{"id":83766,"date":"2025-09-19T06:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83766"},"modified":"2025-09-19T06:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:36:51","slug":"2027-bmw-m3-electric-kicks-up-dust-hardcore-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83766","title":{"rendered":"2027 BMW M3 Electric Kicks Up Dust During Hardcore Test: Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Testing future M cars for a living would be a dream job for many of us. However, it\u2019s not without risks. Since prototypes are works in progress, things can go wrong in the blink of an eye. It\u2019s unclear whether this incident was caused by a technical issue or an overenthusiastic driver, but it could\u2019ve ended badly. Thankfully, the electric M3 avoided a crash.<\/p>\n<p>BMW hasn\u2019t even revealed the plebeian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/09\/05\/2027-bmw-i3-sedan-name-confirmed\/\">i3 (\u201cNA0\u201d)<\/a>, yet its M sibling is already a familiar sight at the N\u00fcrburgring. The \u201cZA0\u201d was recently filmed kicking up dust during a hot lap of the demanding German track. Munich\u2019s electric super sedan nearly went off course, hopping the curb with all four wheels. Still, the driver wasted no time resuming an aggressive pace once the prototype was back on the tarmac.<\/p>\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t a mechanical fault, the driver\u2019s faux pas underscores how serious BMW is about making the electric M3 as dynamically close as possible to its gas-powered counterpart. Of course, the much higher curb weight will inevitably rear its ugly head, but M engineers will undoubtedly do their best to counteract the extra mass.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"N\u00dcRBURGRING PROTOTYPES! 2027 BMW M3, Lexus LFR, 2027 Audi RS6 Avant, Mercedes 190e EVO II &amp; More!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wn9zaxWFmj4?start=349&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The fact that it will simply be called \u201cM3\u201d shows BMW\u2019s confidence that the electric sports sedan can uphold the prestige of six gasoline-fueled generations. Make that seven, since another ICE-powered M3 is also coming. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2024\/10\/25\/g84-bmw-m3-will-enter-production-in-july-2028\/\">\u201cG84\u201d<\/a> with a mild-hybrid inline-six engine will debut about a year after the hot EV, so expect it in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Once the camouflage comes off, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/08\/26\/2027-bmw-m3-electric-za0-spy-shots\/\">M3 \u201cZA0<\/a>\u201d will become the first M of the Neue Klasse era. Don\u2019t expect a quad-motor, 1,000+ hp monster just yet, even though BMW M says the tech exists. A more sensible move would be a gradual lineup expansion, starting with a rear-wheel-drive configuration. Sources close to Munich suggest output will stay below 700 hp.<\/p>\n<p>While the electric M3 will launch as RWD, an xDrive version with extra punch seems inevitable. Meanwhile, the returning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/09\/16\/electric-bmw-x3-m-production-start-november-2027\/\">X3 M<\/a>, this time as a high-performance electric crossover, should adopt an all-paw setup from the get-go. And these two are just the tip of the iceberg. M versions of the yet-to-be-announced i3 Touring and iX4 could also arrive before the decade ends.<\/p>\n<p>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wn9zaxWFmj4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statesidesupercars \/ YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing future M cars for a living would be a dream job for many of us. However, it\u2019s not without risks. Since prototypes are works in progress, things can go wrong in the blink of an eye. It\u2019s unclear whether this incident was caused by a technical issue or an overenthusiastic driver, but it could\u2019ve [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/83767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}