The new BMW M3 is an important car for me here at RevToTheLimit because it is on my shortlist for replacing my current ride, a 2013 C63 AMG with performance package. I have been waiting eagerly to see some reviews. The new M3 is always going to be one fo the most highly anticipated sports cars of the year. It just isn't that often we get a new M3. 


Even though their M3 predecessors were never the fastest or most hardcore models at this level, they always set the tone with their all-round performance. According to the first reviews, the same seems to hold true for the new M3. 

The general tone when watching these initial reviews is that BMW M3 is better than its predesessor in every way, shape and form....except one. Almost every reviewer says that it basically sounds like crap. Too bad because that's one of the key things that make the entire experience of owning a high performance car so fun. The new twin turbo straight six has more than enough power and torque and is also more efficient so maybe we're being a little too harsh. Still, I can't help thinking that this could be the main reason I don't buy one. 

Check out the 2015 M3 Video Reviews below:

This new version of the M3 is the latest in a long line of high-performance rear-drive BMWs, but it's the first M3 with a turbocharged engine. Can it live up to the pedigree of its predecessors? Steve Sutcliffe finds out.

The historic Mid-Ohio Raceway roared to life this week with the sound of power, M Power. In an unprecedented show of force, the brand brought together every generation of M3 street and race cars and invited Justin along for the ride. Of course, he couldn't wait to get behind the wheel of the all new 2015 BMW M3 to record some of the first driving impressions on the latest evolution of a legend.

This review is in German, but is sounds great so worth sharing.

New BMW M3 on Ascari Race Track (Option Auto)

Introducing the next generation of BMW's M cars: the 2014 M3 and M4. The first official press photos came out this morning, a day earlier than we were expecting. We love the look of the new models with a complete redesign. The cool black kidney front grille, extremely aggressive dual front intakes and very M3 bulged bonnet all come together nicely. It also features more sporty wing mirrors and this display car has new twin five-spoke grey wheels, gold brakecalipers and a bare carbon fiber roof.

The M4s new twin turbocharged 3.0-liter straight six is rated at 425hp and 406 lb-ft of torque with most of it readily available from 3,900 rpm. 0-60mph should come in 4.1 seconds in the seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission and slight slower (4.3 seconds ) in the standard six-speed manual gearbox.

It is fitting this halloween week that we bring you a comparison between two scary sedans. The 2014 BMW M5 and the 2014 E63 AMG Mercedes are both wolves in sheep's clothing and make a strong case for being the ultimate daily drivers. With insane power, lots of options and luxury, they are perfect for terrifying your kids when you drive them to school. 

For 2014, BMW is making subtle yet significant changes to the M5. The 2014 M5 gets new front and rear bumpers, a new grille, with full LED headlights and revised rear lights. The interior receives new three-spoke steering wheel—the same that’s found in the M6—which replaces the previous, slightly bloated one. Finally, there are a bunch of new safety features like  upgraded lane-departure- and collision-mitigation systems, pedestrian recognition, and a new high-beam assistant.

Great, all the boring stuff is out of the way. What we care about it the new Competition package. This package increases horsepower from 560hp to 575hp and improves 0-60 time by a tenth of a second. That means this family rocket now hit 60 in a super-territory 4.1 seconds. Transmissions choices continue to be the amazing six-speed manual or the telepathic seven-speed dual-clutch automatic which is best in class. 

The Competition package also adds a revised, stiffer suspension with stronger stabilizers; and revised M-spec rear differential. The hydraulic power steering is more direct than on the standard M5. And the M Dynamic mode, which can be pre-selected by the driver, is even more aggressively tuned with this package. Carbon-ceramic brakes, which provide the ultimate edge in performance, remain optional.

Let's get the big news out immediately. For 2014, the E63 has been completely face-lifted and given a new mandatory all-wheel drive. Yes, all-wheel drive, we were disappointed too. The previous E63 was a hairy beast, a dragster hidden in a sedan's body, complete with smoking rear tires and an amazing V8 soundtrack. We loved it here at Rev to the Limit, so the thought of all wheel drive makes us very uneasy.

If going quickly is the the goal, the newest E63 AMG definitely delivers. The "base" model rips to 60 mph in a claimed 3.6 seconds—0.6 second less than the old rear-drive model. The S-Model gets the E63's twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 is boosted to 577 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque and that knocks another tenth off the trip to 60. That's an astonishing 0.2 second faster than what Mercedes claims for its SLS AMG supercar. More important, the S-Model comes with a limited-slip rear differential and the ability to order carbon-ceramic brakes. Both are a wise move considering the firepower under the bonnet.

AMG's all-wheel-drive system has been completely revised for this car, and sends a third of the engine's power to the front. Combined with revised suspension kinematics, the change helps keep understeer at bay. There's no torque-vectoring trickery here, so the E63 hasn't turned into an all-neutral, all-the-time handler like the Nissan GT-R, but it can at least be coaxed into a slide, especially in slippery conditions. And man, does it ever explode off an apex. The steering is quick and the engine is a torque-filled delight. The seven-speed automatic is the weak link, with occasionally missed and lazy shifts. But boy oh boy is it smooth.

Overall the new E63 AMG Mercedes is now less muscle car now, more high-speed missile. Lunatics and hooligans will have to stick with the rear-drive C63 AMG; E-Class AMG drivers will have to learn to live with more speed. Which is probably what they wanted in the first place.

Since we don't have big budgets here at Rev to the Limit we have to rely on the big-gun magazines and shows to do our testing for us. Luckily for us the folks at Motor Trend recently compared these two amazing machines. On this episode of Head 2 Head Jonny Lieberman gets down and dirty with these two extremely potent hyper sedans.  Between the two of them, these two mighty Germans produce 1152 horsepower and 1092 pound-feet of torque. On paper. 

After a day of horsing around/testing Shaffer and Lieberman grow suspicious of each twin-turbo V-8's actual output. So, they take them to the dyno gurus at K&N engineering to learn what's what. The results very well may shock and amaze you. However, the boys come to the conclusion that numbers are only exactly that: only numbers, and numbers only matter so much. One true test of a super sedan is how it handles a twisting stretch of tarmac. The other is how much you yearn for the car after you've walked away from it. How much the keys itch in your pocket. While the results are definitive, this Head 2 Head is much closer than most. Have a watch!