[Miko M]

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-sh...-g80-revealed/

The boss of BMW M division, Markus Flasch, has confirmed to CAR magazine that the next M3 will be powered by the same twin-turbo six-cylinder engine as the high-performance SUVs, boasting power outputs of 480bhp and 510bhp. It's a move that reflects Mercedes-AMG's two-tier engine strategy.

'The next BMW M3 will have the brand new S58 engine that we're launching in the X3 M and X4 M,' he told us in an interview for the August 2019 issue. 'It will have 480bhp in the standard version and 510bhp in the Competition version.

'Drivetrain-wise, think about the M5's all-wheel drive system - we are able to put it in the M3 as well. It'll be very similar. But we will also do rear-wheel drive cars, purer ones too and a manual stick shift.'

It's confirmation right from the top that CAR's earlier scoop information was bang-on. Don't miss the nine-page interview with Flasch in the August 2019 issue of CAR.