{"id":2044,"date":"2025-06-09T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:28:53","slug":"watching-bmw-ms-first-ev-tear-around-the-ring-feels-like-somethings-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/watching-bmw-ms-first-ev-tear-around-the-ring-feels-like-somethings-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching BMW M\u2019s First EV Tear Around The \u2018Ring Feels Like Something\u2019s Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SB15723_0325_BMW_M3_EV-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>The electric M3 will feature four motors delivering more than 700 horsepower.<\/li>\n<li>Fortunately, BMW will also sell the next-gen M3 with a twin-turbo six-cylinder.<\/li>\n<li>BMW doesn&rsquo;t appear to have added any kind of ICE-inspired soundtrack to the EV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A new chapter is about to begin for one of BMW&rsquo;s most famed nameplates. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/bmw-m3\/\">M3<\/a> has long stood as the benchmark for sporty driving in a usable, everyday package, first as a coupe, then as a sedan too. Now, a fully electric version is on the way, marking a major shift for the brand as the first true M car with an EV powertrain, following M Performance models like the i4 M50.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the current G80 M3 still holds its own, BMW&rsquo;s M division is hard at work developing the next generation, and for the first time, it includes an all-electric variant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/03\/2028-bmw-m3-ev-looks-right-at-home-on-the-ring\/\">2028 BMW M3 EV Getting Ready To Shock M Fans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our spy photographers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/06\/bmw-m3-ev-shows-off-its-fat-production-fenders\/\">snapped the next electric M3<\/a> in action several times in recent months, and the latest footage shows it on the move at the Nurburgring. Judging by what we&rsquo;ve seen (and hear) it looks like BMW isn&rsquo;t jumping on the bandwagon of theatrical, fake engine noises like Dodge&rsquo;s approach. That&rsquo;s probably a good thing. <\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>However, it&rsquo;s possible BMW will pump some synthetic sound into the cabin, much like Hyundai does in the Ioniq 5 N. From the outside, though, it&rsquo;s mostly just tire noise and wind.<\/p>\n<section class=\"type:slideshow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" data-src=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><\/section>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Images: Baldauf<\/h4>\n<p>This prototype sports some trippy camouflage, covering the overhauled bodywork to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/06\/your-dream-bmw-m3-just-got-more-expensive\/\">the M3<\/a> in line with BMW&rsquo;s Neue Klasse design era. It has distinctive headlights that&rsquo;ll flow neatly into the redesigned kidney grilles. Additionally, it&rsquo;s impossible not to notice the swollen front and rear wheel arches, as well as the pop-out door handles. This prototype also has an odd sensor popping out of the roof, but that&rsquo;ll obviously be removed for the production model.<\/p>\n<p>When the electric M3 does arrive, we suspect there will be precious few owners who actually take their cars to the track. But, if they do, it should be well-equipped to deliver some storming lap times. And while this prototype is silent, it does look fast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/bmw\/\">BMW<\/a> is remaining tight-lipped about the powertrain. It&rsquo;s expected to use not one, not two, not even three electric motors, but four. While BMW has said this four-motor powertrain can deliver over 1,341 hp, the M3 will likely be capped at just over 700 horses. Advanced torque vectoring will play a big role in helping all that power make sense on the road or track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The electric M3 will feature four motors delivering more than 700 horsepower. Fortunately, BMW will also sell the next-gen M3 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/watching-bmw-ms-first-ev-tear-around-the-ring-feels-like-somethings-missing\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Watching BMW M\u2019s First EV Tear Around The \u2018Ring Feels Like Something\u2019s Missing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2047,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044\/revisions\/2047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}