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LOAD THE KIDS & LAUNCH; Tokyo premiere for 2008 BMW M3 sedan.(News)
Byline: GREG KABLE
The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG will get four-door competition next year in the form of BMW's 2008 M3 sedan.
Munich's latest performance hero retains its recently introduced coupe sibling's mechanical package, including the 4.0-liter, 414-hp (37 hp shy of the C63), 300-lb-ft V8 engine, but adds the practicality of two extra doors, greater rear-seat accommodation and additional trunk space in a move BMW hopes will further extend the M3's already huge appeal.
Stylistically, the sedan picks up all the characteristic M3 cues, including a deep front bumper, flared front wheel arches, power dome, hood and side-fender ducts, chiseled side sills, decklid spoiler lip, new rear bumper with integrated diffuser and quad chromed tailpipes.
Further setting the new car apart from its lesser four-door 3 Series siblings is a unique front-end appearance featuring the headlights and kidney grille treatment from the M3 coupe.
BMW puts the new car's curb weight at 3531 pounds, about 25 pounds more than the M3 coupe. Performance ...
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