BMW recently unveiled the M3 facelift based on the facelifted 3 Series which made its debut alongside.

Like the regular 3 Series, the new M3 gets plenty of updateas over the outgong model. Let us check out a few of them.

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New arrow-shaped headlights that resemble the latest M4's geometric LED elements for the turn signals and daytime running lights

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New silver-colored forged alloy designs for the 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels

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Reprofiled rear bumper with new diffusor woth carbon-fibre treatment housing a quad-tip exhaust.

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Interior highlights include newly designed three-spoke M leather steering wheel, a control panel on the centre console, aluminium brushed interior trims, etc.

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New operating system, which features a streamlined temperature control interface, now runs on a curved display.

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Powered by 3.0-litre straight-six turbocharged engine paired with 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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Power output of different variants1. Standard M3: 467 bhp2. M3 Competiton: 497 bhp3. M3 Competition with XDrive: 516 bhp

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Top speed limited to 290 kmph (with M Driver’s Package). Takes only 3.4 seconds for this variant to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h

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Will go into production by July 2024. India launch probbaly next year.

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