BMW Caught Testing Multiple Prototypes, Including Mystery M2 CS
The latest Nürburgring test session was packed with camouflaged BMW M prototypes, including a couple of especially intriguing ones.
The latest Nürburgring test session was packed with camouflaged BMW M prototypes, including a couple of especially intriguing ones.
Sport Auto's test driver Christian Gebhardt completed the challenging course in 7 minutes and 25.22 seconds, slightly better than BMW's 7:25.53 lap.
The M2 CS' lap time at the Nordschleife has been beaten, but not by BMW.
Just like every other M car, the fully electric BMW M3 (ZA0) has to undergo 8,000 kilometers of prototype testing at the Green Hell.
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The twin-turbo V8 engine has a meaner soundtrack than we remember it, but the biggest change will be the design, especially inside.
A new spy video highlights the M3 ZA0 on the same day as BMW confirms the model's launch next year.
The Nürburgring 24h Qualifiers were marked by tragedy after Finnish BMW privateer Juha Miettinen lost his life following a serious accident on Saturday.
The spy video raises more questions than answers because other prototypes of the BMW M5 had a different front design.
The M3 ZA0 is still more than a year away from launch, but BMW is eager to show the electric M car at the Green Hell as a camouflaged prototype.
Sport Auto's test driver Christian Gebhardt drives the BMW M3 CS Touring to a 7:28 lap of the Nordschleife.
Codenamed ZA0, the first-ever electric car from BMW M is inching closer. Catch the electric M3 sedan in a spy video from the Nurburgring.