EA Games and the gaming community are celebrating 30 years of Need for Speed™. To mark the anniversary of this genre classic, BMW M is showing the 100 per cent real version of what might be the most famous racing game car in the world: the BMW M3 GTR from Need for Speed™: Most Wanted from 2005. As 'Need for Speed: Most Wanted' approaches its 20th anniversary, BMW marks the occasion with a real.
But whether you're a newbie or a veteran of this series, the BMW M3 GTR '05, in its iconic blue and silver livery, will always scream Need for Speed. This particular car first appeared in Most Wanted nearly two decades ago; it is arguably one of the best racing games of all time and a true pioneer back in 2005. The car you're looking at here is the #42 Team BMW Motorsport E46 M3 GTR driven by Jörg Müller and J.J.
Lehto to ALMS GT Series victory in the 2001 season, and which Müller also won the. A few real-life tributes and recreations have been made since that game's 2005 release, but now, BMW has done up an official Most Wanted. Celebrating 30 years of "Need for Speed™", BMW M has unveiled a real-world version of the iconic BMW M3 GTR from the 2005 title "Need for Speed™: Most Wanted".
This homage to one of gaming's most legendary cars is built on the race-winning DNA of the BMW M3 E46 GTR, a car that dominated the 2001 American Le Mans Series (ALMS). The BMW M3 GTR from Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a reality. Until 6 January 2025, you can admire the one.
For the homologation road car, see BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion (E46) For the road car, see BMW M3 (E46) The 2001 BMW M3 GTR (E46) is a GT class race car developed by BMW based on their M3 E46. It competed during the 2001 racing season under both the BMW Motorsport and Team Schnitzer teams, with the car being entered in the GT class of the American Le Mans Championship and the European Le Mans. The legendary silver and blue BMW M3 GTR from Need for Speed Most Wanted has been made real by BMW, and the company's putting it on display in Munich.
The BMW M3 GTR, primarily known for its iconic appearance in the racing video game "Need for Speed Most Wanted," has been reimagined as a real-life race car. This model is based on the E46 M3 platform, featuring a 4.0-liter V8 engine capable of producing approximately 493 horsepower at 8,000 RPM and 368 lb-ft of torque at 5,600 RPM.