The following era BMW 3 Sequence (G50) pushes ahead with its testing plans. The highest of the road BMW M350 was seen earlier this week on BMW’s confirmed testing floor: the Nurburgring. In comparison with beforehand seen prototypes, this new M350 dropped some plastic camo from the entrance to disclose extra of its design.
The spy photographs reveal a large a large air consumption embedded with a sporty trying entrance bumper which is probably going particular to the M Efficiency Fashions. The extra cooling is actually wanted contemplating that the B58 3.0 liter six-cylinder will allegedly get 417 hp, which might characterize a 31-hp bump over the present M340i offered in North America and 48 hp greater than the Euro-spec model.
The all-wheel drive xDrive system is predicted to come back normal, although there’s nonetheless some hope {that a} rear-wheel-drive variant may make a return. If it does, it should probably be restricted to pick out markets—probably together with the U.S. Sadly, a guide transmission appears off the desk. Rumors counsel the G50 might change into the primary 3 Sequence era with no clutch pedal. Even the next M3 is rumored to go automatic-only, doubtlessly provided completely with all-wheel drive.
The camouflaged M350 comes with quad pipes, a transfer that has been already seen on different M Efficiency fashions as effectively. The entrance fascia is impressed by the Neue Klasse design language which will even be featured on the all-electric BMW i3 Sedan (NA0). In actual fact, as quickly because the i3 debuts subsequent 12 months, we could have a greater thought of what to anticipate from the gasoline variant as effectively. The headlights additionally transfer away from the standard design of the previous, whereas the kidney takes an extended horizontal form. But, in comparison with the i3 EV, we count on the kidney to be useful when it comes to airflow and cooling. By way of the rear finish, we see a reasonably raised up trunk with a extra upright place.
The 2027 BW M350 will likely be one in all a number of variants launching with the eighth-generation 3 Sequence. Manufacturing of the “G50” is scheduled to start at BMW’s Dingolfing plant in Germany in November 2026 and run by way of late 2034. As for the high-performance M3—codenamed “G84”—you’ll have to attend a bit longer, with manufacturing set to start in July 2028.
