Photos of the new M3

[Jack_Bauer]

Are these genuine pics or are they chops? I ask because in the 3rd pic there don't appear to be any brake callipers front or rear...

[bruxell]

Clearly you've all gone blind. It looks fine. Just wait until you've seen it without the page-fold in the middle.

[DesmoRob]

Clearly you've all gone blind. It looks fine. Just wait until you've seen it without the page-fold in the middle.

I can see perfectly fine thanks...that it looks like crap compared to my standards of what an M3 should look like.

[Ferrer]

However, it does take some time to get used to new designs. Everyone thought the old 7 Series was ugly (maybe some still do ) but I think it's pretty sweet looking now and I used to hate it.

I still do, and I think that the 6 is even worse...

[NSXType-R]

I still do, and I think that the 6 is even worse...

Okay, fine I was generalizing just a bit.

[Rockefella]

I won't make any judgements until I see it in person.

[Egg Nog]

I won't make any judgements until I see it in person.

Until I see one in person I'll be forced to insult it behind its back.

[Rijoh]

New pic

[Ingolstadt]

ugly, but sooner or later adored by many. its always like this since Bangle was in charge.... anything with a kidney grill + propeller badge will appeal.

[Kooper]

Just saw this on M3Post.com, not too sure if it's genuine or not:

Just to follow up on the postings about the new M3 cover story in the February 2007 issue of CAR magazine in the UK. I work on CAR's website and thought you'd like to know there's a new story up there today which has some more details about how we got the story.

One of our correspondents got hold of official sketches of the new model from design sources in Germany. The images in CAR, and on our website today (www.carmagazine.co.uk), are Photoshopped photos of a 335i, but have the exact info we obtained: namely, the exact design of front spoiler, side skirts, alloys, side gills and the new rear styling with the licence plate housed lower down.

Our information is that there will be a concept, similar to the M5 concept, at the Geneva Motor Show in early March. It'll be a very close pointer to the production car due later this year.

Don't mean to over-plug CAR, but I know there's been much chatter about the story - and thought we should explain the story's provenance. Thanks!

[P4g4nite]

EVO mag has some spy shots of it.

Don't worry, it looks f***ing horn.

[jediali]

rear end a tiny bit merc clk-ish, still a stunning car.

[Piacki_117]

I'm afraid I like it. I actually think is looks quite good. I'm looking forward to seeing it in the streets.

[KonaGreen]

The black one in the spy shots looks like a coupe cabrio. As there's a lot of seams running across the top. If the CC going to be released in 6 months... well we know what it'll look like.

[BMW_Trance]

IMO it looks good
i ACTUALLY like the headlights, unlike most of the new BMWs...