Let’s spare the suspense. You have already seen our verdict on BMW’s fastest ever 1-Series. The new M Coupé gets a full five stars.
And with that out of the way, we can find out why this is one of the best driver’s machines available – but is it really worthy of its £40,020 price tag, or its oh-so special M badge?
Watch CAR track test driver, multiple South African racing champion Deon Joubert, drift the limited edition BMW M3 Frozen Edition at Cape Town’s Killarney circuit. Once you’ve had your fill of all the raucous tyre-screeching action, check out the full road test in the May 2011 issue of CAR magazine.
We test the 330 kW matt black M3 monster
BMW is headed back to DTM racing with the BMW M3 DTM and has announced the three teams which will be taking two M3s each into the 2012 season.
BMW Motorsport won’t be racing the car themselves, but instead will be partnering with BMW Team RBM, BMW Team Schnitzer and Reinhold Motorsport GmbH. BMW Motorsport has worked with the RBM and Schnitzer teams in the past and has welcomed newcomer Reinhold Motorsport into the fold. Each team will race two M3 DTMs.
BMW has announced a new M Performance exhaust system which will be available as an after-market accessory for the M3 range.
The new sport exhaust system is made of a new heat-resistant material called Inconel, a chrome-nickel alloy. The new system reduces back-pressure inside the exhaust resulting in a new sound which can be heard in many rpm incarnations in the video.
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