The G50 BMW 3 Sequence is on the way in which, sporting Neue Klasse design inside and outside. However changing the lover center floor, the BMW M340i, isn’t any small feat. However we predict the next-generation G50 M350 is greater than as much as the problem. Based mostly on what we all know concerning the BMW portfolio and spy images taken when the automobile was testing on the Nurburgringwe have already got numerous info.
For one, we’re sure BMW is dropping the “i” badging from the M350. The “i” moniker, as you’ll be able to see on the present technology X3, is shifting over to electrical autos solely. Presumably, then, the G50 M340i substitute will merely be the M350. The M350 may even doubtless be obtainable with both rear- or all-wheel drive. There’s a risk that some markets received’t see a RWD model; for instance, in Europe, the place automobiles just like the RWD M240i have met their demise.
2027 BMW M350 Efficiency
Based mostly on spy images, the M350 will get plenty of BMW M design touches. Gotta earn that badge on the again by some means, proper? The automobile’s mirrors seem to imitate what we’ve seen on the electrical M3 mannequin. So, anticipate M-influenced wing mirrors. Extra thrilling, maybe, is the presence of 4 exhaust ideas. This variation displays what we see elsewhere within the lineup (X3 M50). The quad exhaust shops additionally point out the presence of a well-recognized buddy below the hood: the B58 engine.
Like the present M340i, the M350 will use a light hybrid model of the B58 engine. Energy estimates hover round 410-415 horsepower (302 – 305 kW), or round 30 horsepower greater than the present US-spec model delivers. If the X3 M50 is any gauge to go on, the M350 may additionally tout round 428 pound-feet of torque (580 Nm). Both approach, it’s doubtless the M350 can have not less than the identical efficiency because the outgoing Supra A90 Last Versionwhich supplied 420 pound-feet (570 Nm). An eight-speed ZF computerized transmission is a holdover from the final technology. But when it ain’t broke, don’t repair it.
The 2027 BMW M350 may be seen right here clueing us in on another efficiency extras. Purple-painted M Sport brakes sit behind what are not less than 20-inch wheels. The truth is, they seem to an OEM wheel we’re already acquainted with that got here on the M440i. The Fashion 862i wheels measure 20 x 8.5 within the entrance and 20 x 9.0 within the rear. The G20 M340i is just obtainable in sizes as much as 19 inches, with the most important diameter being 8.5 inches within the again. A bigger wheel doubtless ensures a bit extra of an influence bump.
2027 M350 Manufacturing Timeline
The 2027 BMW M350, as a part of the BMW G50 3 Sequence technology, ought to begin manufacturing in November 2026. It must also be obtainable from the brand new 3 Sequence launch. The subsequent M3, chassis code G84, will observe a lot later within the life cycle, with meeting beginning someday round July 2028.
