BMW Unveils the iM3 Electric M Car

European Trademark Unveils Secret Info

The BMW M3 will eventually convert to electric power, and due to registering a mark at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (and an identical registration with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office), we can now authenticate what its moniker is likely to be: iM3.

If you believe BMW will forever avoid diluting the M3 name, bear in mind that this is the same manufacturer that produced the M4 when the M3 Coupe moniker was more than suitable. Hence, we anticipate finding a trademark to the title ‘iM4’ being registered in the not too distant future.

But why elect to transition to a new moniker if an EV is essentially supplanting the combustion-motor M3? As a result, in essence, not yet. Even so, not absolutely.

Recent reports have indicated that the electric BMW M3 will be released alongside its combustion counterpart. In regards to this, BMW’s Head of Product Development, Frank Weber, has stated, “there will be co-existence of the solution in the market, which is necessary.” Similarly, BMW M’s Chief, Frank van Meel, has expressed similar sentiment.

Basically, this implies that the M3 will necessitate to become electric if it yearns to stay in existence in some markets. Nevertheless, in other regions, legal steps have not yet been taken to block gasoline cars. Thus, supplying an EV with the notorious M3 brand name in one place and a petrol vehicle with the same label in different territories would be disconcerting.

Certainly, various markets will likely experience a certain amount of overlap, resulting in both types being accessible at the same time – for this reason, having a name pertaining exclusively to EVs would be suitable.

Despite filing the trademark, it does not appear that the introduction of an electric M3, referred to now as the iM3, is likely to occur in the near future. BMW has echoed numerous times the ambition to have any electric version of the M3 exceed the standards set by the current model, making sure it remains true to its M origins and performance potential.

Four-digit horsepower capacities are part of the iM3’s offerings, but what will be significant is how this power is employed. With incredibly precise torque vectoring by means of BMW’s patented electric differentials, they are gearing up to resolve any problems which come along with electric vehicles such as impaired maneuverability due to remarkable mass.

BMW has established that a heavy automobile cannot be solely any dull instrument for driving, in the current G80 M3, and it is expected to accomplish the same feat, come the iM3’s arrival.