ZA0

Hell didn’t freeze over when BMW M dipped its toes into the electric segment with the i4 M50. It’ll still be scorching hot down there when the M3 of EVs arrives in 2027. Meanwhile, the…

BMW enthusiasts, remember this codename: “ZA0.” It’s the internal designation for the first electric M car. While there are already plenty of M Performance models without combustion engines, this camouflaged prototype previews the first full-fat…

Car paparazzi have caught BMW off guard by capturing spy shots of the first-ever electric M3 with its door open. You can tell from the testing rig and plasticky door panel that the “ZA0” is…

BMW has been selling electric M Performance cars for years. In fact, the i4 M50 has been the best-selling car from M for three consecutive years. Still, there has never been a full-fat M model….

At the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW M CEO Frank van Meel offered new insights on the brand’s transition to electrification—and what that means for driving purists. The manual transmission, a defining element of…

We got to sit down with BMW M boss, Frank van Meel, at the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Subject matters ranged far, but stayed decidedly far from some of the heavier headlines of the…

Widespread electrification of the automobile is a divisive subject in the auto enthusiast community. On the one hand, electric cars offer effortless acceleration. On the other hand, taking the internal combustion engine out of the…

Although BMW M has been selling electric cars since the i4 M50 launched in 2021, it hasn’t yet introduced a full-fat M car. But that day is coming. In 2027, the Neue Klasse i3 sedan…

Historically, BMW has typically refrained from hyping up unreleased products. However, it’s taking a different approach with the electric M3. Although the sports sedan, codenamed “ZA0,” won’t debut anytime soon, the luxury brand is eager…

You know the times are changing when “M3” and “electric” are in the same headline. After the paparazzi caught the hot EV sedan in snowy Scandinavia, “ZA0” testing has now moved to Germany. A prototype…