Now, that brings us nicely to another tasty combination ... mouthwatering, really. BMW's natty little 1 Series chassis and the Bavarian maestri's sublime three-litre straight six. The result is the ...

The word is it's going V8 to match similar offerings from Audi and Mercedes- Benz. That's a real shame because M3 has become synonomous with a hyperperformance, naturally aspirated, six cylinder ...