[Guest]

Who would be interested in BMW producing one of these M3 variants?

 

[nate]

Sedan

Would you buy one?

 

[Guest]

Sedan

Would you buy one?

I would seriously consider a wagon. I already have an M3 sedan.

And M3T is probably the chance there is that I'll ever own another E46.

 

[Guest84]

Personal preference, but I just don't care for 4 doors(regardlss of "body rigidity")

 

[nate]

I would seriously consider a wagon. I already have an M3 sedan.

And M3T is probably the chance there is that I'll ever own another E46.

The sedan has a better chance of being built and would sell much better.

You would NOT buy an E46 M3 sedan?

 

[Mr. The Edge]

Tom Salkowsky said that a 4-door E46 M3 would not be built.

 

[Dr. Phil]

Voted wagon since that's what I have and really appreciated some of the extra versatility. But I wouldn't pass on a sedan if touring was never a reality.

 

[Guest]

The sedan has a better chance of being built and would sell much better.

You would NOT buy an E46 M3 sedan?

I've read repeated references to the fact that an M3 wagon stands a better chance of being built than a sedan would.

And, no, I probably would NOT buy an E46 M3 sedan.

Hell, I might also have a hard time picking an M3 wagon over the next gen S4 Avant.

 

[Chris330Ci]

I would take the wagon over the sedan any day of the week...

TD: I agree that a choice b/w an M3 wagon and the upcoming S4 Avant would be a tough choice, but we'll worry about that when it happens.

Talk about the ultimate stealth mobile... :thumb:

 

[IndyMike]

I voted for the wagon, although I'll take either an M3/4 if offered.

From the inception of the E46 M3 the Touring has always been a more likely prospect than the 3/4 to make it to the market. AG built a few wagons in the beginning to toy around with the concept.

It's thought that the 3/4 will cut into M5 sales, hence it probably won't be considered until the M5 is upgraded to 10 cylinders.

I'd think it'd be gonzo to have a wagon with that kind of muscle under the hood.

I keep hoping that Audi will market their kick-ass grocery-hauler RS4 over here in the States.

That would probably influence AG to some degree as to whether they want to cede this niche entirely to Audi.

 

[ALEX325i]

Hmmm... Come to think of it, maybe one of the reasons why they're not building an E46 M3/4 has to do with the fact that it would steal M5 sales... :dunno:

 

[SacM3]

Really don't see a point for an M beyond a coupe/convertible but to each his own..........

 

[glaws]

Wagon?? Sedan???

Anything but a M3 Coupe is a contradiction in terms. Perhaps an oxymoron.

 

[Guest]

Re: Wagon?? Sedan???

Anything but a M3 Coupe is a contradiction in terms. Perhaps an oxymoron.

So is an M5 an oxymoron? If not, why are 4 doors allowed on a M5 and not on a M3. Remember, the 6-series (currently absent) is the coupe variation of the 5-series. By your logic, the only legitimate Ms are the M3 and M6.

And, of the E36 generation M3s, the M3 sedans are lighter and more rigid than the coupes.

Why the 2 door elitism?

 

[ALEX325i]

Re: Re: Wagon?? Sedan???

So is an M5 an oxymoron? If not, why are 4 doors allowed on a M5 and not on a M3. Remember, the 6-series (currently absent) is the coupe variation of the 5-series. By your logic, the only legitimate Ms are the M3 and M6.

And, of the E36 generation M3s, the M3 sedans are lighter and more rigid than the coupes.

Why the 2 door elitism?

We kinda' have gone through this one before, and you know what I think about the whole "sports sedan" thing, and how that makes the M5 unappealing to me (unquestionably the best "sedan" ever IMO), etc.

However, this time around, I think it's more of a biz decision... I think the E46 M3/4 could steal M5 sales (when the E36 M3/4 was around, the M5 wasn't), since the HP difference is MUCH smaller than the price difference (edit: 20-25K? Heck, you can almost buy a strip 325i with that money)...

 

[exsilio]

well at first I was really disappointed they didn't make a sedan version..but now I don't think I could see it any other way than as a coupe. I love mine, and 4 doors would just seem to ruin the persona of the car.

I love wagons, like the RS4, but...it just would feel all wrong for the M3.

Besides that's what the M5 is for.

 

[node21]

Tom Salkowsky said that a 4-door E46 M3 would not be built.

i bet he said the same thing in 1996

 

[Guest]

(I finally found the pic I first saw online YEARS ago...)

Who doesn't think THIS is hot? If you say no, you're lying.

 

[ALEX325i]

(I finally found the pic I first saw online YEARS ago...)

Who doesn't think THIS is hot? If you say no, you're lying.

That is hot. But then again, is there such thing as a non-hot BMW? (Just teasing ya! You don't have to answer that... )

 

[JST]

I like having a car that performs like the M3 does but can carry four people.

Were it not for my fixation with open-air motoring, I would prefer a car that performs like the M3 does but can carry five people and is easier for them to get into and out of.

If the car is a sedan anyway (as, according to the EPA, the 3 series is, due to the size of its rear seat), why not give it four doors?