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Jul 17, 2026
Next petrol BMW M3 breaks cover – and it could offer a manual 'box
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Super-saloon will be offered with both electric and combustion power – and a manual is still on the cards
The combustion-engined version of the next-generation BMW M3 has surfaced in tests at the Nürburgring – and the super-saloon could continue to offer a manual gearbox.
Speaking to Autocar at last week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, BMW M boss Frank van Meel said the division's petrol performance cars will offer manuals for “as long as possible”.
He highlighted that sales of the smaller M2 cou
The combustion-engined version of the next-generation BMW M3 has surfaced in tests at the Nürburgring – and the super-saloon could continue to offer a manual gearbox.
Speaking to Autocar at last week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, BMW M boss Frank van Meel said the division's petrol performance cars will offer manuals for “as long as possible”.
He highlighted that sales of the smaller M2 cou
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