Overview
- BMW M’s sales chief said Monday the electric and gasoline next‑gen M3 will be priced in the same ballpark.
- The two cars will look like twins, with the EV on BMW’s Neue Klasse platform using a motor at each wheel and the gas car reported to continue on an updated CLAR chassis with an inline‑six.
- BMW has said its first full electric M models will launch from 2027, placing the M3 EV in that timeframe.
- Media reports suggest the EV could make roughly 700–1,000 hp, while the combustion version is expected to stay below 600 hp, which has not been confirmed by BMW.
- To win over skeptics, BMW M will run try‑before‑you‑buy drives for the EV while keeping a combustion M3 for buyers who want petrol power.