While Mercedes-Benz stopped offering its flagship performance sedans with manual transmissions many years ago, BMW continues to sell the M3 with a six-speed stick shift. It won’t stay like that forever, however, and the automaker has just unveiled a limited-run six-speed M3 in Japan that will be the last of its kind sold in the country.
The special model has been capped at just 150 examples and fittingly dubbed the M3 MT Final Edition. If there are more than 150 shoppers who want to purchase the special model, BMW will hold a lottery in May to see who will be awarded an allocation.
Just three exterior finishes will be offered: Alpine White, Black Sapphire, and M Brooklyn Grey, with production of each capped at 50 units. Regardless of which color customers go for, all models are fitted as standard with matte gold-painted 827 M style wheels, inspired by the wheels of the E30 M3 DTM raced by Roberto Ravaglia. The car also includes special red accents on the seats.
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BMW will open up online orders for the model on March 27 at 11:59 p.m. Given the car’s exclusivity, as well as the fact that it will be the final six-speed M3 sold in Japan, it has been given a hefty price tag of 14.2 million yen or the equivalent of $96,000 in the U.S. While that’s a lot of money, we don’t think the carmaker will struggle with selling them, given that it’ll be there last chance to own a new M3 with a manual transmission.
Work is well underway on a facelifted version of the M3. This new model will adopt similar styling tweaks to the recently-updated M4 and according to a recent report, the M3 Competition will receive an extra 20 hp, bumping it up to 523 hp.
