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.

Technical specifications about the next-generation ICE M3 aren’t known, but it’s reasonable to expect that despite more stringent emissions standards, BMW will be able to extract a few more horses out of the S58 inline-six. The new model will adopt the internal code G24 and is tipped to land in 2027 or 2028.

In an interview with German outlet, Bimmer Today, BMW M head Frank van Meel confirmed that the M3’s straight-six engine would survive long enough to make it into the next-generation sports sedan.It will be sold beside an electric version,

In an interview with Bimmer Today, BMW M division head Frank van Meel said the future M3 sport sedan will keep using the current car's turbocharged six-cylinder motor.

BMW's next generation of M3 will continue to offer a turbocharged inline six, with the iconic badge also being applied to an EV.

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.