BMW Pure-Electric M3 Unveiled: 800V, Quad-Motor Torque Vectoring Brings Track DNA to Daily Drive
2026/01/14
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BMW Pure-Electric M3 Unveiled: 800V, Quad-Motor Torque Vectoring Brings Track DNA to Daily Drive
BMW’s electric M3 rides on the Neue Klasse 800 V architecture with a 100 kWh M-only cylindrical pack, targeting 700 km+ range. Quad-motor torque-vectoring delivers sub-3 s 0-100 km/h and can decouple to RWD for efficiency. Four high-performance domain computers fuse AD and infotainment, while simulated shifting and Bcomp natural-fiber composites cut CO₂ by 40%. Production starts 2027.
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