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      03-16-2020, 01:34 PM   #2179
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I think some of these 'spy' videos are odd and suspicious. I mean, the videographer is freaking standing next to car at gas pump just videoing away. Just so happens to be everywhere the M3 goes, and in perfect position to get video.

Not quite a conspiracy-type theory. I just think these videos aren't as much 'spied' as they are coordinated. BMW is in development phase for all of these pre-release 'spy' photos and videos. Must be some value to their release and internet feedback.

Damn, I got too much time on my hands right now 😏

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It's not a conspiracy theory at all, I have a friend who worked on the team who "captured" spy photos like this and "leaked" them to the press for the Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ back when those cars were still being teased ahead of production. Some spy photos are from random people with a lot of time on their hands and some come from marketing agencies or the manufacturers themselves.
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I think some of these 'spy' videos are odd and suspicious. I mean, the videographer is freaking standing next to car at gas pump just videoing away. Just so happens to be everywhere the M3 goes, and in perfect position to get video.

Not quite a conspiracy-type theory. I just think these videos aren't as much 'spied' as they are coordinated. BMW is in development phase for all of these pre-release 'spy' photos and videos. Must be some value to their release and internet feedback.

Damn, I got too much time on my hands right now 😏

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It's not a conspiracy theory at all, I have a friend who worked on the team who "captured" spy photos like this and "leaked" them to the press for the Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ back when those cars were still being teased ahead of production. Some spy photos are from random people with a lot of time on their hands and some come from marketing agencies or the manufacturers themselves.
Hence my 'it's not quite a conspiracy-type theory.' 😉

Point being, I hardly consider it a 'spy' video when your standing next to the driver as he pumps gas.

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Just realised the first post in this thread was 2017 and we still aren't there yet!
It's funny how we can get caught up with the almost weekly updates of 'spy' shots and renderings that you sometimes don't realise how long this has been dragged out. And it really has been an age this has been going on for now, crazy!! @_@
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      03-16-2020, 04:37 PM   #2182
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Front grill looks different this time. Maybe RWD M3 comes with a different grill?

SS from video 10:25
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      03-16-2020, 04:39 PM   #2183
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Of course it is old. There are no leaves on the trees at the moment.

Here is a video from yesterday
Yes in Germany it's not Autumn.
And I believe the ring has been closed?
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Of course it is old. There are no leaves on the trees at the moment.

Here is a video from yesterday
Yes in Germany it's not Autumn.
And I believe the ring has been closed?
Everything has been closed. Lol

This virus will take the economy down for full year.

But as long as we pass this time it's all it matters!!!
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      03-16-2020, 07:41 PM   #2185
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      03-16-2020, 08:30 PM   #2186
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      03-16-2020, 08:33 PM   #2187
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Latest sighting of the G80 M3 at Nurburgring industry pool testing day.

Me watching...

01:21 - okay, it sounds pretty good. *thumbs up*

01:23 - OMG!!! LFA!!!! *eargasms*
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Me watching...

01:21 - okay, it sounds pretty good. *thumbs up*

01:23 - OMG!!! LFA!!!! *eargasms*
Lol, def! Nothing beats those NA high rev motors, *sigh* those days are almost all gone
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      03-17-2020, 09:05 AM   #2189
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I think some of these 'spy' videos are odd and suspicious. I mean, the videographer is freaking standing next to car at gas pump just videoing away. Just so happens to be everywhere the M3 goes, and in perfect position to get video.

Not quite a conspiracy-type theory. I just think these videos aren't as much 'spied' as they are coordinated. BMW is in development phase for all of these pre-release 'spy' photos and videos. Must be some value to their release and internet feedback.

Damn, I got too much time on my hands right now ��

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Maybe they aren't "spy" photos as you are thinking but it's all the same area for a reason. They hang out at specific turns around the ring and specific gas stations where everybody fills up before/after. I worked for another OEM and it's the same thing. When things get close, they hang out by the gas stations that are closest to the manufacturing plant because at some point, someone is going to have to leave and fill up. With the camo there's nothing you can do, people can film if you want. So i'm not sure if you're expecting them to run at the sight of cameras? doesn't mean it's coordinated by bmw.

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Finally we see real bulging fenders in a M car, looks very promising.
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      03-17-2020, 04:34 PM   #2192
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I'm in love with the stance already.

Does the exhaust work as a sort of diffuser? In conjunction with the actual one?
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      03-18-2020, 09:42 PM   #2194
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We all are being managed by planned public visibility and so called leaks. Who cares, it's all fun. There's nothing else to do. May you, your family, and your friends stay healthy.
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How about BMW M takes a page out of the Disney playbook and release the M3 (or at least show it off) a bit for everyone who is stuck in their home worldwide.

Some high quality photos, exhaust videos etc, short driving impression might help keep morale up.

Jus' sayin'. Oh and, please
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How about BMW M takes a page out of the Disney playbook and release the M3 (or at least show it off) a bit for everyone who is stuck in their home worldwide.

Some high quality photos, exhaust videos etc, short driving impression might help keep morale up.

Jus' sayin'. Oh and, please
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How about BMW M takes a page out of the Disney playbook and release the M3 (or at least show it off) a bit for everyone who is stuck in their home worldwide.

Some high quality photos, exhaust videos etc, short driving impression might help keep morale up.

Jus' sayin'. Oh and, please
...but did you really need to quote 10 screenfuls of photos and posts to say that?
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How about BMW M takes a page out of the Disney playbook and release the M3 (or at least show it off) a bit for everyone who is stuck in their home worldwide.

Some high quality photos, exhaust videos etc, short driving impression might help keep morale up.

Jus' sayin'. Oh and, please
I’ve been lobbying for the same thing over at the new 4 series forum. If BMW still think that auto shows, test drive events, VIP showings etc. is going to happen as planned for the 4, they need to think again, it’s not.

Giving fans of the brand and prospective buyers something tangible to look forward to by showing the cars the specifications online early would be a very nice gesture towards a world of gear heads stuck in isolation.
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haha new that would draw attentio. Phones make it hard to regulate what's kept in the quote and I just decided to go with it.

Total noob move, I know. Sorry; not sorry.
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