CF bucket seats (seen in spy photos below), available also in the U.S.



Speaking of carbon fiber, there'll be much more CF trim available without the need to go to the performance catalog.

Initially, BMW planned to offer three models, positioned at 450ps (Pure), 480ps (base), and 510ps (Competition) (note that I'm using metric horsepower just like Flasch did in his recent interview). Pure would be RWD only, while the other two models would offer a choice of RWD and AWD. Early this year, the decision was made to cut the configuration planned as the base model, and adjust "Pure" to take its place. This also involved bumping the output of Pure's engine to 480ps but not changing the actual drivetrain configuration - it was just a DME tune. With that, we were left with the RWD only 480ps M3 and the 510ps M3 Competition and M3 Competition M xDrive (now say that 20 times). I haven't found anything that would describe the interplay between manual vs auto and RWD vs AWD, but it is likely that automatics will be offered for all configurations, while manuals will only be available on the two RWD versions.



Everything that's happening with G80 is also true for G82 but not G83. The latter will not offer as much choice, likely sticking to a single model.

And I'm taking the "no manuals" position for G8x and all G22 based on the limited and inconclusive info I have right now. [See post]

I am withdrawing most of my forecasting on G8x M3/M4. It appears the lineup has been significantly reshuffled, with at least one version cancelled for production. Furthermore, I can't figure out the new situation well enough to describe it in detail. Therefore, I can no longer guarantee neither RWD nor manual models. All I know is that there will be M3/M4 and M3/M4 Competition, and that there will be more separation between regular and Competition models than before. Everything else is a mystery to me now. BMW, you win a point here.

Starts production in 2020 (more likely later in the year).

Three performance levels: 444hp (Pure), 475hp ("base"), and 500hp (Competition).

Some versions will have RWD, others xDrive; both manual and automatic transmissions will be available. The reports that it will be Pure+manual+RWD, base+auto+xDrive, and Competition+auto+xDrive seem plausible but I don't yet want to claim that no other combos will be available.

Pure and base will have 18" front and 19" rear wheels; Competition will have 19"/20" as standard (optional on the other models).

Standard equipment for all models will include M diff, adaptive suspension, M seats, Live dashboard.

Optional equipment will be pretty much the same as the regular G20, with the notable additions of carbon ceramic brakes (possibly not available on Pure), carbon bucket seats (likely not in the U.S.) and of course Merino leather, including full leather interiors.

Per Scott26: the G80 M3 and G82 M4 will share the same front ends with larger and taller kidney grilles

Debuts September at 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show









M Performance Exhaust











LIVE LOOK AND LISTEN [VIDEO]





Standard ExhaustM Performance ExhaustLIVE LOOK AND LISTEN [VIDEO]

First Look at standard G80 M3 seats and manual shifter



BMW G80 M3 Reveals More



BMW G80 M3 Shows More Grille



G80 M3 Wears Trunk Spoiler and M Carbon Ceramic Brakes



G80 M3 Prototype



G80 Prototype



BMW G80 M3 Spied - February 6, 2019



BMW G80 M3 Spied - October 9, 2018



G80 M3 at the Nurburgring



BMW G80 Spied



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