First Look: Electric BMW M3 EV in Production Neue Klasse Body

[techwhiz1]

Originally Posted by King_jason109

This is really disappointing, an electric M car is sacrilegious. Get a grip BMW, no one wants this NEUE KLASSE crap, it’s super ugly. Just make classy cars.

Have you ridden in/driven an i4 M50 with 20" wheels?

There is nothing sacrilegious about an electric M.

My M50 is considered and M-Lite but has 540hp and 586lb-ft of torque and will pull 1g on a freeway on/off ramp.

So while I won't be buying one, I anticipate a 4 motor M-BEV with be an absolute beast.

[TargaM2]

Meh just another EV. 😴
Im sure it will appeal to those looking for a fancy new appliance to commute in, not so sure you will see many driving enthusiasts stepping out of an ICE performance car into one of these things.

[King_jason109]

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

Have you ridden in/driven an i4 M50 with 20" wheels?

There is nothing sacrilegious about an electric M.

My M50 is considered and M-Lite but has 540hp and 586lb-ft of torque and will pull 1g on a freeway on/off ramp.

So while I won't be buying one, I anticipate a 4 4 motor M-BEV with be an absolute beast.

Ya maybe, but it’s not just speed, it’s heritage and driving dynamics that make these cars so good. An electric powertrain removes the connection the driver has with the car, and that’s lame asf. Why do you think so many people criticize new BMWs for having no steering feel since they switched to electric from hydraulic. Electric cars, especially sports cars, are not the future. This whole NEUE KLASSE thing is so disappointing and the reason I will only ever own E chassis cars. Literally yesterday I drove from KS to SC, 1100 miles, in my 06 e61 with 200k miles on it full of my stuff, and I did the trip in one day, 7:30 am-2:00am this morning; find me one electric car that can do that and I’ll rest my case, and even if you can, it will cost you 10x what my car did minimum. My regular commuter BMW with an n52 and an auto trans was still fun to drive in the mountains because I was connected to the car in every aspect, and that’s what gives cars their character. (Good slow cars > boring fast cars)

[Tyga11]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Speak for yourself. You are not everybody.

I find a true M car as a BEV far, FAR less sacrilegious than slapping //M badges on M235i's, M340i's and advertising them on the //M section of their website.

Just saying....

So would you buy one?

[Tyga11]

No one wants BMW EV's. There's a reason you can lease an I4 for $300 a month. They can't get rid of them. This will flop like the C63s

[6SPDG82]

Originally Posted by Cortexiphan

Those who're upset that there will be an electric M3 are the problem with the world. Their existence is bad for all of us - not just from protecting environment POV but also being close minded, against change and innovation.

You can’t be serious…

Look at the end to end lifecycle costs of EVs including extracting the raw materials/minerals out of the ground and the complete lack of unified standards/regulations for EV battery recycling.

Then consider their heavy weight, greatly increased wear on tires and brakes, added wear on roads. There is nothing environmentally friendly about them.

The lack of charging infrastructure, long charging times, and depreciation rates are strong negatives as well.

The previous Toyota CEO (Toyoda) had it right. For the materials in one EV he could build many small displacement hybrids and have much more benefit to the environment. (Orders of magnitude more)

[ShortSides]

BMW is no longer marketing to me. I'm gonna accommodate and move on.

[blloydtbird]

I think this looks fantastic based on what’s visible. A stocky sedan with aggressive proportions sounds great to me. I have driven a combination of i3s and M3s for years. Having an electric M3 next to my next ICE vehicle and my i3 is all I want really. So nice to have options. Those who don’t want the BEV M3 will have an ICE variant, so stop all the fuss. Buy something else.

Cheers

[G30M]

may i pass judgement? I like the look of the G8x more even with the grille

[Mavus]

this will be mucho expensive experiment

[G30M]

i also think the Xiaomi looks better

[TJR_///M3]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

I'd be willing to bet based on 1. The looks of the camo vehicle and 2. that the development vehicle in the video is an i4 with an M3 nose that the car will be a hatch.

I love a hatch, but the 4 GC / i4 doesn't work for me...the hatch robs rear headroom my family of tall people needs.

Hmm…. Hatch typically has lower torsional stiffness than non-hatch. The vehicle dynamics team might not be too happy if hatch is the plan.

[Bahn360Photo]

Looks smaller and tighter, very interesting lines

[FinalV8]

I’m buying every e30 known to mankind, we’ve lost our soul.

[kudos]

Enjoy driving an M3 with no exhaust note.

Lol.

[drexplode]

Cant wait!! Ready to order!

[G MONEY]

Originally Posted by kudos

Enjoy driving an M3 with no exhaust note.

Lol.

The way the past 2 gens have sounded, silence would be an improvement. Lol. Can’t imagine anyone with decent hearing can argue, that’s something to be missed

[TJR_///M3]

Originally Posted by ///Avera

Consumers have spoken and nobody wants these environmental catastrophes . . . particularly driving enthusiasts

///Avera

Really?
Is that why US EV sales continue to rise?
Q3 2024 sales up 11% yoy.
Electrified vehicles - BEV + hybrid - represent over 20% of US vehicle sales. That certainly isn’t “nobody”.

Personally, I would not want a BEV M, but a well executed PHEV? Yes please.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

My god the size.

I mean, I was gonna' even, but I just can't.

BMW has lost me entirely. Guessing it's 4,200 lbs.

My guess is you’re right on the money

My 24 Model 3 Performance weighs is 4054

And that definitely looks like a larger car

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by hrf

Very short front nose compared to ICE. In electric this design looks much better and proportional. Same ICE was disjoined and looked like new 5.

Is it regulatorily impossible to have the hood hang over the grill? I know watching the "factory build" videos how they plug in the nose... but I still long or the aesthetics of removing that hood cut line...

[spool twice]

Originally Posted by TJR_///M3

Really?
Is that why US EV sales continue to rise?
Q3 2024 sales up 11% yoy.
Electrified vehicles - BEV + hybrid - represent over 20% of US vehicle sales. That certainly isn’t “nobody”.

Personally, I would not want a BEV M, but a well executed PHEV? Yes please.

He forgets that there is a set of people who are "different" than him who voted for the same person for other reasons, but found the joys of EVs even without mandates/goals.

Florida has a large EV crowd, favoring the right

[yousefnjr]

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

That's because the original test mule was an i4 G26.

Iirc that white M2 was the original test car before the i4 bodied one