BMW M3 Specs & Dimensions

Technical data

External dimensions

BMW M3 dimensions diagram 4,801 mm 1,918 mm 1,438 mm
Values shown are maximum dimensions
Number of doors
4
Turning circle
12.2 - 12.6 m
Wheelbase
2.86 m

Internal dimensions

Number of seats
5
Boot (seats up)
480 L

Transmission and fuel

Transmission
Automatic

Trims and engines

M3

Photo is for illustrative purposes

M3 M3 Competition M

RRP £85,715

Carwow price from

£75,618

The M3 comes with a 12.3-inch infotainment display with built-in satnav and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity, and a 14.9-inch digital instrument display. You also get three-zone climate control, cruise control, parking sensors with a reversing camera, heated front seats, Merino leather upholstery, carbon interior trim and a carbon roof.

M3 Competition M standard equipment

  • Electric front seats + driver memory
  • Heated front seats
  • Anthracite headlining
  • Front door storage bins with bottle holder
  • 2 rear head restraints
  • Luggage compartment lighting
  • Height adjustable front headrests
  • Rake/reach adjustable steering wheel
  • Front reading light
  • Lockable/illuminated glovebox
  • Isofix on 2nd row outer seats
  • Front interior light
  • Front seats lumbar support
  • Front/rear door armrests
  • Dual zone automatic air conditioning
  • Driver/passenger sunvisors with ticket holders + illuminated vanity mirrors
  • 2 cupholders in front centre console
  • Front isofix attachment + airbag deactivation
  • Toolkit located in luggage compartment
  • Front and rear door exit lights
  • Storage compartment in rear doors
  • Multifunction steering wheel
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • Ambient lighting front and rear
  • 40:20:40 split folding rear seat with loading system
  • Storage tray and compartment with cover in centre console
  • English handbook
  • Ambient lighting for storage compartment
  • Battery in luggage compartment
  • Through loading system
  • Front seat backrest width adjustment
  • Centre console armrest with storage compartment
  • Front footwell ambient lighting
  • Dynamic ambient interior lighting
  • Floor mats in velour
  • Wireless charging tray
  • Interior mirror lighting
  • 2 cupholders in rear armrest
  • Single front passenger seat
  • 2 x 12 V Power sockets (luggage compartment and front centre console)
  • 2 x USB Type C ports for charging and data transmission in front centre console
  • Ambient door handle light
  • Illuminated bow-type door handles in vehicle colour, driver's side with door lock
  • Contour lighting for door trim
  • Waterfall lighting for central air vent
  • Electric folding door mirrors
  • Rain sensor
  • Body colour bumpers
  • Reversing light
  • Day time running light
  • Heated washer jets
  • Third brake light
  • Rear reflectors
  • Auto dimming driver's door mirror
  • Door mirror integrated indicators
  • Follow me home headlights
  • Shark fin roof aerial
  • Automatic headlights + automatic windscreen wipers
  • Welcome lighting
  • Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
  • Dynamic brake lights
  • Black model designation badges
  • Visible VIN plate
  • Rear fog lights
  • Headlight beam throw control
  • Front and rear bumper system
  • Front electric windows with open and close fingertip control, anti trap facility and comfort closing
  • LED tail lights with 3D L-shaped LED light design
  • Heat protection, sun protection glazing
  • Black chrome exhaust tailpipes
  • Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) roof
  • Door sill finishers with aluminium inserts
  • M designation
  • Mirror glass aspheric on driver's side, convex on passenger side
  • BMW high gloss shadow line with extended contents
  • Automatic parking function on front passenger's exterior mirror
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Rear boot
  • High gloss black lower bumper edges, side sills and diffuser edge binding
  • Interior rear-view mirror with automatic anti-dazzle function
  • Entry sills with aluminium inserts and model badge
  • Bonnet and tailgate badge
  • BMW radiator grille, frameless, with horizontal double blind slats, black high-gloss, with model badge
  • Strakes in front side panel, black matt/high-gloss black, with model badge
  • Roof fin and roof trim strips in Black high-gloss
  • Front and rear plastic apron in vehicle colour
  • Front door sill strips in aluminium inlays with M3 inscription
  • Front seat side impact airbags
  • Side impact protection
  • Two tone horn
  • Seatbelt warning
  • Anti-lock Brake System and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
  • 3 point seatbelts on all seats
  • Automatic Stability Control (ASC)
  • Tyre pressure sensor
  • Warning triangle and first aid kit
  • Cornering brake control (CBC)
  • Rear child proof door locks
  • Dynamic brake control
  • Front and rear head airbags
  • Curtain airbags
  • Driver/Front Passenger airbags
  • Electromechanical parking brake
  • Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
  • Hill start assist
  • Front seatbelt pretensioners + load limiters
  • Crash sensor
  • Brake energy regeneration
  • Brake fade compensation
  • Seat occupancy detection for driver and passenger side
  • Dynamic stability control + (DSC+)
  • Dry braking
  • Compound structure brake discs
  • Electronic differential lock control (EDLC)
  • M Sport seat belts
  • Park distance control
  • On board computer
  • Lights on warning
  • Service interval indicator
  • Oil temperature gauge
  • Door/boot open warning light
  • On board diagnostics
  • Outside temperature display
  • Run flat indicator
  • Electric Power Steering (EPS) with Servotronic
  • Brake pad wear indicator warning light
  • Speed limiter
  • Automatic start/stop system
  • Variable sport steering
  • BMW Teleservices
  • Smartphone integration
  • Active guard plus
  • Optimum shift indicator
  • Cruise control with braking function
  • BMW legal emergency call
  • Condition based service
  • Oil sensor for level and grade, warning by check control system
  • Pull away assistant
  • BMW ConnectedDrive online services
  • Driving experience switch
  • Start/stop button in blue
  • Language version English
  • M drive buttons
  • Shifting point display
  • BMW Live Cockpit Pro with Head up display including 12.3" instrument display and 14.9" high resolution control display with navigation function
  • Remote central locking
  • Locking wheel bolts
  • Centre lock switch
  • Electronic immobiliser
  • Thatcham cat 1 remote alarm
  • Closing system with central locking
  • Vehicle Key with 4 buttons including the integrated key
  • Tyre repair kit
  • BMW professional radio/CD/MP3
  • Auxiliary point for auxiliary devices
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Personal eSim
  • Harman kardon surround sound audio system
  • M Sport differential
  • Safety battery terminal clamp
  • Sport automatic transmission with gearshift paddles
  • M Drive Professional including track mode, laptimer, traction control & Drift analyser
  • M Adaptive suspension
  • Double joint spring strut front axle
  • Galvanic embellisher for controls
  • Connected package professional - M3
  • High gloss shadowline exterior trim pack - M3
  • Extended storage pack - M3

One engine available with the M3 Competition M trim