2009-2013 M3 model differences

Mise à jour avec des informations correctes pour référence future (puisque cette information n'était pas si facile à trouver)!

2009 - navigation mise à jour avec disque dur interne (beaucoup) amélioré l'interface, de nouveaux feux arrière (sedan seulement)

2010 - radio HD standard et phares automatiques en option. [edmunds]

2011 -
2011.5 (Sep 2010)

-Bluetooth étendu:

-Mise à jour de l'adaptateur iPod (nouveau matériel Combox non rétrofitable aux anciens modèles)

- Pack compétition qui ajoute une suspension abaissée de 10 mm, des roues de 19 pouces avec pneus performants, un amortissement électronique reprogrammé et des contrôles de stabilité.
- Bouton M - programmes vos paramètres de M - définir les préférences des pilotes pour le contrôle de la stabilité, mode Direction, lumière Shift, EDC, et si la voiture a le M DCT le mode logique de conduite peut également être réglé
- Arrêt automatique/démarrage - la voiture s'éteint à des arrêts complets, option contrôlée par bouton (désactivée sur le modèle US, activée pour les modèles euro)
- Sièges sport manuels M - Retirez le siège électronique pour économiser du poids. Le support en bois et les boulonneuses latérales de dossier restent électriquement réglables.
- Nouvelle peinture Mineral White Metallic disponible
- Nouveaux feux arrière LED sur coupé
- Changements d'option en cuir, Premium pkg 2 (ajout de sièges avant électriques), nouveau pack Commodité remplaçant le pack technologie

"2011.75" (Mars 2011) - Intégration des applications BMW (pandora, facebook, twitter etc)

2012 - Aucun

Puce333 a écrit

Je suis à la recherche des améliorations apportées aux modèles M3 2009-2013 pour voir ce que je tiens vraiment à acheter. Dis-moi si quelque chose me manque.

2009 - nouvelle navigation avec disque dur interne (beaucoup) interface améliorée, nouveaux feux arrière (sedan seulement)

2010 - La BMW M3 2010 reçoit deux modifications mineures: la radio HD standard et les phares automatiques en option. [edmunds]

2011 - Pack compétition qui ajoute une suspension abaissée, des roues de 19 pouces (mais vous ne pouvez pas obtenir de jantes à double rayon avec cela ou les commander en noir), une piste plus large et des contrôles électroniques d'amortissement et de stabilité reprogrammés. Ce n'est pas aussi hard-core que le précédent pack Compétition de la M3 (je pensais que c'était nouveau, donc je ne sais pas de quoi ils parlent). [edmunds]
- Nouveaux feux arrière LED sur coupé (pourquoi ils ont attendu un an est au-delà de moi! et ils n'ont toujours pas mis à jour les phares, wtf?!)

2012 - Intégration des applications BMW (montre artiste jouant, pandora, facebook etc. mais seulement jusqu'à iPhone 4s) - aussi je pense que l'ensemble de l'interface iDrive a eu un rafraîchissement de la convivialité et est beaucoup plus intuitive à utiliser (basé sur jouer avec une nouvelle M5 cependant).

2013 - J'ai lu que pour 2013 ou 2012, ils ont amélioré la transmission ou le châssis afin qu'il soit plus léger et ait une meilleure maniabilité.

Je suppose que le son Enhanced Premium est le même pour les modèles 2008-2013?

Il y a tellement d'informations incorrectes ici.....je ne peux même pas...

I say revise post with correct info. and remove the speculation.

I say use the search function.. this has been covered many times.

I would say 2011 is the year to have. better looks rims with comp package, lower ride and better looks tail lights.

I went 2013, but if i was buying used i would do 2011.

flea333 wrote

2011 - Competition package ... isn't as hard-core as the previous M3's Competition package (I thought this was new so don't know what they're talking about). [edmunds]
- New LED tail lights on coupe (why they waited a year is beyond me! and they STILL haven't updated the headlamps, wtf?!)

They're comparing the E9x Competition Package to the E46 Competition Package, which was a much more substantial upgrade -- though it was also more expensive even before adjusting for inflation. Tail lights on the coupe took longer than the sedan because the coupe was originally released after the sedan (just as the 4 Series is taking a while to come out after the F30 3 Series), so it was on a different schedule for receiving its LCI update. Headlamps weren't updated because apparently doing that would have required changing the front bumper and thus getting recertified on crash tests, which BMW must have decided wasn't financially justifiable given the low sales of the M3 compared to the regular 3 Series.

You're also missing the 2011.5 (9/2010 production onwards) addition of Combox. I just detailed this a while ago so I'm not going to write up what it does or how you get it yet again. As others have said, search. Also, Mineral White became available at that point. And speaking of colors, as of 2009, Le Mans Blue became available and Sparkling Graphite was dropped.

flea333 wrote

2012 - BMW Apps integration (shows artist playing, pandora, facebook etc but only up to iPhone 4s) - also I think the whole iDrive interface got a usability refresh and is much more intuitive to use (based on playing with a new M5 though).

BMW Apps became an option for 2011.75 (not an official designation from BMW, but refers to cars produced from 3/2011 onward). It supports any iOS device running iOS 5 or later, I believe, which means you can use devices before and after the 4S. iDrive did not get an update here; the new iDrive you saw in the F10 M5 is currently only available on F10s, to my knowledge. In any case, it was never made available on E9x cars and it's not even available (yet) on the F30.

flea333 wrote

2013 - I read that for 2013 or 2012 they improved the drive train or chassis so it's lighter and has better handling.

