Some days ago, BMW has officially announced the
M Performance Parts lineup for the F30 3 series (and the F10 and the F20). Today, we're happy to share more information on the
M Performance Brakes. Thanks to E90Fleet for this information!
The M Performance brakes are manufactured by Brembo, and calipers are available in three colors: Yellow, Orange, and Red. Front calipers are fixed 4-piston units while rear calipers are fixed 2-piston units. The rotors are drilled and slotted and measure 370x30 mm at the front and 345x25 mm at the rear. Thus it comes as no surprise that minimum wheel size required will be 18 inches. The M Performance Brakes are said to be available from July 2012 on as dealer installed parts.
By comparison, the factory option
M Sport Brakes use the same brake calipers but are painted in blue. Contrary to the M Performance brakes, the M Sport brakes may not come with drilled and slotted rotors. BMW offers these rotors however as retrofit. The M Sport Brakes are available as of July 2012 production.
Stay tuned for a lot more information on the M Performance parts when we report live from the Geneva Motor Show next week.