The BMW M3 is one of only a handful of cars on just about every car freak dream list for the last two decades. The reason for that is simple: It uses the current BMW 3-series which is the best sports sedan in the business-as a base, and improves it even farther.

Since the first BMW M3 debuted in 1988, it has grown in just about every possible way, and the new BMW M3 is no exception. It has twice the amount of cylinders as the first M3 and more than twice the horsepower. Luckily, it doesn’t weigh twice as much weight.

That means this BMW M3 will be the fastest one ever. We’re still waiting for BMW to release final power numbers, but under the hood resides a 4.0-liter V-8 that we expect to make about 420 horses. That’s 115 more horses than the twin-turbo BMW 335i, which is already almost as fast as the last generation BMW M3.

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