BMW F30 M sport coming in March 2012??

Nocturne_sa · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:10

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/275620/driven_new_bmw_3series.html

"Anything else I need to know?

Inside the cockpit remains as driver focused as before – to the extent that front passenger space feels a little impinged. There are three main trim levels - Modern, Luxury and Sport – although we won’t get the Sport here in the UK, as M Sport will arrive in March."

Can anyone confirm this is true?

DanF · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:21

It's a 4 pot

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:26

I would imagine so given the M Sport with lowest power diesel engine will make up 90% of sales.

Sigh.

HEADRAT · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:42

DanF said:
It's a 4 pot

Yuk!

breadturbo · 24 Nov 2011 at 13:54

It's also coming with an 'electronic sound generator' to make it sound more sporty.

Gaygle · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:05

breadturbo said:
It's also coming with an 'electronic sound generator' to make it sound more sporty.

HEADRAT · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:09

breadturbo said:
It's also coming with an 'electronic sound generator' to make it sound more sporty.

Will it be like the ones you had on the handlebars of your pushbike when you were 8, EXCELLENT

IAmATeaf · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:22

DanF said:
It's a 4 pot

It's got plenty of power and torque though, so does it matter?

I do very much like the look of the F30, what is weird is that I've seen is being advertised in some fleet magazines since the middle of October with nothing on the page to say that it's not avialable.

DanF · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:24

IAmATeaf said:
It's got plenty of power and torque though, so does it matter?

Sigh, yeah it does

[ASSE]Hinchy · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:25

Unless something else comes around in the next two years, it is likely that the M Sport F30 will be my next choice of car. I wonder when we can expect pics of the M Sport?

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:28

[ASSE]Hinchy;20639543 said:
Unless something else comes around in the next two years, it is likely that the M Sport F30 will be my next choice of car. I wonder when we can expect pics of the M Sport?

I can't see what the F30 does that the F10 doesn't do better.

[ASSE]Hinchy · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:37

I would be looking to buy a used model. What would the likely price differences be between the two?

Nocturne_sa · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:38

Our company uses Zenith and they have already started taking orders via their online system. However, the option is for modern, sport and luxury only so I doubt m sport will be on the road in Feb/March. They still haven't released the F20 m sport trim and F20s have been out for a while now.

jamief · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:39

DanF said:
Sigh, yeah it does

Its a 3 series - a very very common car. Of course there is going to a be a small engined, diesel "sport" version, as its what a huge proportion of the sales will be. If BMW didn't offer it, they'd be stupid.

DanF · 24 Nov 2011 at 14:48

yeah but the article was reporting on the 328 version, the poor people usually by 320's

Jonnycoupe · 24 Nov 2011 at 16:09

[ASSE]Hinchy;20639543 said:
Unless something else comes around in the next two years, it is likely that the M Sport F30 will be my next choice of car. I wonder when we can expect pics of the M Sport?

Watch out for a Jaguar... might be more like 3 years though.

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 16:19

DanF said:
yeah but the article was reporting on the 328 version, the poor people usually by 320's

People buy 3 series? Thought most of them were simply leased

Participant · 24 Nov 2011 at 16:19

How come people can recognise when people don't need an ST220 Mondeo yet can't recognise when people don't need six pot 3.0s.

[TW]Fox · 24 Nov 2011 at 16:21

Robbie G said:
How come people can recognise when people don't need an ST220 Mondeo yet can't recognise when people don't need six pot 3.0s.

How come people can't understand why its possible to both understand the economics behind something and be personally disappointed at the same time?

mark66 · 24 Nov 2011 at 18:28

Front lights look dodgy with the gap above - almost like the bonnet isn't closed :\