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BMW M3 car review: family car that goes like a 911

Gone is the 4-litre V8, and enter the first turbocharged engine to power an M3. It’s got a hard act to follow…
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26 May 2014

BMW M3
The new BMW M3 will face tough competition from….well, the BMW M4, which takes over the M3 coupe role

What is it?

This is the very latest BMW M3, a car that has a very serious reputation to uphold as one of the finest performance cars you can buy.

Things have changed a little for this fifth-generation model though, with a turbocharged engine providing the power for the first time.

The old 4.0 V8 is now a 3.0-litre straight-six and the car that used to be known as the M3 Coupe is now called the M4 Coupe.

Big changes, then, but is the M3 as good as ever?

BMW M3
For the first time, the M3 is turbocharged – one way BMW makes do with a measly 3-litre straight 6 in place of the old V8

 

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Matt Morton

Matt Morton

Matt Morton is an automotive content writer for Business Car Manager

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