new E92 M3 Coupe recent photos. Testing in California and all over [Archive] - Bimmerforums

kplsoleil

06-23-2006, 05:43 PM

The beast has laneded on US soil.
Way too many to link, but enjoy :redspot

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13054
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13053
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13040

sjpgoalie

06-23-2006, 05:48 PM

I like it.

E36Guy

06-23-2006, 05:59 PM

meh... :rolleyes

Id rather have an E36 or E46.. and for the $ you'll shell out for the new one.. you could buy an E46 and mod that sucker.

Oh well.. Im glad they are puttin this one out.. it will drop the pricing for E46. :D

Boost///M

06-23-2006, 06:11 PM

Those arent the real bumpers on it. Those are still the test bumpers.

Naw T 3

06-23-2006, 06:12 PM

Looks good. I wouldnt mind driving that over my e36.

Inv3ctiv3

06-23-2006, 06:38 PM

My good friend is the one who took those pics, I posted them a while ago.

Matt P.

06-23-2006, 06:38 PM

looks like a big toyota solara or something

adeelpowers

06-23-2006, 06:53 PM

cant wait to see the finished product

organic///M

06-23-2006, 07:09 PM

looks good, cant wait till its released

///Maniak

06-23-2006, 07:29 PM

Not bad, for an ugly car.

NOCTURNAL

06-23-2006, 08:48 PM

Hopefully it comes with some better wheels.

Tuff Guy

06-23-2006, 11:16 PM

...e46 m3 is nicer i think

Makster

06-23-2006, 11:43 PM

I pretty sure i'm gonna like it later! but for now! is still new...Not feeling it yet

modifiedbmw

06-23-2006, 11:46 PM

awesome... hows the handling? which is better E36 or this?

Franchise

06-23-2006, 11:56 PM

awesome... hows the handling? which is better E36 or this?

serious?

:rolleyes

looks ok i guess but at least itll bring down E46 prices

those skirts are beat up

e36 FTW!

06-24-2006, 12:07 AM

:eyebrows

hi ben. i met you at the chinese place... you're hot

hannah :eyebrows

ps eric said that lol

Ollie1662

06-24-2006, 01:02 AM

I personally really like it. Only that sucks about the e90/92 is how they're starting to just blend in with other cars. For me they stick out because I can see a Bimmer from a mile away but I saw an e90 the other day and commented on it. My friends(all non-enthusiasts that know nothing about cars) said how they didn't like the new BMWs because they look just like all the other new Japanese cars. I just thought that was interesting since I've never heard the non-enthusiast point of view on them.

modifiedbmw

06-24-2006, 01:13 AM

guess, the pics you've seen is only temporalily, I am confident the actual car when launched will be great! All BMW M cars already have great reputation for great designs ...

kplsoleil

06-24-2006, 10:58 AM

guess, the pics you've seen is only temporalily, I am confident the actual car when launched will be great! All BMW M cars already have great reputation for great designs ...

Exactly. How many new BMW chassis styles take instantly with the entire BMW crowd? There's a subtlety to BMW's designs that most appreciate not initially but over time IMO.

FastrTHNu

06-24-2006, 11:23 AM

...I can see a Bimmer from a mile away but I saw an e90 the other day and commented on it. My friends(all non-enthusiasts that know nothing about cars) said how they didn't like the new BMWs because they look just like all the other new Japanese cars....

How many new BMW chassis styles take instantly with the entire BMW crowd?

I think the E46 M3 was a hit... I know i liked it right off the bat. Still has the 'classic' BMW look...

I do like the E90s A LOT. But I have to say, it does kinda have a space ship type feel to it.

Still, I would like a BRAND new M3. Just hope they dont do chrome around the windows. (think E46 non-M vs. M window trim.)

funfgang

06-24-2006, 11:30 AM

I just dont think the new M will embody the same spirit as the older ones...V8...comon...we dont need no stinkin V8...

Roffle Waffle

06-24-2006, 01:55 PM

the production bumpers better not look like poop

funfgang

06-24-2006, 02:48 PM

^^you need to come to one of our meets sometime Roffle...

M3zie

06-24-2006, 03:21 PM

I love the E92 M3!

:rolleyes

Only because it's going to put the E46 well within my grasp by 2008 :evil2 An E36 and E46 M3 in my garage...the 2 best M3's!

///Maniak

06-24-2006, 03:30 PM

:eyebrows

hi ben. i met you at the chinese place... you're hot

hannah :eyebrows

ps eric said that lol

Well hello....

Franchise

06-24-2006, 09:03 PM

I just dont think the new M will embody the same spirit as the older ones...V8...comon...we dont need no stinkin V8...

hell yes we do, we arent trying to compete with srt neons and rx-8's

plus itll have more potential for aftermarket power

///M3Vader4dr

06-25-2006, 03:52 PM

yeah M5 ///Power-plant in a M3...whats not to like???

jworms

06-25-2006, 04:20 PM

i saw one of these on the road with its entourage of 2 other dealer bmws. i tried to turn around and catch up to it so i could get a better look/hear it but traffic didn't allow :mad

i wouldn't have minded running against it too :devillook

i went to the dealer afterwards and asked around, but nobody appeared to know anything about it. those wankers are just keeping it from me! grr.

KetteringTi

06-27-2006, 02:21 PM

As someone who has worked with test mules/prototype vehicles, trust me on this.

This car will look great. All the bodywork on that car is simply meant to cover up the actual shapes. The hood is just sheetmetal riveted over the center. The side skirts are just strips of plastic glued on to cover the curves of the actual side skirts.

