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BMW<\/a> M CEO has confirmed the next-gen M3 will offer ICE and electric power.<\/p>\n New M Ignite engine that debuts in the current M3 will carry over to new model.<\/p>\n Gas-powered sedan is expected to arrive in 2028, roughly a year after the EV.<\/p>\n BMW used the 24 Hours of Le Mans to introduce the electric M Neue Klasse concept<\/a>. However, the next-gen M3 isn\u2019t going electric-only.<\/p>\n In an interview, BMW M CEO Frank Van Meel confirmed the next-generation model<\/a> will be offered with a version of the company\u2019s updated twin-turbo 3.0-liter straight-six engine that complies with Euro 7 emission standards. Announced last month, the mill uses BMW M Ignite technology to burn cleaner and more efficiently.<\/p>\n More: BMW M Found A Way To Make The M3 And M4 Greener Without Touching Power<\/a><\/p>\n The engine will appear in the current M3 and M4 next month, while the M2 will get it in August. However, Van Meel told PistonHeads<\/a> it will also be used in the next-generation of performance cars.<\/p>\n As he said, \u201cOur motorsport-derived-tech M Ignite Euro 7 S58 comes out this year, so I can say that it will survive to go into our future M cars.\u201d He added, \u201cIt won\u2019t be hybrid as we\u2019re sticking with the perfect combustion principle.\u201d<\/p>\n That being said, the ICE-powered version of the next M3<\/a> will have mild hybrid technology. However, it won\u2019t follow in the footsteps of the M5 and be a plug-in hybrid. That\u2019s good news, because the latter super sedan has packed on the pounds thanks to a beefy 22.1 kWh battery pack.<\/p>\n Furthermore, despite earlier reports, Van Meel suggested a manual transmission is a possibility as he said \u201cWe want to do it for the driving emotion.\u201d This shouldn\u2019t be too surprising as it sounds like the upcoming model will effectively have a carryover powertrain.<\/p>\n The report also suggested the upcoming electric variant might not be called the i3 M as many expected. This could make things confusing, but the company reportedly wants people to know the EV is a \u2018proper\u2019 M3. Speaking of which, Van Meel said \u201cThe EV won\u2019t just be the quicker car in a straight line, it\u2019ll be faster around a track too.\u201d<\/p>\n Aside from the next-generation M3, the executive revealed they\u2019re \u201cdreaming\u201d about an M1 successor<\/a> and a production model is \u201centirely possible.\u201d However, he added that \u201cyou have to have the production capacity\u201d to build it.<\/p>\n
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