最近谍照记者在一个加油站附近拍到了2018款宝马M3CS，可以看到该车引擎盖采用了碳纤维散热孔，车尾配备碳纤维复合塑料扰流器。不仅如此，该车还配备了前轮19英寸，后轮20英寸轨道灰色轮圈。前保险杠底部进行了伪装，主要是为了遮盖新的碳纤维复合塑料分流器。由于这种材料的使用，使得M4CS的车身重量比配备DCT变速器的普通M4降低了32公斤。因此M3CS四门车型在采用了更多碳纤维复合塑料重量也将进一步降低。虽然该车的尾灯组造型与M3改款车差不多，但如果宝马决定为该车配备与M4SC一样的OLED尾灯组也丝毫不奇怪。新车的车身气动布局也进行了改进，升级了悬挂，同时还将搭载3.0升直列六缸涡轮增压引擎。预计该引擎功率可达460马力，扭矩600牛米，搭配后轮驱动和双离合变速器。至于性能，预计与M4SC差不多，百公里加速时间仅需3.9秒，最高时速经过电子限速后为280公里。该车预计将于明年首次亮相，预计产量与M4SC一样仅为3000辆。当然，该车售价也将比M3Competition版本高很多，但预计该车将很快预订一空，价格从来就不是问题。
2018 BMW M3 CS Caught Feeding Its 460-Horsepower Engine
If you are finding the M3 with the optional Competition Package a bit too soft and are on the look for something more track-focused, you’re in luck as it appears BMW will give its performance sedan the CS treatment like it has done already with the M4. Caught at a gas station, the prototype had the carbon fiber vented hood of the coupe from where it also inherited the carbon fiber reinforced plastic spoiler lip at the back.
Not only that, but the prototype was rocking the exact same wheels finished in Orbit Grey and measuring 19 inches at the front and 20 inches for the rear axle. The reason why there was camouflage at the bottom of the front bumper had to do with the fact the disguise was masking the new front splitter made from CFRP.
The weight loss brought by the CFRP diet shaved off about 70 pounds (32 kilograms) in the case of the M4 CS compared to a regular DCT-equipped M4, so it should be a similar story with the coupe’s more practical four-door sibling.
While the taillights appear to be the regular ones installed on the facelifted M3, we won’t be too surprised if BMW will decide to adopt an OLED setup as seen on the M4 CS. Aerodynamic tweaks, an upgraded suspension, and a beefier version of the straight-six 3.0-liter turbocharged engine are in the offing as well.
Speaking of which, the engine is expected to deliver 460 horsepower and 442 pound-feet (600 Newton-meters) channeled to the rear wheels exclusively through a dual-clutch seven-speed transmission. Performance numbers will likely mirror those of the M4 CS, which needs 3.9 seconds until 62 mph (100 kph) and tops out at an electronically capped 174 mph (280 kph).
The M3 CS will likely debut next year as a limited-run edition taking into account the M4 CS was capped at 3,000 examples. Naturally, it’s going to be significantly more expensive than an M3 Competition Package, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem as we have a feeling all units planned for production will be sold right away.