Next Generation

moviebumm · 02-26-2015, 01:29 PM

Has anybody seen this?

http://www.worldcarfans.com/11502268...0-hp-thanks-to
http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...-bmw-3-series/

BK · 02-26-2015, 01:34 PM

I think we should all wait for the next generation.

I don't know about you guys, but I am more a fan of handling than HP. Improved performance through lighter weight. So I'd hope we see more of that, rather than more weight, with more HP and bigger brakes to handle the weight. I feel like HP has gotten pretty crazy and apparently is only getting crazier.

JoeFromPA · 02-26-2015, 03:38 PM

Ok so for model year 2018 a new 3-series is going to come out and then be followed with a new m3/m4 in likely 2020/2021.

In the interim iterative revisions will be made - some loved, some not. Most of us with 2015 model M3s will have either moved on or have 75-100k miles on our vehicles by then.

Blksnowflake · 02-26-2015, 03:57 PM

Don't really care, chasing hp is a never ending quest and most don't even use it. Honestly, I can barely manage this one so I'll focus on that. If it's hp that I want, the Hellcat is here, and don't say track blah blah blah....if we took a poll there would be a lower percentage of people crushing their Ms at apexes vs those who just enjoy it and have an occasional heavy foot around town or the highway.

I guess it's nice for those that just want to keep up with the Jones's. The iPhone 7 is right around the corner too, 30 inch screen....

SaMaster14 · 02-26-2015, 04:06 PM

I'll be interested in 2018...

JTO24 · 02-26-2015, 07:34 PM

It's crazy that they are already talking about the next gen car! I forget the f30 has been out since 2012 and we're already close to rolling out the 2016s. I remember watching the spy shots of the f30 like it was yesterday and pretty soon we'll be seeing G-series test mules. Time friggen flies!!

SamS · 02-26-2015, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeFromPA

Ok so for model year 2018 a new 3-series is going to come out and then be followed with a new m3/m4 in likely 2020/2021.

Next-gen 3-series won't be ready until MY2019.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTO24

It's crazy that they are already talking about the next gen car! I forget the f30 has been out since 2012 and we're already close to rolling out the 2016s. I remember watching the spy shots of the f30 like it was yesterday and pretty soon we'll be seeing G-series test mules. Time friggen flies!!

Gxx 3-series test mules should be on the road at the end of this year, for a early 2019 intro.

IB M · 02-26-2015, 09:11 PM

Sounds reliable and easy to maintain.

kinimod · 02-26-2015, 09:30 PM

The electric turbos sound interesting.

This would mean they can spin independently? And so completely eliminate the turbo lag, assuming they are always "on"?

///M Villain · 02-26-2015, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blksnowflake

Don't really care, chasing hp is a never ending quest and most don't even use it. Honestly, I can barely manage this one so I'll focus on that. If it's hp that I want, the Hellcat is here, and don't say track blah blah blah....if we took a poll there would be a lower percentage of people crushing their Ms at apexes vs those who just enjoy it and have an occasional heavy foot around town or the highway.

I guess it's nice for those that just want to keep up with the Jones's. The iPhone 7 is right around the corner too, 30 inch screen....

OneRib · 02-26-2015, 11:20 PM

Well that seals it. I was going to wait for the 2016 LCI, but hearing this news its clear I will be waiting for the 2020 Gxx M3. You guys who are buying now are all suckers and I will be laughing to the finish line as I dust your impotent F80's. It's a good thing I have paid off my 1981 VW Rabbit and can use it until 2019.

In all seriousness, I can't worry about the next gen this soon. I do hope they put more thought into the interior design and material this time around.

FSHNGRY · 02-26-2015, 11:41 PM

Maybe its time to start parting my car out and placing my name on my local dealerships list again....

ES_TRADER · 02-27-2015, 12:17 AM

so eventually itll do 0-60 in under 3 seconds, while the supercars will be doing 0-60 in half a second or a blink of an eye. they keep increasing hp with every generation eventually we will see 1000hp m3s and 500hp honda accords

solstice · 02-27-2015, 12:18 AM

New generation as MY2018 already. Time flies it should mean we can buy the non Ms in early summer 2017. That's just 2 years away, craaaazy.

Or maybe it's available 2018 as MY2019, must be.

Gastoys · 02-27-2015, 12:50 AM

Great, now we have to contend with the endless posts - "do purchase a 2015 or wait for the 2018"!

ES_TRADER · 02-27-2015, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastoys

Great, now we have to contend with the endless posts - "do purchase a 2015 or wait for the 2018"!

Nah dude, everyone knows you should be waiting for the 2037 lci version. North of 700 hp

tyler9595 · 02-27-2015, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaMaster14

I'll be interested in 2018...

Yes...

SamS · 02-27-2015, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solstice

New generation as MY2018 already. Time flies it should mean we can buy the non Ms in early summer 2017. That's just 2 years away, craaaazy.

Or maybe it's available 2018 as MY2019, must be.

Early calendar year 2019 will be when you can buy the Gxx 3-series, so we,ve got a solid 4 years left. When the ///M variants come out, no one knows. But at least 5 years from today.

