G80 BMW M3, G82 M4 images leaked ahead of debut

G80 BMW M3, G82 M4 images leaked ahead of debut

The gradual trickle feed of spy photos as well as official teaser images has given us a pretty good idea of what the soon-to-arrive 2021 BMW M3 and M4 sedan and coupe will look like, and it appears here that a few official pictures have leaked into public view from the CarsWithoutLimits Instagram feed, just ahead of the M Division duo’s debut.

In addition to the latest grille design that takes after that of the G22 4 Series Coupe that was launched in June, the performance sedan and coupe are pictured here wearing their new respective hero colours, Isle of Man Green and Sao Paulo Yellow.

In typial M3/M4 fashion, the frontal treatment of the sedan mimics that of the coupe, albeit with every so slightly more visual width for the latter. The M4 here is given the sportier look with gloss black alloys, while the M3 offers more conventional brightwork when seen in profile, from what appears to be a similar wheel design.

G80 BMW M3, G82 M4 images leaked ahead of debut

At their rear ends, both get quad exhaust pipes housed in similar rear bumper diffuser assemblies, while the breather vent sculpting on the M4 reaches higher up the bodywork, and closer to the tail lamps. There isn’t any bootlid badging on the M3 save for the BMW roundel, though the coupe does wear what appears to be a blacked out M4 badge, which could denote the Competition variant that will debut at the models’ launch.

Also seen here are darkened roofs on both cars pictured, which are likely to be the carbon-fibre roofs that have been a staple of M Division weight reduction and mass centralisation for a few model generations now.

Previously confirmed is the S58 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six engine, that will output 480 PS in standard form, or 510 PS an 650 Nm of torque in the Competition variant. This higher-output version will be mated exclusively to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, while M xDrive all-wheel-drive with switchable RWD mode is to come later on in the lifecycle.

As intimated previously, there will also be a six-speed manual for the purists, and this will come as standard on a base, rear-wheel-drive version of the M3 and M4. Further bodystyles to come will be the M4 Convertible that is set to arrive next year, followed by the first-ever production M3 Touring, which is slated to arrive in two years’ time. Meanwhile, stay tuned for the arrival of the 2021 BMW M3 and BMW M4 very soon.

GALLERY: G80 BMW M3 in camouflage

GALLERY: G82 BMW M4 in camouflage

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Comments

  • It could be an absolute cracker to drive but my oh my, the looks. What are they thinking laaaaa

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  • DonkeyKong on Sep 22, 2020 at 1:02 pm

    It’s like a hot chick you see on the streets from behind.. sexy and curvy rear bumper.. nice curves.. coming up from the rear three-quarter view you see she has a sexy front bumper as well.. but when you walk past her and look at her face, she looks like Michael Jackson with a nose that fell off and only has two long holes at where the proper nose is supposed to be.

    Yup, that’s what this car looks like.

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    • Design perspective Jr on Sep 22, 2020 at 9:10 pm

      BMW, pls ditch the nosil grill design, or a dressdown versuon as kia’s sublime tiger grill as seen on K5 which far ahead better than Camry & Avalon sport – the headlight partly surrounded by the grill

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    • Helmy Kadir on Sep 23, 2020 at 7:41 am

      Pls refrain from giving sexist comments in this site.

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      • Troll Hunter on Sep 23, 2020 at 7:01 pm

        Oh I hope you can start by refraining from giving racists comments in this site.

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    • donno on Sep 23, 2020 at 7:46 am

      This is probably the ugliest 3 series ever. I have ever ever disliked a 3 series design before. This is the first one.

      Why BMW. why? ran out of ideas to make the new one look different from the older cars?

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  • Fiat Multipla Designer on Sep 22, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Ugly

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  • Johnweak on Sep 22, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Ewwwww…so ugly

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  • Lolwhut? on Sep 22, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    Wow. The nose. Wow….

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  • Stone on Sep 22, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    Aaaaah! Humongous nostrils

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  • 4G63T DSM on Sep 22, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    Oh good god. No.

    It’s hedious.

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  • It looks better from behind….?

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  • Kancil Hybrid on Sep 22, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    Lubang hidungmu tetap menjadi pujaan hatiku!

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  • OMG, the ugliest M car

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  • when bmw goes lexus.

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  • To be honest I actually don’t mind it. I think it looks alright. It wont win any beauty contest but its kinda cool.

    Just like every new BMW model, it always looks better in the flesh than pictures and eventually people will get over it.

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  • JustANormalGuy on Sep 22, 2020 at 7:58 pm

    Looks like a guy stretching his mouth and nose lol, enlighten me the meaning of this design language

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  • the beginning of an era of ugly BMW face…oh dear…

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  • haiya …. why la so ugly the look?

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  • Playing the video, I noticed that I am focusing just on the footwork. Such harmony.

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  • azrai on Sep 24, 2020 at 5:54 am

    Do they give face mask?

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