Watch the Electric BMW M3 (Silently) Lap the Nürburgring
BMW M3
. In February, we got our first glimpse of the EV performance car's battery and motors in action on an
icy lake bed
. Now, a new video shows a prototype of the electric M3 taking its talents to the Nürburgring. And doing so silently.
A video shot by
CarSpyMedia
shows the new electric M3 tearing up the Green Hell. It may not be making any noise—other than tire squeal—but it looks like it's moving quickly as hell. The video is relatively short, but we get multiple angles of the new M3 in action, including some close-ups of the prototype on the road.
The M-inspired camouflage does a decent job of hiding the M3's final looks, but we can still clearly see the car's extended fenders, aggressive bumper treatments, and the Neue Klasse design language. The overall shape gives off shades of the 2002, while the slim light fixtures and tiny kidney grilles are a far cry from the current G80 model. At least, they
look
much smaller under all that camouflage.
So, how much power will this electric M3 produce? Unfortunately, the details are still pretty murky. BMW has previously suggested that an M3 with an electric powertrain could easily exceed 600 horsepower, with even more powerful 700-horsepower variants possible later in the vehicle's lifecycle.
We won't know much about the electric M3 otherwise until we gets closer to the vehicle's debut date. We expect to see the electric 3 Series this year, but the M3 variant likely won't debut until sometime in 2026, before going on sale in 2027. The first vehicle to show off the brand's new Neue Klasse design language will be the
iX3
electric SUV later this year.
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