BMW is not pulling the plug on the petrol-powered M3 sports sedan just yet. BMW M boss Frank van Meel confirmed in an interview that the next-generation M3 will retain its straight-six petrol engine.

You're not mistaken: there is an electric BMW M3 coming in the not-so-distant future. We reported on it earlier this year, but the boss of BMW's M division, Frank van Meel, let it slip that the era of inline six-cylinder power is here to stay.

With BMW leaning into electrification and an iM3 trademark on the books, for a while it seemed like we were about to say goodbye to the BMW M3 as we know it. A nearly 40-year German performance stalwart,

It'll be on sale alongside the electric M3, which has also been confirmed for production.