one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers BMWvery active in the electric field and the next M3 and M4 models are also electric it could be.
It has not yet been decided 100% on this matter, but The all-electric M3 and M4 are definitely on the table. Some important statements on this subject “M” from the head of the department Frank van MeelThe all-electric M3 and M4 are possible, but they will only become reality if they prove to be measurably better than the previous generation. According to Van Meel, every new M car model released, must exceed the performance of the previous one. If BMW can meet the performance targets set for new M vehicles using purely electric transmission, The next M3 and M4 could be truly electrified. This is difficult, but thanks to very powerful new generation electric motors. if the expected performance increase cannot be achieved with the electrical infrastructure, vehicles will continue to have internal combustion engines. To make new vehicles all-electric “we are working” who says, in fact, that clearly signals the approaching future. Frank van MeelHe also stated that the firm will not be offering different foundations at the same time. In this regard, Meel is very clear that BMW only stated that he would prefer to use a single powertrain. So for the upcoming M3 models, both electric and petrol engine options will not be offered, logically, there will be a single focus.
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It is not the first time that the BMW “M” series is on the agenda. Before that, a news focused directly on “DCT” made a sound. BMWfor the kidnappers now “M” It sells a large number of exciting vehicles under the series, namely the high-performance car series. As far as the company has reported, none of these vehicles DCT (Dual Clutch) transmission does not use, as it is now clearly stated does not intend to use it in the future. BMW M’s development manager Dirk Hacker, He told Top Gear, “There is no such thing as a double clutch anymore in the BMW M special. Manual or automatic now, automatic electric in the future.“He made a remarkable statement. Dirk Hacker states that the new automatic transmissions are faster than the DCT at high speeds and says they want to surpass the DCTs through the smooth ride achieved at low speeds.
As it should come as no surprise, there is no place for manual transmission vehicles in the company’s future on the “M” side. This will not happen immediately, but in the future, powerful cars from the “M” series will be installed exclusively on automatic transmission. The company is also not very interested in bringing fake manual gears to electric cars, which we mentioned in the news above. Dirk Hacker on this subject, “I think it can be done, but we won’t.” says.