While the Neue Klasse i3 grabs the electric spotlight in Paris, BMW is quietly dropping the iconic 'i' suffix from its gasoline engines and building a fire-breathing, quad-exhaust M350 on a completely separate architecture. It’s a massive gamble on the survival of the combustion sport sedan.
The 2026 Paris Motor Show is predictably suffocated by battery packs and charging metrics.
While rival automakers are forcing their legacy nameplates into single, compromised skateboard chassis to save cash, BMW is splitting its defining model down the middle.
The mechanical heart of the M350 proves exactly why BMW refused to abandon CLAR. The legendary B58 3.
While the Neue Klasse i3 grabs the electric spotlight in Paris, BMW is quietly dropping the iconic 'i' suffix from its gasoline engines and building a fire-breathing, quad-exhaust M350 on a completely separate architecture. It’s a massive gamble on the survival of the combustion sport sedan.