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Just talked to my local dealer today, and he just
got back from some sort of conference down in south
carolina. He talked to the M products USA rep
about the next generation m3 and this is what he
found out:
The engine will not be a 3.4 liter but will remain
3.2 liters, but will put out 340 horsepower.
The new engine will be in the M coupe and M
roadster, but because their chassis' can't handle
as much power, they will be limited to 320 horses.
The upgraded coupe and roadster will come out in
six months to a year; possibly before the new M3.
My dealer said they showed him the new engine
already mounted in the roadster; the rep claimed
they could start production tomorrow if they needed
to, they just haven't worked out how they want to
bring them out(anyone notice the mcoupe and
roadster have rebates now?)
He did not get any kind of firm pricing info.
New M3 will share only two body parts with the 328
and 323 coupes; the door handles and the trunklid.
The rep told the dealer he could expect more m5's
than m3's, at least for the first year, probably
because the m5 shares many parts with the regular
5-series while the m3 is (apparently) an entirely
new car.
I'm putting a deposit down tomorrow; my dealer
doesn't mark cars up over sticker-ever.(they also
sell hondas and sold their entire allotment of
s2000's for sticker)
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