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The next generation of the BMW M3 to lose 4.0-liter V8. In fact, since July AutoExpress has argued that the next M3 would contain three turbocharger. Not so, says Autocar. On the contrary, the claim that the British "insider" Tell them that high-performance 3-Series feature a twin-turbo inline-six. This plant is said to be completely new, and not based out of N54 or N55 twin-turbo, twin-scroll through the engine.

But while the two British journals do not agree on the number of turbos under the hood of the M3, the consensus is that the power will increase to 450 horsepower. Moreover, the plant the next M3 will have a lot more torque, up from 295 pound-feet of the current generation somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 lb-ft.



We do not know about you, but 450 hp and 400 Nm of torque sounds mighty good for us. We will try to chart the enthusiasm now, though, so we keep this class Rumormill information now. After all, the next M3 is likely to hit the newsstands until 2014 model year.