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You cant build a truly great car without an exceptional engine. Powertrain is the heart and soul of every vehicle on the road; its the mechanical equivalent of life. Without propulsion systems cars are little more than expensive, over-engineered pieces of yard art. Certainly one of the most desirable performance machines ever built is BMWs M3. Over the course of nearly 30 years this car has become a demigod, earning the worship of faithful enthusiasts all over the world because of the exhilarating dynamics it provides. Giving customers lots of choice todays M3 has been offered in a trio different body styles: coupe, sedan and convertible. But going forward the company is changing things; the two-door has been spun-off as the new M4. Of course the M3 will continue, but only in sedan form. The 2015 iterations of this legendary performance car are reaching back into M3 history by eschewing todays high-winding V8 in favor of an engine layout thats quintessentially BMW. The Bavarian automaker is basically synonymous with the inline-six configuration the way Leonardo da Vinci equates to visionary genius or the NSA to unscrupulous privacy violation. These two-cars are powered by an exciting new twin-turbocharged powerplant, and heres an in-depth look at this exciting new M engine. |