BMW M3 four-door to arrive before coupe

While the controversy surrounding the naming convention of forthcoming BMW M cars still rages on, it appears that, for the first time, the sedan will arrive before the coupe.

Normally, the M3 Coupe (slated to be called M4, apparently) would come first, but as the 3 Series sedan has been released, engineering work is well underway for the M variant.

BMW spokesperson Piers Scott spoke to Teamspeed, saying that “it is not clear at this stage, but the sedan may arrive before coupe”.

Translated to account for PR spin, the sedan will arrive first. Of course, the 4 Series coupe won’t be far behind, being well along in its testing phase, with the M model being easily translated from the standard coupe.

Power for the M3 is expected to be around 450hp, easily eclipsing the current M3, and will most likely be from a turbocharged six-cylinder powerplant.