BMW 3-Series (G20) / M3 (G80) / 4-Series / M4

[ProjectWHaT]

New photos of the M3

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1114355_2020-bmw-m3-spy-shots

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Reviews are fairly positive on the G20 saying that it is a better driver's car than previous generations.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

3 Series Touring (G21)

https://jalopnik.com/the-wagon-version-of-the-new-bmw-3-series-is-here-and-i-1835445379

Nothing different from the G20. However, “The new BMW 3 Series Touring will go on sale in Europe, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.” The Wagon is no longer available in America

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be sold here anymore. Gotta go where the market goes (my country's car market sucks).

 

[kikie]

That is actually a good looking BMW Touring.

 

[UnkaD]

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be sold here anymore. Gotta go where the market goes (my country's car market sucks).

Of the current-gen 3 Series I've seen two wagons on the road since release. It's so rare that it's a big deal when I do spot one. A real shame that's the last of them. Won't be long until wagons are extinct in the US.

 

[Clark]

Looks like the M340i is Xdrive only

 

[UltimateYosh]

At least the 3 series is one of the few cars in BMW's line up that actually still looks good. Still do think the previous gen looks a little better though.

 

[05XR8]

https://www.goauto.com.au/new-model...ing-at-73-900-plus-orcs/2019-07-17/79328.html

Among the 330i Touring’s party tricks is reversing assistant which records the last 50 metres of forward travel so the car can automatically reverse down the same path to get out of tricky spots.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Alpina B3 Biturbo

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1124411_2020-bmw-alpina-b3-biturbo-spy-shots

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Since the new 4-series will be based on the 3-series, I'll add it to the thread since spy shots of it have surfaced

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1124086_2021-bmw-4-series-coupe-spy-shots

 

[ProjectWHaT]

More photos

https://jalopnik.com/these-mules-could-be-the-upcoming-bmw-m3-and-m5-1837669472

 

[FT-1]

Continuing the trend of Spy photos, here are some of the 4 Series Gran Coupe

https://www.carscoops.com/2019/09/2021-bmw-4-series-gran-coupe-looks-quite-familiar-doesnt-it/

 

[mustafur]

It's funny how they will call it some fancy Gran Coupe but I just see a Liftback.

 

[MatskiMonk]

It's funny how they will call it some fancy Gran Coupe but I just see a Liftback.

"The all new BMW 4 Series some fancy Gran Coupe"... I don't think they will call it that, that'd be silly.

 

[FT-1]

The new "Concept 4" is supposed to preview the new M4. Oh boy.

Do I have to mention it?

 

[MatskiMonk]

Do I have to mention it?

Yeah.. do it... do it.. feed the cognitive ease!


Personally, grille aside, I think you only have to look at the Concept 8 series, Concept X7 and Concept Z4 versus their production counterparts to get a clearer idea of what you're really looking at here. It's pretty good looking as a concept (though the grille we be divisive), but I think it's fair to say the elements that make it look good will probably be removed or heavily subdued for the production model.

edit:

In other news...

B3 Touring looks pretty good...

 

[mustafur]

BMW need to chill with that stupid kidney grille.

Make it Smaller not Bigger imo.

 

[AudiMan2011]

Dear BMW

Please stop with these humongous grilles. They're ugly as 🤬.

Regards,
Everyone

 

[TheCracker]

Eh, what's up doc?

 

[Famine]

 

[VXR]

I'd love for this to be the straw that broke the camel's back, but people will still buy it because of what it is and less how it looks. You'd have to be quite headstrong in your own personal taste to find that attractive.

 

[MatskiMonk]

I'd love for this to be the straw that broke the camel's back,

What, and then spark torrents are endless complaints about BMW styling not being what it used to be...?




... welcome to 2001!

 

[DeathSmiles]

What is BMW even doing anymore?

 

[Danoff]

What is BMW even doing anymore?

I think maybe they're accentuating the fact that it's not an EV. Cars with no grilles? We're gonna have the biggest goshdarned grille this side of a semi-truck!

 

[MatskiMonk]

I think maybe they're accentuating the fact that it's not an EV. Cars with no grills? We're gonna have the biggest goshdarned grill this side of a semi-truck!

The all electric i4 will still have trim on the front outlining the grille, but it will be solid, a bit like the concept...

.. if you don't like big kidneys on a BMW, you're going to have a bad time, even in the EV era.

 

[Danoff]

The all electric i4 will still have trim on the front outlining the grille, but it will be solid, a bit like the concept...

.. if you don't like big kidneys on a BMW, you're going to have a bad time, even in the EV era.

So much for that theory!

 

[McLaren]

“Sir, people are having mixed reactions to our larger grilles. Should we reduce them?”

“No. Make them....




As big as you can!”

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Someone please turn on the lights in the BMW design office.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Welp. Looks like the new M3 (G80) will have the grill that the Concept 4 teased

A debut of the new M3 is expected to take place in early 2020, possibly at March's Geneva International Motor Show. We should see the car reach showrooms later in 2020 as a 2021 model.

Under its hood will sit the same 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-6 code-named the S58 that debuted in the 2020 BMW X3 M and X4 M. A 6-speed manual transmission will be offered, though perhaps only on a basic version of the M3 sporting slightly less power than 8-speed automatic-equipped cars, and featuring rear-wheel drive only.

This basic version, which could be dubbed an M3 Pure, is expected to have about 454 horsepower, whereas the automatic model should have something closer to 473 hp. More powerful Competition, CS and CSL models are also in the pipeline. The current M3 has just 425 hp in standard guise and 453 hp in the limited-edition CS

All-wheel drive will be a feature of the new M3, too. The system will be the rear-biased M xDrive configuration that debuted in the latest M5. It has a function that allows the driver to select a rear-wheel-drive mode at the push of a button.

Despite the fitting of all-wheel drive, we hear the new M3 will be lighter than the current model, in some cases as much as 140 pounds lighter.

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1114355_2021-bmw-m3-spy-shots-and-video