| BMW, maker of BMW 2800 parts, has unleashed | | | | kg (8.4 lb) per horsepower. |
| its fourth generation BMW M3. This sports car has | | | | And why does the new BMW M3 have a low |
| an eight-cylinder power unit and can reach a top | | | | weight? One reason is that it's the first production |
| engine speed of 8,400 rpm. It can accelerate | | | | car in its segment to boast a roof made of |
| from 0 to 100 kilometers-per-hour in 4.8 seconds | | | | carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFP). As a whole, |
| and achieve a top speed limited electronically to | | | | the next-gen BMW M3, except for just a few |
| 250 km/h or 155 miles-per-hour. Furthermore, this | | | | components, is indeed completely new in its |
| two-seat vehicle has an average fuel consumption | | | | engineering and design concept, clearly reflecting |
| equivalent to 22.8 mile-per-gallon. Other features | | | | the successful heritage of BMW M GmbH. |
| include audio files with BMW M3 features, | | | | Other than the load-bearing structure of the car, |
| interviews in English and German as well as car | | | | only the two doors, the boot lid, the windows, the |
| sounds. | | | | headlights and rear lights have been sustained |
| Among the models in the BMW M GmbH range, | | | | from the 3 Series Coupé. However, all other |
| the M3 has always been that very special model | | | | body components, by contrast, were especially |
| living up in full to its motorsport tradition. This | | | | improved for the new BMW M3. |
| already applied to the very first BMW M3 | | | | At first sight, you'll easily detect the unique |
| unleashed in 1986 and continued throughout the | | | | character of the new BMW M3. Over and above |
| two subsequent model generations. This power | | | | the engine compartment lid with its striking power |
| comes out once again most clearly in the 2007 | | | | dome and the two air intake openings, several |
| version of the BMW M3. | | | | features vividly characterize the new model from |
| The new high-performance model differs from | | | | the ground up: the function-oriented design of the |
| the "regular" coupé in looks and technical | | | | front and rear air dams, the so-called gills in the |
| features, although the latest generation of the | | | | front side panels, the side-sills also in distinctive |
| BMW M3 was based in its development on the | | | | design, the roof made of clearly visible carbon |
| new BMW M3 coupé. Aside from the car's | | | | fiber, as well as the exterior mirrors and light-alloy |
| unique design, drivetrain as well as suspension | | | | wheels in the design of the BMW M. in turn, |
| technology conceived from the start for excellent | | | | through its athletic and aesthetic appearance, the |
| performance, lightweight technology came right at | | | | exterior, powerfully highlights the sporting qualities |
| the top in the brief given to the engineers at | | | | of the car. |
| BMW M. And just how consistently this pursuit for | | | | The exterior paintwork also adds an individual |
| development has been translated into reality in | | | | touch, offering the aficionado not only numerous |
| terms of intelligent lightweight engineering is borne | | | | additional colors, but also four special paintwork |
| out by the car's power-to-weight ratio of only 3.8 | | | | options which are exclusive to BMW M. |