BMW M3 review

BMW M3 sedan is a brother to the coupé BMW M4. added everyday practicality offered by M3 indicates it might somehow be compromised in terms of overall performance against a more streamlined look M4 coupé.

public opinion shows that if it had a higher roof line, a greater degree of accommodation and four-door, it could definitely not fast enough, sharp or as involved as a lower, less extensive, two-door brother, right?

In practice there is precious little that separates these coupé BMW M3 and M4. In terms of straight-line speed, agility and the sheer overall deployment of dynamic capability they are almost identical - and look over the technical specifications of the latest BMW M-car reveals why.

M3 received the same driveline components, engine mounting and chassis architecture as a coupé M4. Two boasts the same 2812mm wheelbase, track 1579mm front and 1603mm rear tracks, so that exactly the same trail.

Nominal 15.0: 1 steering ratio and spring, damper and roll bar tuning is also common to both cars, such as elasto-kinematic characteristics of the bushes looking for the suspension. Yes, it was 23kg heavier and 41mm taller than the coupé M4, but you do not realize it. Not on public roads.

Driving characteristics inherent in M3 sedan proves every bit as effective as those of the M4 coupé. Tones are the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged engine of the new BMW M division in-line six-cylinder. With big push low-end, it is very easy to live with.

It also presents the type of in-gear stormed the quality that makes the old naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V8 looks a little weak in comparison. But do not expect the unit is blown to offer up the same razor-like throttle response or aural qualities alluring as the engine it replaces.

Purists will go to users - they almost always do. But the optional dual-clutch automatic M-DCT gearbox with the ease of usability supply M3 to match the strong boosted accelerative properties, causing the same set of numbers as the official performance coupé M4: 0-62mph in 4.1sec and a standing kilometer in 21.9sec. With the manual, it takes longer 0.2sec and 0.3sec respectively.

Perception the same performance powered by BMW M division boss development, Albert Biermann, who claimed his M3 M4 brother coupé boasts the same Nurburgring lap time. "We've run both cars extensively, both together and in a separate test," he said. "Regardless of the style of driving between our engineers, they are all but indispensable in a lap time."

Adding to the appeal drives Performance Control, which allows you to change the character of M3 over a wider range than ever before. Accessed via three buttons on the center console, you get a choice of Efficiency, Sport and Sport + modes for throttle mapping together with Comfort, Sport and Sport + modes for damping properties and electro-mechanical steering.

Where the BMW M3 the most impressive is the ability to be quick and sharp one moment, and a comfortable and relaxed the next. Practicality is attached to the body of four doors and a 480-liter boot just adds to the appeal of the everyday.

It is also cheaper than the M4 coupé, if only at £ 56 175 as opposed to £ 56 635. If you are in the market for performance cars that can handle the obligations of family transport, it would be hard to ignore.

BMW M3

The price of £ 56 175; 0-62mph 4.1sec; Top speed 155mph (limited); Economic 34mpg (combined); 194g CO2 / km; Kerb weight 1537kg; Cyls line 6 engine, 2979cc, turbocharged, gasoline; Power 425bhp at 5500-7300rpm; Torque of 405lb ft at 1850-5500rpm; Gearbox 7-spd automatic dual-clutch

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