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Old 06-18-07, 06:58 AM
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Spy Shots: BMW M3 sedan

Posted on Monday 18 June 2007

Up until the unveiling of the BMW M3 Concept at the Geneva Motor Show, most of the auto media buzz surrounded spy images of the coupe testing in various parts of the globe. Little attention was paid towards the upcoming M3 sedan variant, and as these latest spy images reveal, the four-door looks every part as menacing as its two-door sibling.

These shots were taken inside BMW’s test facility located near the Nurburgring in Germany. They show that the E90 M3 saloon will sport the same front end styling as the coupe, including the same aggressive front bar, E92 headlights, vented bonnet, wider fenders and a quad tailpipe arrangement.

Under the hood resides the same 420hp 4.0L V8, which will be optional with BMW’s upcoming M DCT seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Both the coupe and sedan will be unveiled in full production trim at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
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Sweet.......got to love the sleeper status of the sedan
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More pics HERE
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About time they brought it back!
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Unfortunately it does not look as menacing as the E46 M3. It does have a sleeper look to it though. This is going to be more of an IS-F competitor, instead of the M3 Coupe people have been comparing.
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looks a million times better than the coupe
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Unfortunately it does not look as menacing as the E46 M3. It does have a sleeper look to it though. This is going to be more of an IS-F competitor, instead of the M3 Coupe people have been comparing.
The funny thing is, this will be on the car carriers heading to the showrooms before the IS-F. This M3 will sure put other road burners back on the car carriers
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Unfortunately it does not look as menacing as the E46 M3. It does have a sleeper look to it though. This is going to be more of an IS-F competitor, instead of the M3 Coupe people have been comparing.
I think this car is hard to compare to the E46 M3 as there was not E46 M3 Sedan. I am with you, however, that the E46 M3 is much better looking than is the E92.

As another poster said, this sedan looks MUCH better than the coupe. I wonder how much more it will weigh...?
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So they fixed the frontend by borrowing the coupe's but forgot to fix the more dreadful rear? They got their priority wrong.
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coupe and sedan bodies are derived from each other, its not a completely new chassis, weight difference wont be that significant. Also being the chassis are derived from each other, thats why the coupe has terrible proportions, its too long
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I don't think the 3-styling will ever grow on me... it just looks so... bleh.
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
coupe and sedan bodies are derived from each other, its not a completely new chassis, weight difference wont be that significant. Also being the chassis are derived from each other, thats why the coupe has terrible proportions, its too long
Cough SCx00.
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They need to change the rear, that is why I picked the IS350 over the 330. . Front is
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I love the look of the front of the car. Pretty much I think the front of the other BMW sedans are similiar in style. I still have the April issue of BMW Car magazine which had a picture of the M3's front on the entire front cover.
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