BMW M3/M4 Images Leaked Ahead Of Official Debut

by Jack Baruth

Published: December 11th, 2013

bmw m3 m4 images leaked ahead of official debut

Most of the details regarding the new BMW M3 and M4 are pretty well-known already, but a new round of official images has been leaked ahead of the cars’ North American PR releases. Supposedly, this will be the lightest M3 in three generations, with an all-time high horsepower and (particularly) torque rating courtesy of twin turbos and a completely revised in-line six engine. Gallery after the jump.

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Tosh on Dec 11, 2013

Huh? Along with everyone else, I took pictures of the "Concept BMW M4 Coupe" that look just like this at the Tokyo Motor Show two weeks ago, so what's the big whoop? http://www.tokyo-motorshow.com/en/gallery/photo/01_030_BMW/index003.html

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GiddyHitch on Dec 12, 2013

It's bizarro world now with BMW aping Lexus with those horrendous Predator gills. Ruins the car for me in fact and I too have a hard time reconciling that hood's cut line. This was to be the M3 that I bought new and did Euro delivery but I'm more likely to go for a 328d wagon at this point due to my lifestyle now. BMW really didn't do anything to tempt me styling-wise with M3 though. And did BMW bring back Phoenix Yellow on that coupe? Otherwise known as Baby Diarrhea.

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- Bazza on Dec 12, 2013
  
  The hood cut line is supposedly dictated by pedestrian safety yada yada yada, but if BMW's designers/engineers can't come up with a better implementation that that...well... And yeah, the rest of the car is just way too much boy racer. I thought the Germans were supposed to be reserved, design-wise. A tiny bit of restraint would have paid big dividends here. Instead, we get a new M that looks exactly like Hamann or AC Schnitzer took a giant shit on it, with the color to match.
  
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- Johnny Canada on Dec 12, 2013
  
  @Bazza Hood cut line is cost cutting. BMW did not want to stamp the hood and curved grill in one piece (E39 E46).
  
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