The more stringent Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) for fuel consumption and emissions, which replaces the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), has claimed a victim in the form of the F80 BMW M3. According to Autocar, production of the super sedan will end in August as it would not meet test requirements in its current form.
A spokesperson told the magazine that the M3 would need to be fitted with a particulate filter to be able to pass WLTP’s nitrogen oxide emissions limit. The subsequent rehomologation process would prevent an updated version from going on sale before the new G20 3 Series is introduced in October, so the M3 will be discontinued alongside the cooking F30 3 Series rather than staying on sale as with previous generations.
The more popular F82 and F83 M4 will be unaffected by this move, as production of the 4 Series will be continued into the following year. The hot version of the coupé and convertible will be taken off sale “for a couple of months,” while it is fitted with the new filter and recertified, before returning to showrooms.
Performance is said to be unaffected, so the 3.0 litre twin-turbo straight-six will continue to produce 431 hp and 550 Nm of torque, allowing the M4 to go from zero to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds.
While the F80 M3 will meet an early end, the next-generation G80 is set to be unveiled in 2020, powered by an updated version of the current engine. Output is expected to balloon by as much as 10% to 465 hp, sent to the rear wheels through either an eight-speed automatic transmission or a six-speed manual.
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Basher says ini salah environment. Environment must kolos shop.
Still the same old shit dashboard meter when audi and vw already got biggggg screeen
Which the so called biggggg screen looks ugly af, an analogue meter looks a shit ton better
Shit dashboard meter is one thing, another is the crappy cheapskate built quality like inside Honda’s vehicles compared to Benchmark interior quality cars like Mercedes-Benz and Audi
They can always sell it cheaper in country like Malaysia, sure got market.
Yeah tell that to supercar owners in Malaysia
All can syiok sendiri, revving up in the middle of the bustling city of KL and accelerate fast for just 50m, only to get stuck in traffic again lulz
They cant even speed up on highways cuz they’ll bump into Nissan Almaries and slowpoke Avanzas driving 105km/h on the right lane
Owning a supercar in Malaysia sucks. period
Deal with it. The world isn’t about rich people only. Period.
Jalan kampung Kan ada…
Technically, it wasn’t just axed because of new emissions regulations, but also due to being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Cos, the M4, which is exactly the same car, sans rear doors, soldiers on but with certain modifications (use of particulate filter). Theoretically, the exact same filter when applied to the M3 would allow it to meet the emissions regulations. Or perhaps the Giulia QV also helped to seal the M3’s fate?
BMW AG is just too lazy to adhere to regulations since the G20 is about to be launched later this year. Their M4 and 4er has to follow regulations because a replacement isn’t due until late 2019 at the earliest if not even later because we haven’t even see any spyshots of its replacement yet.