True or Not???

[Euroguy]

Hey everyone.....i want to know if this is true or not, i was hearing a lot of rumors and stories about the next generation M3....i heard that in 2005 the E46 m3 will not have the same 3.2L motor....but will have monster V8....is this true or not?......or tell me if you guys have heard differently....thanks

 

[PuShAkOv]

It will not have the same engine.. that is for sure. It will have atleast 400HP+ engine for it needs to compete with the gorwing trend of cheaper, faster cars in the market. You never see a next generation model be the same HP.. it is always more. I believe it will have an engine of current M5.

 

[Average Jae]

they are speculating on 400+ horses, and a v8 to get there.. i didn't read it so i'm not sure, but will it be an m5 engine? or a new one? m5 is supposed to be 500+ w/ a v10..

crazy, but those bavarians won't go the way of the blower due to their design philosophy. i say good for them!!

 

[Euroguy]

I read somwhere....im not sure where, but they said it will get the M5 V-8 that comes in the current M5....but i dont know if its true or just another rumor

 

[PuShAkOv]

I read somwhere....im not sure where, but they said it will get the M5 V-8 that comes in the current M5....but i dont know if its true or just another rumor

Thief. [fake] My words.

 

[Euroguy]

i agree with the bavarians not pushing artificial power as i like to call it.....all motor all the way, not to many manufactors can say that can they

 

[vlad]

Hey everyone.....i want to know if this is true or not, i was hearing a lot of rumors and stories about the next generation M3....i heard that in 2005 the E46 m3 will not have the same 3.2L motor....but will have monster V8....is this true or not?......or tell me if you guys have heard differently....thanks

You'll have to ask BMW, they're the only ones that really know. However the speculation of the prior six months has been V-8 and 400hp. The problem with this is that the body will be the unseen "bangleized" new 3 series!

 

[Militant-Grunt]

I went to bmw of manhattan last week and i asked what will the hp of the 2005 m5 be; they guy told me that the m5 will be packing a 550hp engine!!!!!! Im pretty sure i heard this guy right.

 

[PuShAkOv]

Good thing I am holding back.

 

[frolf]

i personally don' twish the next gen M3 to get a V8. It would be cool to see an all aluminum 3.8L I6, or soemthing big like that. or maybe just a lighterweight car, thats always my choice.

 

[vlad]

Well, BMW did the lighterwieght M3, the CSL and it's not coming to the U.S. As for a 3.8L I6, BMW has pushed that baby I6 to it's limits! Hence the 2001s that grenaded. There's just not enough room to stuff the big six in that engine compartment, so that's why all of the speculation on the V-8.

 

[xLibelle]

im with frolf, lighten up the car and make it quicker, not more powerful. and im not talking about the CSL, i mean the base M3 - why make it more like an american muscle car but more so a fine tuned, no extras (cylinders), german made ultimate driving machine.

Its not always the case that the newer model will have more HP. Just look at Corvette history (i picked that one because i know for sure), even though they didnt have a HP increase, they had refinement in other areas.

 

[PuShAkOv]

im with frolf, lighten up the car and make it quicker, not more powerful. and im not talking about the CSL, i mean the base M3 - why make it more like an american muscle car but more so a fine tuned, no extras (cylinders), german made ultimate driving machine.

Its not always the case that the newer model will have more HP. Just look at Corvette history (i picked that one because i know for sure), even though they didnt have a HP increase, they had refinement in other areas.

Why stip on lexuries if you can enjoy them with little more muscle? I would not want to have M3 CSL due to the fact that its "bare-bone". However,.. take current M3.. slam a V8 into it and in 4.5sec. you will not see me. [fake]

 

[dzervit]

Why stip on lexuries if you can enjoy them with little more muscle? I would not want to have M3 CSL due to the fact that its "bare-bone". However,.. take current M3.. slam a V8 into it and in 4.5sec. you will not see me. [fake]

Exactly - if your going to sell cars, you DO NOT remove luxuries from the cabin. You refine the ride & handling, crank up the muscle & add more goodies on the inside. An extra 200-300lbs to wedge a 400hp+ V8 into the M3 is NOT going to make it a pig or handle like a Chevy Suburban. Bring on the V8!!!!

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

I went to bmw of manhattan last week and i asked what will the hp of the 2005 m5 be; they guy told me that the m5 will be packing a 550hp engine!!!!!! Im pretty sure i heard this guy right.

They should make it a 555hp engine then, and release it on May 5th 2005 5/5/05 m5 with 555hp.....


I can hear the commerical already "get the all new 555hp 2005 m5"

 

[Dinan55]

They should make it a 555hp engine then, and release it on May 5th 2005 5/5/05 m5 with 555hp.....


I can hear the commerical already "get the all new 555hp 2005 m5"

Or, they can release it on May 5th 5555 5/5/55 w/ 5555hp...!

 

[Dinan55]

I think that in about 15 years your average commuter car will have no less than 350hp, just think what supercars will be like...

 

[Average Jae]

flying

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

Or, they can release it on May 5th 5555 5/5/55 w/ 5555hp...!

If the world still exists.....

 

[PuShAkOv]

government would eventually put limits on Max HP and car's speed.