Nope, drivetrain and chassis setup has been unchanged since the car was introduced, except technically for the addition of DCT, the Competition Package, some engine internals that were improved to address premature wear issues (I think that started somewhere around MY2010), and I guess software updates.

flea333 wrote

I presume the Enhanced Premium sound is the same for 2008-2013 models?

Yes

Now, all that said, yes please do some searching. No offense, but these "I'm looking to buy a used M3 and want to know what changes happened when" threads come up every week or so.

Its all wrong, just so wrong....

Damn, and I spent at least an hour trying to find this stuff on google. FML.

Sorry guys.

flea333 wrote  

Damn, and I spent at least an hour trying to find this stuff on google. FML.

Sorry guys.

Flea, 2012 had rear cup holders for coupe and modern angel eyes update.


Jk

They all have v8s who cares about everything else.

any m3 thats not 2013 is a civic m3

MRSSIIM3 wrote

any m3 thats not 2013 is a civic m3

+1

MRSSIIM3 wrote

any m3 thats not 2013 is a civic m3

MY13E92M3 wrote

+1

Seems like some guys don't know what a civic M3 is

MRSSIIM3 wrote

any m3 thats not 2013 is a civic m3

never heard civic m3 till on here. now its rampant. I have the ultimate civic m3. And i love her to death

:edit: Guess its time to change my signature on the left
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drives: civic m3.

I won't be the first :4ngie:

MRSSIIM3 wrote

any m3 thats not 2013 is a civic m3

+1

flea333 wrote

Aaand why?

flea333 wrote

Damn dude, you "retired" your 2011.5 already?! What do you lease every two years? Or just pay out the @ss in taxes every 2 years? Can you sell me your 2013 in six months? ha.

alright 1. take your 70 trolling posts and hit up the mercedes or gtr forums instead

2. when youre getting cars at invoice, that pretty much negates any taxes you might pay. had you done your research you could have dug up my thread about why i traded my car in. financially, it made sense. im in a 2013 right now for the same cost over 3 years as i had left in my 2011 for the 20 months that were remaining.

3. to figure out what a civic m3 is.

So a 2013 non-zcp isn't a civic anymore? Darn it, I thought I was getting another civic. Well, I'm just glad the 2013's have the GTS engine.

flea333 wrote  

Crimson92 wrote

They all have v8s who cares about everything else.

I'm very picky about style. I want a daily driver that is fun to take up on Skyline Blvd and US Route 1, not just a track car. Plus I want it to be sexy inside and out and have all the technology features I require - ie 2008 navigation system and iphone integration is a f'in annoying joke, minimal at best - all while pushing me back in the seat on demand like a roller coaster.

I'm sure many forum members couldn't relate, but I'm pissed the M3 doesn't have trim on the center console! Totally takes away the elegance my 328 has. Reminds me of how plain and boring corvette is, its like a go cart.

It does have trim around the console. It's called leather.

Stick with the 328. You're better off.

jphughan wrote

BMW Apps became an option for 2011.75 (not an official designation from BMW, but refers to cars produced from 3/2011 onward). It supports any iOS device running iOS 5 or later, I believe, which means you can use devices before and after the 4S. iDrive did not get an update here; the new iDrive you saw in the F10 M5 is currently only available on F10s, to my knowledge. In any case, it was never made available on E9x cars and it's not even available (yet) on the F30.

I only found the press release for the 2011.75 (sep 2010) M3 and mentioned an improved smart phone interface, but said nothing about BMW Apps. The BMW website specifically has a BMW Apps option to order separately. So then you have BMW apps in your model?

flea333 wrote  

I only found the press release for the 2011.75 (sep 2010) M3 and mentioned an improved smart phone interface, but said nothing about BMW Apps.

jphughan wrote  

BMW Apps became an option for 2011.75 (not an official designation from BMW, but refers to cars produced from 3/2011 onward).

I have it. The reason you don't see it in the September 2010 press release is because as I said, it was introduced March 2011 -- for which there was a separate press release. The improvement mentioned in the September release is the ability to use a standard white iPhone to USB cable rather than a Y-cable, which was enabled by Combox.

Peahi wrote

Flea, 2012 had rear cup holders for coupe and modern angel eyes update.


Jk

flea333 wrote  

So is that standard? I didn't see that as an option on the website

That was a joke, hence the "jk"..... A lot of people just wish those features existed.

And stop worrying about console trim. Just be happy that the M3 still has a door covering the ashtray/storage compartment, whereas newer regular 3ers had the cover door replaced with a gaping hole. Besides, if you're fixating on your center console, you're doing it wrong. That V8 should more than make up for any trim quibbles you have -- and if it doesn't, as someone else said, you'd probably be better served with a 328.

flea333 wrote

I think ya'll have talked me down to a 335xi. I guess I have to be a race car driver to own an M3. But I see a lot of people with M3's for no damn reason. Even driving like shit.

It's true that lots of people have M3s despite never driving in any setting that would allow the car to be used as intended, never mind being skilled enough as drivers to really know how to drive the car. I believe that M3 owners who never take their cars to the track will never truly understand their car or why it's designed the way it was -- and people who only ever take their cars on city streets and freeways (no curvy back roads), well, they're just committing a crime.

A 335 will definitely give you fun, techy, sexy inside and out, and (especially if you get a tune) rollercoaster acceleration on tap. However, I'd recommend against the XI model since it rides higher, weighs more (and is therefore slower), and costs more, and if you're in California there's no need for AWD anyway. There are threads about this, but RWD is the way to go if you want the most sportiness and speed. The XI line pretty much only exists so BMW can sell cars in regions that get snow where RWD becomes trickier than FWD and AWD (though still not impossible).