Official New M3/M4 (G80/G82) Photos leaked early

xlover · 09-22-2020, 03:14 PM

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Color combo is awful. For my "spec" I'm thinking G80, green, 6MT, cloth carbon seats, no other options. I have a suspicion those seats might come standard in the Comp, à la GT3 RS. Maybe a couple grand for a base car. Time will indeed tell. Wonder if F8x owners will start sourcing them for their cars.

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]...I heard cloth would not be an option... I hope I'm wrong, id love cloth seats[/COLOR]

I could see bmw thinking that generally those who want cloth seats want the lightest seats with the best grip and therefore will gravitate toward the carbon buckets

kyrix1st · 09-22-2020, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

Scaled down? The M4 has a longer wheelbase than the M8

So it is more a GT car than an M8?

Seanjohn004 · 09-22-2020, 03:19 PM

May hold out for the new Lexus Is350 or ISF

DeeKay · 09-22-2020, 03:27 PM

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BMW what have you done?!

Progressed.

Just look at that E92 next to the G82 to see how overdue this change really is.

Well the E92 is pretty old now, but still a gorgeous car.

e92ry · 09-22-2020, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by advantage20

Oh man, it's like a cheap tacky Coach bag. Gotta put your logos everywhere. Not classy at all, why did we need an M logo there?

secretanchitman · 09-22-2020, 03:39 PM

Original post was deleted because I swore too much so I’ll refrain from doing that

Still looks hideous with that terrible front end. You couldn’t pay me to own either model!

gemini.m3 · 09-22-2020, 03:39 PM

i like the engine start being down there, different for bmw and cool

jkap27 · 09-22-2020, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeKay

BMW what have you done?!

the power dome on the F80 is looking weirder and weirder to me the more I see pics of both generation M3s next to eachother 🤣 im not hating on the F80 at all i think both cars look mostly great but do y'all actually like how the power dome looks aesthetically or is it more of a tradition type thing? I'm new to the whole bmw scene and I was broke as sh** until the g80 stuff started leaking lol so I have mostly an outsiders perspective and not a lifelong bmw fans perspective admittedly

yousefnjr · 09-22-2020, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ellipsis212

Posts are actively being deleted even with several members' appreciation.

There’s like 20+ pages negative opinions, so I think you can assume those posts were deleted for other reasons

CanAutM3 · 09-22-2020, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by advantage20

Electric parking brake means you can't do a quick track side rear brake pad job without bringing a laptop with you

mfurse · 09-22-2020, 03:53 PM

BMW: "Here's the best M3 ever and you can even have it as a touring for the first time ever"

Also BMW: "Sorry about ruining it with that snout"

Imola3 · 09-22-2020, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisM2

Immediate response from my youngest (11) when he saw a picture of the new M3 last night: "That looks like a pig from angry birds, get the Corvette or 911 Dad."

Your kid isn't wrong

Dieselmd · 09-22-2020, 04:00 PM

Did Hyundai/Genesis hire all the good designers? Looks like BMW have partnered with Toyota/Lexus on more than just the Supra.

gx5_027 · 09-22-2020, 04:04 PM

I'm sorry, but what a let-down. No (positive) emotion evoked like seeing the e46 m3, e92 m3 or f82 m4 for the first time - and before that, I hugely appreciated the e30 and e36 as a kid - and still do - all beautiful art. I don't understand how from a design perspective anyone can feel anything hugely positive/exciting, BUT, we're all different and everyone has an opinion. Everyone also has preferences. For me, I can't ignore bad looks for performance. Although these M's are going to be scorchers in terms of performance, they are damn ugly. A real let-down to something that was so anticipated. The m3, albeit not a knock-out in terms of design at all, is better (or just less shitty?) than the m4 - which just lacks depth, muscularity etc - and then has presence, for the wrong reasons. Looking forward to seeing these in-person to actually see the body panels and how muscular (or not), they look. No power-dome is a miss. In terms of design, I view the M cars as being like their non-M counterparts, but on steroids. The power-dome was a part of that. At the moment, I see this and I do not think "german engineering". It's as if the design department was infiltrated by someone with influence from a different country that wanted their preferences strongly influencing the design, and bmw just bent over and took it. Blah. This is like the feeling you get when you watch a movie with an unfulfilling, shitty ending.