Bahn360Photo · 02-27-2015, 06:24 AM

adding 69 HP? we can do that now with a $900 tune

this is so preliminary that it even sounds like the writer made it up

JTO24 · 02-27-2015, 06:34 AM

Longer wheelbase, wider track, lower CG (which is good) and 500 hp? It's an e60 M5!

shortseller · 02-27-2015, 07:24 AM

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mkoesel · 02-27-2015, 08:04 AM

So, if they want the M3 and M4 to launch at the same time, it's going to be 2021.

However, if they are willing to let the M3 lead the M4 debut (like the M5 precedes the M6) we might see the next M3 in - and you have to say this in Cheri Oteri's Barbara Walters voice - 2020.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamS

Next-gen 3-series won't be ready until MY2019.

Could even be MY2020. F30 debuted as MY2012 but it was in very early 2012. Meanwhile, MY2011 E90s were built and sold right up until the end of 2012 calendar year. But that was an exceptional situation. Usually they end the previous model year by September or earlier, and start a new one (a short one, often times) for the last model year of the 3 Series. Then they launch the new car early in the next year with the model year one ahead of that calendar year. I think there's a decent chance we'll see them go back to that type of schedule.

I.e. winter 2019 as MY2020.

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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	I think we should all wait for the next generation. I don't know about you guys, but I am more a fan of handling than HP. Improved performance through lighter weight. So I'd hope we see more of that, rather than more weight, with more HP and bigger brakes to handle the weight. I feel like HP has gotten pretty crazy and apparently is only getting crazier. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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JoeFromPA Colonel 1797 Rep 2,997 Posts Drives: '15 AW M3 6MT Stripper Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: SE PA iTrader: (0)	Ok so for model year 2018 a new 3-series is going to come out and then be followed with a new m3/m4 in likely 2020/2021. In the interim iterative revisions will be made - some loved, some not. Most of us with 2015 model M3s will have either moved on or have 75-100k miles on our vehicles by then.
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Blksnowflake Mlightened 1852 Rep 2,242 Posts Drives: Yaz M3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: TX iTrader: (1)	Don't really care, chasing hp is a never ending quest and most don't even use it. Honestly, I can barely manage this one so I'll focus on that. If it's hp that I want, the Hellcat is here, and don't say track blah blah blah....if we took a poll there would be a lower percentage of people crushing their Ms at apexes vs those who just enjoy it and have an occasional heavy foot around town or the highway. I guess it's nice for those that just want to keep up with the Jones's. The iPhone 7 is right around the corner too, 30 inch screen....
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JTO24 never could compete with Lloyd Braun 5276 Rep 5,378 Posts Drives: 2022 G80 M3 6MT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (7)	It's crazy that they are already talking about the next gen car! I forget the f30 has been out since 2012 and we're already close to rolling out the 2016s. I remember watching the spy shots of the f30 like it was yesterday and pretty soon we'll be seeing G-series test mules. Time friggen flies!! __________________ 2022 G80 M3 6MT \| Skyscraper Gray \| Kyalami Orange 2018 F87 M2 6MT \| Alpine White (sold) 2016 981 Cayman 6MT \| Jet Black (sold) 2015 F80 M3 DCT \| Tanzanite Blue \| Gold Brown (sold) 2013 E92 M3 6MT \| Mineral White \| Fox Red/Black (sold)
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kinimod Lieutenant 134 Rep 480 Posts Drives: 911 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	The electric turbos sound interesting. This would mean they can spin independently? And so completely eliminate the turbo lag, assuming they are always "on"?
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OneRib Colonel 1107 Rep 2,448 Posts Drives: 2015 AY M3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: PA iTrader: (2)	Well that seals it. I was going to wait for the 2016 LCI, but hearing this news its clear I will be waiting for the 2020 Gxx M3. You guys who are buying now are all suckers and I will be laughing to the finish line as I dust your impotent F80's. It's a good thing I have paid off my 1981 VW Rabbit and can use it until 2019. In all seriousness, I can't worry about the next gen this soon. I do hope they put more thought into the interior design and material this time around. Last edited by OneRib; 02-27-2015 at 11:37 AM..
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ES_TRADER Colonel 344 Rep 2,928 Posts Drives: 328i, 335i, M3, 535i, X5, 36M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2014 Ford Raptor [0.00] 2012 328i E92 [10.00] 2013 X5 [0.00] 2013 335i F30 [8.00] 1990 Toyota Previa [0.00] 1997 E36 M3 [10.00] 2011 E92 M3 [0.00] 2011 535i [0.00]	so eventually itll do 0-60 in under 3 seconds, while the supercars will be doing 0-60 in half a second or a blink of an eye. they keep increasing hp with every generation eventually we will see 1000hp m3s and 500hp honda accords
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solstice Major General 5459 Rep 7,037 Posts Drives: 2015 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	New generation as MY2018 already. Time flies it should mean we can buy the non Ms in early summer 2017. That's just 2 years away, craaaazy. Or maybe it's available 2018 as MY2019, must be.
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