Good news. Long live the straight six!
"After months of speculations and contradictory reports, the saga of the next generation M3 and M4 engine has come to an end. While attending the BMW M6 Convertible and 6 Series Gran Coupe press drive event, we learned that the engine of choice for the M3 and M4 is an inline-six unit."
http://www.bmwblog.com/2012/05/22/confimed-new-bmw-m3-and-m4-powered-by-inline-six-engine/
"After months of speculations and contradictory reports, the saga of the next generation M3 and M4 engine has come to an end. While attending the BMW M6 Convertible and 6 Series Gran Coupe press drive event, we learned that the engine of choice for the M3 and M4 is an inline-six unit."
http://www.bmwblog.com/2012/05/22/confimed-new-bmw-m3-and-m4-powered-by-inline-six-engine/