Germanauto · 09-22-2020, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Seanjohn004

May hold out for the new Lexus Is350 or ISF

With that circa 2013 boy racer interior?

M3GymNut · 09-22-2020, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Slowphiveo

Its like the hot chick with the great body that you see in a bikini...and then she turns around and you see her face and it ruins everything. Everything about the car is great until you get to that front end...I still can't get past it.

Yeah but most men keep the girl if she performs...

Germanauto · 09-22-2020, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DeeKay

Well the E92 is pretty old now, but still a gorgeous car.

The E92 M3 still looks so modern I bet they could stick it in a BMW showroom today and it wouldn't look out of place.

stein_325i · 09-22-2020, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jkap27

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Originally Posted by DeeKay

BMW what have you done?!

the power dome on the F80 is looking weirder and weirder to me the more I see pics of both generation M3s next to eachother 🤣 im not hating on the F80 at all i think both cars look mostly great but do y'all actually like how the power dome looks aesthetically or is it more of a tradition type thing? I'm new to the whole bmw scene and I was broke as sh** until the g80 stuff started leaking lol so I have mostly an outsiders perspective and not a lifelong bmw fans perspective admittedly

The hood-bulge gives it more presence and masculine look and has typically been a design cue of sports/muscle cars regardless of brand, something that helps differentiate a model even if only slightly. I personally find it a nice design touch even if it was only actually needed/functional on the E9X.

m981addicts · 09-22-2020, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ByronWalter

Now that I've had some time to mull these images over, the new look has 'groan' on me.

I'm groaning as if I've got a HUGE pimple on my nose. It just can't be ignored. It sits right there, front and center.
If the designer had just stopped the grille right at the license plate level, I might have excused the smaller asymmetrical grill.

jayteeeeeeeee · 09-22-2020, 04:11 PM

Yuck, the fronts not it for me. I am hoping though that the majority of people like it so I can get a 2018 F80 for a steal

Avaley · 09-22-2020, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by M3GymNut

Yeah but most men keep the girl if she performs...

and boy does that S58 just keep on chugging

...prob a sub 2.7s 0-60 with just an ECU flash since the X3M is already doing 2.9s.

SM2 · 09-22-2020, 04:14 PM

Not sure I like the front end of this car but, it will hopefully perform better than the F8x M cars if the X3M reflects onto the new G8xs Ms.

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gx5_027 Driver 200 Rep 516 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (2)	I'm sorry, but what a let-down. No (positive) emotion evoked like seeing the e46 m3, e92 m3 or f82 m4 for the first time - and before that, I hugely appreciated the e30 and e36 as a kid - and still do - all beautiful art. I don't understand how from a design perspective anyone can feel anything hugely positive/exciting, BUT, we're all different and everyone has an opinion. Everyone also has preferences. For me, I can't ignore bad looks for performance. Although these M's are going to be scorchers in terms of performance, they are damn ugly. A real let-down to something that was so anticipated. The m3, albeit not a knock-out in terms of design at all, is better (or just less shitty?) than the m4 - which just lacks depth, muscularity etc - and then has presence, for the wrong reasons. Looking forward to seeing these in-person to actually see the body panels and how muscular (or not), they look. No power-dome is a miss. In terms of design, I view the M cars as being like their non-M counterparts, but on steroids. The power-dome was a part of that. At the moment, I see this and I do not think "german engineering". It's as if the design department was infiltrated by someone with influence from a different country that wanted their preferences strongly influencing the design, and bmw just bent over and took it. Blah. This is like the feeling you get when you watch a movie with an unfulfilling, shitty ending. Last edited by gx5_027; 09-22-2020 at 04:38 PM..
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