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The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe

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The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe

12.12.2013 – The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing a new interpretation of the high-performance sports car – and carrying the BMW M philosophy over into the fifth generation of the M3. More than 40,000 examples of the fourth-generation BMW M3 Coupe were built, and now the BMW M4 Coupe is poised to continue this success story. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that provides the basis for the new M model – and, for…

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The BMW M3 Coupe reaches the end of its production run – but its racing career continues at pace

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The BMW M3 Coupe reaches the end of its production run – but its racing career continues at pace

5.7.2013, Munich – Fresh from a clean sweep of German Touring Car Masters (DTM) titles in 2012, the BMW M3 has continued to power from one victory to the next again this season. And the race-spec car is sure to be involved in a good deal more exciting action before the season concludes this autumn. The series-produced model, however, is already on the finishing straight as BMW M GmbH announces the end of production for the fourth generation of the BMW M3 Coupe. The high-performance sports car which spawned the championship-winning DTM racer is set to end its career on the road with more than 40,000 examples having left the factory. Indeed, the BMW M3 Coupe will be drawing a line under an extraordinary run on the world’s car markets. The BMW M3 Convertible, likewise powered by a high-revving V8 engine, will continue in production until September 2013.

[caption id="attachment_870" align="aligncenter" width="728"]The last ever built BMW M3 Coupe of the current model generation The last ever built BMW M3 Coupe of the current model generation © BMW Group[/caption] Read More