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BMW M3 M4 Technology Days.
Tue Sep 24 23:55:00 CEST 2013 Press Release
The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees BMW M GmbH revealing an all-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 history of success. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that provides the basis for the new M model. And for the first time, the Coupe will be introduced at the same time as the four-door variant, which logic dictates will be christened the BMW M3.
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The new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW
M4 Coupe:
Innovative engine technology and a focus
on lightweight design.
The launch of the new BMW M3 Sedan and new BMW M4 Coupe sees
BMW M GmbH revealing an all-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
history of success. The “M4” badge is a reference to the model series that
provides the basis for the new M model. And for the first time, the Coupe will
be introduced at the same time as the four-door variant, which logic dictates
will be christened the BMW M3.
“Four generations of the BMW M3 have blended motor sport genes and
uncompromised everyday usability within an emotionally rich overall concept;”
explains Dr Friedrich Nitschke, President BMW M GmbH. “The BMW M3
Sedan and BMW M4 Coupe represent an ongoing commitment to this
philosophy. The engine is the heart of every M model, and the example fitted
in the two new cars combines the virtues of a high-revving naturally aspirated
unit with the strengths of turbocharger technology. An all-embracing
lightweight design concept keeps the cars’ weight to just under 1,500
kilograms. The BMW M3 and BMW M4 take motor sport technology from the
track to the road, and thousands of laps of the legendary Nürburgring
Nordschleife – the world’s most demanding race track – have readied the new
models for that transition. Meticulous and passion-fuelled development work
has underpinned the creation of two high-performance sports cars that set
new standards in terms of overall concept, precision and agility.”
The high-revving six-cylinder in-line engine with BMW M TwinPower Turbo
technology newly developed for the new BMW M3 Sedan and BMW M4
Coupe produces maximum output of approximately 430 hp. Its peak torque
soars far beyond 500 Newton metres (369 lb-ft), outstripping the figures
recorded by the outgoing BMW M3 by well over 30 per cent. And yet the
engine also achieves a reduction in fuel consumption and emissions of around
25 per cent. The weight of the cars has been reduced to just under 1,500
kilograms, which helps to ensure outstanding driving dynamics and
exceptional efficiency.