Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Euro, BMW
2008 BMW M3 coupe priced from £50,625 in UK
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We're admittedly smitten over the new BMW M3 coupe and have passed along every morsel of information we've come across over the past few months. With the new M3 officially unveiled, however, the only real question left unanswered is how much it will cost. Today we've learned that if you live in Her Majesty's kingdom, a new 2008 BMW M3 coupe will cost you £50,625. If you're curious, that equates to $101,300.63 USD, which means nothing in the grand scheme of things. Along with being the most capable M3 ever produced, however, it's clear next year's model will also be the most expensive. That's the price you pay for a 420-hp V8 that can rush this Bimmer to 62 mph in 4.8 seconds.
Press release after the jump.
[Source: BMW]
Gallery: 2008 BMW M3
PRESS RELEASE:
Price announced for BMW M3 Coupé
Further details of the new BMW M3 Coupé, the most powerful road-going M3 the marque has ever produced, have been announced.
The latest BMW M3 Coupé is a technical tour de force. The 420hp V8-engined performance car is capable of zero to 62mph in 4.8 seconds, before going on to an electronically-limited top speed of 155mph. But while engine capacity, cylinder count and output have increased compared to the previous M3's six-cylinder unit, engineers have managed to reduce powerplant weight and introduce elements of BMW's EfficientDynamics programme.
The use of lightweight engine components means the 3,999cc engine weighs 15kgs less than the previous 3.2-litre six-cylinder. Brake Energy Regeneration combines with an induction system featuring eight individual throttle butterflies and double-VANOS variable valve technology for the best performance. Such technology is why the BMW M3 posts a consumption figure of 22.8mpg on the combined cycle, an eight per cent improvement over the outgoing car.
The BMW M3 Coupé goes on sale in September 2007 priced at £50,625 OTR.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bob-o 3:31PM (4/24/2007)
Yes, we know that means nothing, Autoblog.
A valid number to reference would be last model's MSRP, and then we could do a valid comparison.
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spdracerut 3:40PM (4/24/2007)
Well, for a reference point, the 335 coupe starts at 35,760 pounds...
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cg 3:44PM (4/24/2007)
If you compare the 335 coupe in UK to US and use that ratio to find the m3 US msrp, it comes to a bit over 60k, which after inflation is basically what the last generation was. I'll wait out the nasty initial depreciation. :)
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fizzandpop 3:51PM (4/24/2007)
Before anyone starts bleating on about a $100K M3, and how you can get a Corvette, a house, and a big stack of whittling wood for under one hundred grand, PLEASE bare in mind that UK prices have nothing to do with US prices. Prices are driven by local markets. Model-to-model price increases at BMWusa and prices of the RS4 et al will give you a better clue about what you'll be paying in September. Most of these will be leased, anyway, so it's all accademic. Those who want one, will get one regardless.
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Steve 3:56PM (4/24/2007)
Too bad M3's don't depreciate like most cars. You'll be waiting a bit.
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Aunt Jemima 3:59PM (4/24/2007)
so what is the percentage increase over the outgoing model?
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Rambo 4:10PM (4/24/2007)
Lets try justifing paying $100,000 for a compact, Jetta-sized sedan because it may have good resale value...It should only loose $10,000 as soon as you take it home!
It was only a few years ago that the M3 was priced at $40,000. I think I'd take a Cadillac STS-V with some leg room and pocket $30,000.
BMWs are for snobs, they'll pay any price!
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Turbofrog 4:19PM (4/24/2007)
Current M3 Coupes were priced between £42,450 - £58,455 according to whatcar.co.uk.
So it's a fair bit of a jump, but there may also be a difference in standard equipment.
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Turbofrog 4:19PM (4/24/2007)
But yeah, please Autoblog, take the 5 seconds necessary to complete this kind of research before posting.
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John P. 4:34PM (4/24/2007)
None of the numbers sound good to me, or the looks for that matter. Yuck.
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fizzandpop 4:35PM (4/24/2007)
Look #7 did it! Blah, blah, blah, I'd take a domestic blah blah over a european blah blah, save myself blah dollars and buy the wife a new pair of tits blah blah. Yawn.
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rwdmtparkingonly 5:05PM (4/24/2007)
Generally cars costs twice as much in the UK (taxes and a supply/demand ratio favoring automakers: Ha, wankers), and for every Pound you get about 2 Dollars, so generally all you really need to do is change the sign from Pounds to Dollars to get the US price.
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bgdc 5:08PM (4/24/2007)
Base RS4 in the UK is 50k GBP:
http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/new_cars/a4/rs4.html
Rambo, the e46 M3 was never priced at 40k. EVER. Stay off the crack.
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gray_style00 5:55PM (4/24/2007)
100k for a new '08 m3? hah, might as well get a fleeting M6 or M5 w/ that same amount. i think that conversion is just wrong. compared to the RS4 in america, i see the m3 around 60-70k
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willyjsimmons 6:07PM (4/24/2007)
@bgdc
$45,000 then??
Geez.
Still a big whopping price increase over the previous model, regardless.
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bgdc 6:24PM (4/24/2007)
Think critically, people. The RS4 is 50k GBP. If the M3 is priced the same (about 50k GBP), then you might be able to look at Audi RS4 pricing in the USA and do an approximate comparison for the M3. The RS4 starts at 66k. If the two have mirror pricing of 50k GBP, then at most 66k USD seems possible.
In actuality though, BMW USA prices its cars about 55-60% of BMW UK's pricing. Audi tends to run 60-66%. A 55K starting price of the M3 doesn't seem out of the realm as the last car (e46 M3) started at 49k.
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bgdc 6:45PM (4/24/2007)
willyjsimmons - the e46 M3 launched at 45k and it's slowly crept up to 49k starting price as of 2006. The e9x M3 won't start for anywhere close to the outrageous 66k price of the Audi RS4.
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fizzandpop 7:28PM (4/24/2007)
Even at $55K to $60K, this is the bargain of the century. Even at the UK price it's worth every farthing. Just think of what people pay for the dross at Barrett Jackson, and this starts to look like astounding value for money. But by all means, buy an STS-V and enjoy the plastic. Go on, just wrap your knuckles on the dash and tell me that's a $40K car. The bloke on my street with the E36 M3 knows he can drive his everyday, park it on the street and still get $15K if he needs to sell. I doubt an STS-V will be worth that in two years, let alone 20. As the all-round performace car, this thing cannot be beat.
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Nick 7:58PM (4/24/2007)
For a few thousand more, the Corvette Z06 will show this porky, bloated has been the way around the Nurburgring. Hasta La Vista, Bimmer.
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MosquitoControl 9:46PM (4/24/2007)
Yes, Nick, but where will my golf clubs go in the Z06?
And will my clients think I'm a sophisticated man of class or a guy desperate to compensate for something and likely to listen to Winger?
While the Vette has come a long way from the trailer trash of the 80s, it still has a stigma, and it's a sports car, nothing else. The M3 is a luxury car and a sports car. Advantage - BMW. Maybe it isn't as good of a sports car as the Z06, but if I wanted a pure sports car there are plenty of other options out there, none which really let me go golfing.
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