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BMW confirms new M model will be launched this week, but refuses to give details

BMW will launch a new M model later this week - but is refusing to disclose its identity.

All that has been confirmed is that the model will be on sale in the US only, and that the car will be unveiled on Thursday.

The company has also released three close up pictures of the car, which appear to suggest it is a BMW M3 derivative.

Details given away by the pictures include the car's 19-inch alloys, taken from the new Competition Package, a two-tone black-and-red leather interior and a dual-clutch gearbox.

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ianf 15 June 2010

Re: New BMW M3 launch this week

Dunster, my wishes too, but the in last picture you can see the rear side window: coupe/cab by the looks of it.

JacobE 15 June 2010

Re: New BMW M3 launch this week

Citytiger wrote:
it is not cost effective to make significant engineering changes on a car for only one country,


So a manual gearbox for the M5 and M6 in US markets is presumably an insignificant engineering change?
airgith76 15 June 2010

Re: New BMW M3 launch this week

Peter Cavellini wrote:
This wouldn't be the CSL,would it?

I don't know? Would BMW M manufacture a CSL-only stateside M3 alongside a European-only GTS?

Wouldn't it have made financial sense to have engineered just the one for a global market?