M3 GTR Road car - does it exist?

[Obi wan]

I've been playing Gran Turismo 4 recently and a while ago I unlocked the BMW M3 GTR road car. After driving for 2000 miles all I can say it's a fantasitc car the handling allows you to be precise or you can slide like a driftcar and the noise is pure race car. My question is did BMW ever release it? If it did then sales of the GT3 would be halfed Im sure

[oola]

Nope, never produced as a road car.

[hunttheshunt]

Unless you count that 'lookie likey' that was on EBay some while back for £70K!!

[MitchT]

They certainly made an E36 M3 GTR and an E46 version was proposed but I don't know it it actually went on sale. I have a car magazine somewhere with a review of the E36 one though I'm not going to dig around in the loft for it right now!

[Oakey]

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

[Obi wan]

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

I want one how many were built do you know? by the way On Gran Turismo I can do 7.59 in the GTR on road tyres, can anyone beat that?

[Dave Dax Builder]

Obi wan said:

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

I want one how many were built do you know? by the way On Gran Turismo I can do 7.59 in the GTR on road tyres, can anyone beat that?

......Almost as powerful as the CSL....

[markelvin]

Obi wan said:

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

I want one how many were built do you know? by the way On Gran Turismo I can do 7.59 in the GTR on road tyres, can anyone beat that?

Errr, yes!!!!!!!!

7.48

[Jmanr]

Yes ,it exists.
Official information reports that ten GTRs went on sale for 250,000 euros ($218,000) each.

[Andrew D]

It was a homologation special to allow V8 M3's to run in the American Le Mans series against the 996 GT3 RSR. As I recall, Porsche cried foul and the homologation limit was upped, so they had to go back to running the straight six M3.

[gaz1234]

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

Looks chavvy!

[Zod]

gaz1234 said:

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

Looks chavvy!

and has hardly any power advantage over the M3.

[Oakey]

Zod said:

gaz1234 said:

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

Looks chavvy!

and has hardly any power advantage over the M3.

I don't think that site is correct, Wiki says it's a 450bhp V8

www.automobilemag.com/reviews/0205_bmwm3gtr/

Edited by Oakey on Thursday 30th November 16:45

[quote]Length:
4612 mm

Height:
approx. 1900 mm maximum as stipulated by regulations, approx. 1320 – 1330 mm depending on race track

Wheelbase:
2731 mm

Track:
front 1609 mm, rear 1602 mm

Vehicle weight:
1100 kg (minimum weight according to regulations)

Tank capacity:
100 liters maximum capacity according to regulations)

Chassis/body:
unitary construction steel body with welded safety cell made of highly rigid precision steel tubing; front and rear apron, bonnet, doors, front wing, rear fender extensions, rear wings, rear cover and roof outer layer made of fiber reinforced plastic; smooth underbody made of aluminum sandwich sheeting, safety fuel tank pan below luggage compartment made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic sandwich, pneumatic four-stamp rapid jack system

Transmission:
pulled triple disc carbon fiber clutch; straight cogged six-speed manual transmission with oil/air cooling at rear; single section aluminum steering shaft, step-up differential with viscous differential and mechanical spreader differential and multi-plate differential; steel drive shafts with tripod links

Suspension
Front axle:
single pivot strut axle with friction-reduced strut bearings; four-position adjustable shock absorbers; welded hub carriers in steel design; anti-roll bar with adjustment rods

Rear axle:
Central link-arm axle with welded longitudinal link in steel and double wishbone; four-position adjustable shock absorbers with adjustment rods

Brakes
Front axle:
Six-piston monoblock aluminum calipers; inner-vented gray cast iron brake discs with 380 mm diameter

Rear axle:
Four-piston monoblock aluminum calipers; inner-vented gray cast iron brake discs with 313 mm diameter

Steering:
Rack and pinion steering with electro hydraulic power support

Wheels:
with integrated drive pegs, diameter 18 inches, width 11 inches

Tires:
Michelin racing tires in the dimensions 27/65-18 (front) and 27/68-18 (rear)[/quote]

Edited by Oakey on Thursday 30th November 16:46

[Obi wan]

markelvin said:

Obi wan said:

Oakey said:

www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/bmw_m3gtr.asp

I thought they ended up in Dubai or soemwhere like that?

I want one how many were built do you know? by the way On Gran Turismo I can do 7.59 in the GTR on road tyres, can anyone beat that?

Errr, yes!!!!!!!!

7.48

7.48 with the M3 GTR road car!!! How? I find it incredabily hard to get under 8 mintues with no moderfications and road tyres.

[Jmanr]

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