The last point is perhaps the most interesting. After all, the latest car with a classic diesel engine is the new BMW M2 coupe. After it, we can expect electrified versions of BMW M cars: different models and different levels of electrification, even 100% - that is, fully electric cars. After all, the BMW M division aims to have 50% of electric cars in the total volume of sales by 2030 and to switch to selling only electric cars by 2035. And one of these first electric cars can be the new generation BMW M3!
As Frank van Meel, head of the BMW M3 department, claims, there is nothing wrong with this: "Every time we change the story of the engine, from four-cylinder to six-cylinder to eight-cylinder to six-cylinder and a turbocharger, the story continues. Maybe it will go electric – but if it does, it will always be an M3. Whatever the powertrain, you should always be able to drive our cars and know they are M cars. We have stood the test of time for 50 years and will continue to do so."
Well, let's hope it happens in the end...