{"id":457722,"date":"2010-03-22T09:22:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=53413"},"modified":"2010-03-22T09:22:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T13:22:58","slug":"next-bmw-3-series-to-get-gran-turismo-model-m3-sedan-to-be-killed-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/457722","title":{"rendered":"Next BMW 3-Series to get Gran Turismo model, M3 sedan to be killed off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53414 aligncenter\" title=\"BMW M3 Sedan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/bmw_m3_sedan_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Come 2012, BMW will start rolling out its next-generation 3-Series lineup, known internally as the F30. The new 3-Series lineup will be built on BMW&#8217;s new MSB architecture, meaning it will share its strut and front-end layout with the next-generation 1-Series rather than the current double wishbone layout.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Automobile Magazine<\/em>, there will be five different 3-Series body-styles for the first time. The sedan will appear first in March 2012 followed by the touring wagon in September 2012. Come September 2013, BMW will the new 3-Series coupe followed by the convertible in March 2014.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autobytel.com\/content\/research\/chooser\/index.cfm\/action\/SelectTrim\/make_vch\/BMW\/model_vch\/328\/cat\/Any\/year_si\/0\/minprice\/0\/maxprice\/999999\/mpg\/any\/id\/31622\"><strong>Click here to get prices on the 2010 BMW 3-Series<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-53413\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also in the works is a new Gran Turismo version, scheduled to appear in March 2013. It is said that the 3-Series Gran Turismo will be more lifestyle-oriented than the 5-Series Gran Turismo. Unlike the 5 Gran Turismo, the 3 Gran Turismo will have a single-piece latch instead of the two-piece hatch of the 5.<\/p>\n<p>As for the next-generation M3, it is reported that BMW will drop the sedan variant and the current V8 will be dropped for a 3.0L twin-turbo straight 6-cylinder making at least 450-hp.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.automobilemag.com\/features\/news\/1003_2013_bmw_3_series\/index.html\">Automobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1aeT1PYp3QTa1rMtckDP3KDqQfs\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1aeT1PYp3QTa1rMtckDP3KDqQfs\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1aeT1PYp3QTa1rMtckDP3KDqQfs\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/1aeT1PYp3QTa1rMtckDP3KDqQfs\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=dc9nTMMJS1g:AbOwiku370w:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come 2012, BMW will start rolling out its next-generation 3-Series lineup, known internally as the F30. The new 3-Series lineup will be built on BMW&#8217;s new MSB architecture, meaning it will share its strut and front-end layout with the next-generation 1-Series rather than the current double wishbone layout. 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