BMW shocks with the new M350 xDrive - 443 hp and a drift trick are coming

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    "title": "BMW shocks with the new M350 xDrive - 443 hp and a drift trick are coming - Tarantas News",
    "excerpt": "14:54 08-09-2026 Pavel Pavlov The new BMW 3 Series reaches final testing with 443 hp, 580 Nm and a rear-drive Drift Moment mode due via software update in 2027. BMW is not merely updating the 3 Series - it is giving it a feature once expected from far more extreme M cars. The next gasoline-powered “3er” has entered final testing, and BMW has officially revealed the M350 xDrive’s specs for the first time. The surprise? Instead of the roughly 420 hp seen in earlier leaks, BMW now claims 443 hp. The M350 xDrive gets a 3.0-liter inline “six” with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, 580 Nm, an eight-speed Steptronic and xDrive all-wheel drive. BMW says 0–100 km/h takes 4.1 seconds, while top speed is limited to 250 km/h. There is a catch: the car is still being fine-tuned, so these figures remain preliminary. But the most interesting part is not the numbers. A new feature called Drift Moment can make the M350 xDrive temporarily forget it has all-wheel drive: once activated through the central display, all engine torque is sent to the rear wheels. Want to turn the AWD “3er” into a controlled-sliding machine? That is exactly what BMW promises. The feature will not be available at launch, though. Drift Moment is due during 2027 and will then be enabled remotely even on cars already delivered. BMW explicitly presents it as a new capability for the M Performance version of the 3 Series. The...",
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