Hardcore BMW M4 GT3 is ready to slay the racetrack By Phuti Mpyane - 10 June 2021 The M4 GT3 is the competitive cousin of the M4 Competition that recently went on sale in SA.
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BMW Motorsport has revealed the stunning new BMW M4 GT3 customer race car based on the 2021 M4 Competition Coupe.
As staggering as its looks is its output of 440kW, making it the most powerful straight-six engine BMW has installed in a racing car since the days of the BMW M1 Group 5, according to Ulrich Schulz, Head of Drivetrain Design, BMW Motorsport.
Explaining the astonishing styling, Michael Scully, BMW Group Designworks Global Automotive Director, explains that: “The kidney grille retains the production car’s size and geometry, while its interior surfaces have been opened up to feed the race engine’s enhanced cooling requirements.”
Bugs Bunny definitely means business now (just look at the grille and you'll catch my drift). Meet BMW M Motorsport’s new M4 GT3 customer race car, based on the latest M4 Competition Coupe model. Under its hood sits a P58 3.0-liter inline-six turbocharged engine, good for 590 hp. This engine is said to be roughly 80 lbs (36 kg) lighter than the 8-cylinder unit found in the M6 GT3.