One other day, one other set of leaked paperwork with details about the upcoming BMW M3 CS. The newest information may delight Bimmer followers within the US because it confirms the arrival of the amped-up M3 throughout the pond.
The leaked paperwork on BimmerPost boards have three codes: two for Europe and one for the US. The left-hand-drive M3 CS for Europe is coded 61AY, whereas the right-hand-drive mannequin is coded 62AY. In the meantime, the US LHD model comes with code 63AY. There are not any variations between the three codes, save for his or her steering orientation.
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The newly leaked paperwork additionally verify what we all know earlier than. The brand new G80 BMW M3 CS will probably be powered by the identical engine discovered within the M4 CSL – the twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six S58 mill. The paperwork reveal that the ability output will probably be 405 kilowatts or 543 horsepower, which ought to align with the present energy output of the restricted M4 CSL. That stated, torque figures are anticipated to be 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) as nicely.
In contrast to the rear-wheel-drive M4 CSL, each the earlier report and the brand new leak verify that the brand new M3 CS may have xDrive, which suggests all 4 wheels will probably be pushed by the engine.
Curiously, the transmission is offered with a query mark within the leaked paperwork. The earlier report acknowledged that it’s going to arrive with an automated transmission. As for the inside, our spies have caught the M3 CS with entrance bucket seats as normal tools. Discovered within the mid-cycle refresh of the three Sequence, BMW’s iDrive system on OS 8 is predicted within the M3 CS.
The earlier report has acknowledged that the M3 CS’s manufacturing will probably be restricted, which is able to start in March 2023 and can run by February 2024; the recent leaks again up this data. This implies a reveal could possibly be across the nook. The one query now could be when.
