m3-spyshots

This is an unexpected set of spyshots as it wasn't exactly a planned 'stalk' of the target car with professional equipment.

A friend of our usual European spy photographer CarPix was riding his BMW F800R through the hills when he suddenly saw something very interesting beyond a road block - the new BMW M3 in a nice bright blue colour being photographed. These are the stills from his motorcycle helmet camera.

This isn't just a regular M Sport car - the aggressive front end inspired by the 4-Series, the wide fenders, the big wheels, low profile tyres and the recognisable M quad tip exhaust system all point to this car being the new M3. We've already seen a concept that previews the M4, but nothing of this M3 yet.

With this latest M3 and its newly rechristened sibling the M4, we'll say goodbye to the high revving normally aspirated V8 and say hello to a twin-turbocharged 3.0 litre inline-6 motor doing 430 horsepower and over 500Nm of torque, mated to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission or a 6-speed manual. Read more on the technical details of the M3 and M4 here: BMW M3, M4 first technical details released.