Lots of the interior is probably non-functioning or cobbled together. The car probably has some electrical gremlins.

It's not meant to look like a production car, because it isn't. Do the car a favor, don't form your opinions yet! I think it'll turn out great. :buttrock

The HACK

06-28-2006, 09:19 PM

I just dont think the new M will embody the same spirit as the older ones...V8...comon...we dont need no stinkin V8...

None of the M3s since the E30 M3 embodied the same spirit, what's so freakin' different about the V8?

The original M3 came with a 4 cylinder engine. To truly "embody" the M3 spirit the new E90 should come with a 4 cylinder engine as well. At least they can say with the E92 M3 they've finally returned to the M3's true roots by bolting 2 inline 4s together to make the V8. :lol

markesq

06-30-2006, 04:41 PM

///M3Vader4dr

06-30-2006, 05:41 PM

I've seen that pic before it looks like BMW is taking aero tips from AMG

Yuen

07-01-2006, 02:33 AM

The picture in this article looks like it could be the final product...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/spyshots/200158/bmw_m3.html

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_400/car_photo_200099_7.jpg

Hmm... the front bumper looks like the new Subaru WRX Sti :shifty No way is it going to look like that! :nono

Mtrack

07-01-2006, 04:59 PM

Test mules are not a fair indication of the final appearance of the e92 m3. However, we all know the design direction BMW has been taking. Their current offerings may be, "forward thinking," but, in my opinion, look sterile. All cars are becoming homologous in their design features. That's why it's hard to tell the Japanense cars from the German ones. Has anyone seen the new passat or jetta? All manufacturerers are trending toward the tear drop, wind tunnel look. Extrianious features that lend character, are found to be obsolete in todays design studios. It's the nuvelle cuisine, less is more philosophy. It's sleek, it's flame surfaced but, lacks that certain something that hooks your emotion. I know change is sometimes hard to except. It takes people time to warm to new designs. All I'm saying is that with these new designs theirs so little to latch on to emotionally. That's just my honest opinion, obviously everyone has different tastes. I'm sure some people love the new designs.:)

markesq

07-01-2006, 09:13 PM

adamnur

07-01-2006, 09:19 PM

Jeremy from Top Gear said it best with the new 3er sedan..."Mild cheddar"

Maybe it'll look meaner in person

The HACK

07-02-2006, 12:28 AM

There's some massive toe-out on that car. Must handle like sh*t in a straight line.:eek:

That picture had signs of photoshop all over the place.

kplsoleil

07-10-2006, 06:34 PM

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=170168#post170168

more cameraphone pics. Someone needs to take a nice video of how this thing sounds. Now that it's got a V8 hopefully it won't have the rasp of the e46.

persiandude

07-10-2006, 06:46 PM

I remember seeing the e46 m3 test car in santa barbara years ago as well... that test guy has a pretty good job - i think he lives in hope ranch - anyway the car ended up looking much nicer and the wheels he had on the car at the time had nothing to do with the final wheels on the production version

if the test for the e92 changes as much as the test for the e46 did, it will be amazing...

old skool

07-10-2006, 10:33 PM

It looks ugly but I don't think it will hit the lots looking like that. I still hold out hope that it won't be an ugly car.

Mad Dog 20/20

07-11-2006, 01:31 PM

Wow, an ugly car, especially the rear-end and those goofy rear quarter panels. Yet another BMW miscue.

How on earth do you fugg-up an M3???? :dunno

It will have blistering performance, no doubt, but so will lots of other better-looking cars out there.

markesq

07-11-2006, 05:25 PM

I am hoping they don't lose the riveted skirts and hood! :thumbup:

M3Armand

07-11-2006, 06:35 PM

WOW!!! It looks nice and "blah"... I am soooo disappointed. I hope it's not the final product....

HIDion06

08-10-2006, 03:44 PM

chamber36

08-17-2006, 10:49 AM

thats out

TheNorthWaves

08-18-2006, 01:48 PM

man that design sucks. It'll be a great performer, but this just goes to show what i've always believed, which is for M3 styling, we've got E30 > E36 > E46 > E92 ....BMW has really gone bland. I'm buying a Boxster next time.

Siccmade

08-22-2006, 09:51 PM

wtf, that shit aint done, take that back to the m division n just start over, all again.
on a more serious note, im sad n dissapointed.

GMM

08-23-2006, 11:19 AM

hmm can anyone post pics of the e36 m3, e46 m3, e39 m5, e60 m5, ect ect in camo and tell us that they look good...

FifthStreetz

08-23-2006, 08:16 PM

no side vents? it looks ok..i think the look will grow on me.

markesq

08-23-2006, 09:15 PM

The E36 M3 does not have side vents ;)

M3Armand

08-24-2006, 12:47 AM

The picture in this article looks like it could be the final product...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/spyshots/200158/bmw_m3.html

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_UK/dir_400/car_photo_200099_7.jpg

Hmmm.....looks like a "bottom feeder" fish gulping for scraps on the ocean floor!

M3 No1

08-27-2006, 09:47 PM

seems like the length of the car is bit long...

Morfeus17

08-28-2006, 11:28 AM

As far as I'm concearned, I think BMW screwed the overall layout of the car. IMO the wheelbase seems to long. The overall stance don't have the BMW
M3 Signature. Heck the car don't look Germany. Do they offer Manual Option or that Tip-Tronix Crap?

Hopefully they will make better improvments along the way. I wonder if this car was designed in the US?

M3 No1

08-28-2006, 07:45 PM