The good stuff could start arriving as early as later this summer, with the face-lifted 2009 3-series.
That car is under consideration for a tii version that, in addition to styling tweaks,
would include M3 brakes, nineteen-inch wheels, a sport suspension, a dual-clutch transmission,
and increased boost pressure that would bump the output
of the 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine from 300 hp to about 355 hp.
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0804_bmw_tii_1_series/index.html3-er is getting too close to M3
