The lightweight M3 sedan that has been developed for the M Festival looks like it won’t be going to production in the future. The vehicle, more or less based on the BMW M3 GTS coupe but with four doors, will go on show at the festival taking place at the 24 hours Nurburgring in June.

Predictions about whether it would be produced now have to take into account the fact that Matt Russell of the M division for North America has stated that at least in that market, there won’t be an M3 sedan. He cites tight production times and problems with US homologation as the main reasons, but does mention that the components used on the lightweight model could carry across to other models.

We assume that means we probably won’t be seeing it in Europe either, but nothing specific was mentioned. Meanwhile, after Russell mentioned his interest in the new Ferrari four-wheel drive system used on the FF, speculation is now on whether we could see an all-wheel drive M model in the future. Extra weight would be an issue but a BMW M3 4WD is a tantalising prospect….

Source | M3Post via Autoblog.com

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