The E90 BMW M3 Can it Live Up to the M3 Badge?

The BMW M3 has always been an iconic road car, offers high performance and handling, in the subtle body shell of the BMW 3-series. With the launch of the latest M3, known as E90, BMW hopes to the reputation of this famous brand.

The original BMW M3, called E30, was launched way back in 1986 and is the standard by which all other sport Saloon will be assessed. The first model has a 2.3-liter 4-cylinder, but to keep pace with the other German competitors in the form of Audi and Mercedes-Benz, the engine capacity has steadily increased to the brand new 4-liter V8 that can be found on the E90.

For many years, the BMW M3 can easily claim the title of best sport sedan, but with the launch of the new Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG, this assertion is not so easy. Especially now that Lexus has joined The Fray and surprised everyone with his new and highly capable IS-F.

Original E90 M3 was first published as two-door coupe, strictly speaking, that was the E92, and came with the new V8 engine, a roof made of carbon and the option of a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox that would can beat the manual in the race 60 of 0.2 seconds.

The M3 Coupe is then quickly followed by a four-door sedan, which, although lacking a roof made of carbon, was shorter, wider and higher than the 2 doors, and both models have the same design, including before the end spoiler, indicators and headlight car. She was accompanied by a hardtop convertible, the abandonment of the structure of the roof seen on the previous generation of the M3.

In exercising the challenges of the new M3 has certainly the power to follow its rivals with the V8 engine crack magic per liter producing 100bhp and 414bhp totals, with an incredible range that red lines at 8300 rpm. Whatever the nature of the body you for all versions are electronically limited to 155 km / h, but in the sprint in the top 60 reduced to 4.5 seconds, followed by the square of 4.7 seconds and the weight of the convertible to 5.3 seconds.

There is no doubt that the M3 sports sedan moves the game on the other, and he has the speed, handling and driver to see the comments of the competition from Audi, Mercedes, Lexus, although the deficit is E90 not as it was. But more importantly, despite the increase in power, traction and support for the driver of the pure enjoyment of the pilot of the original M3 in May have been lost, especially if Evo Magazine on the E30 M3 has its contemparies, including of the new E90.

Jo Alexander wrote for a digital marketing agency. This article was commissioned by a client of this agency. This article is not intended to promote, but should be considered professional content.