{"id":370320,"date":"2026-01-15T00:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/370320\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T00:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:25:14","slug":"bmw-says-electric-m3-will-be-a-new-level-of-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/370320\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW says electric M3 will be a \u2018new level\u2019 of performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW teased its forthcoming all-electric M-series performance sedan today, promising that the quad-motor M3 sports car would feature specs that are truly next level when it arrives in 2027.<\/p>\n

The M3 will have four electric motors and simulated gear shifting, a feature that is quickly becoming a must-have for electrified sports cars. BMW says the setup unlocks the benefits of both rear and all-wheel drive, with the ability to decouple the front axle.<\/p>\n

The electric M3 will also be built on BMW\u2019s Neue Klasse platform<\/a> that promises more efficient batteries, lightning fast charging, and higher powered computers. The architecture will be 800-volt, the regenerative braking will be highly efficient, and if the camouflaged pictures are any indication, it will be a real looker on the streets.<\/p>\n

Speaking of computers, the M3 will have four of them, unified under its oddly named \u201cHeart of Joy\u201d component<\/a> that aggregates all the traction, stability, and electric motor management functions of the vehicle. That means when software updates are made available, the vehicle\u2019s brain will be able to receive them over-the-air faster than BMW\u2019s current processors.<\/p>\n

The M3\u2019s simulated gear shifting will feature a \u201cnewly developed soundscape\u201d that \u201cchannels pure emotion.\u201d Like other automakers, BMW is loathe to alienate its loyal M-series customers by giving them all the torque but none of the gearing feedback. And now a fake \u201csoundscape\u201d will accompany all that shifting. Porsche, Hyundai, and Dodge are also on board the fake EV gear shifting bandwagon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BMW teased its forthcoming all-electric M-series performance sedan today, promising that the quad-motor M3 sports car would feature…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[55835,84,7816,1214,59,50,1217,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-370320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-bmw","tag-business","tag-cars","tag-electric-cars","tag-gb","tag-news","tag-transportation","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}