BMW says the next M3 ‘won’t be hybrid.’
The performance car will feature BMW’s updated S58 inline-six engine with M Ignite Technology.
The powertrain differences allow BMW to 'go to the extremes.'
BMW is preparing to launch the next-generation M3. There will be both a combustion version and an electric version, and that’s it—no hybrid.
In an interview with Piston Heads, BMW M Boss Frank Van Meel confirmed that the next M3 "won’t be hybrid, as we’re sticking with the perfect combustion principle." Its updated S58 inline-six engine with M Ignite technology launches this year in the current M3 and M4 models, and it will make its way into future M cars.
