The P60 engine in the E46 BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion was detuned to 380 horsepower to meet road-legal status. But the P60 V8 engine remained, and ultimately the M3 GTR Strassenversion became a pipe. Among BMW M3 E46 models.
At its presentation in 2001, the BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion sent a signal, in particular as regards price - and it wasn't exactly a bargain: you had to shell out 250,000 Euro if you wanted to own this uncompromising driving machine. The E46 M3 GTR was developed for racing in the 2001 season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), which briefly allowed manufacturers to use race cars with purpose-built racing engines, provided a small number of equivalent roadgoing examples were built. The M3 GTR race car achieved cult status as the central vehicle in the story of the popular 2005 racing video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
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Based on the third-generation M3 (E46), the M3 GTR was developed for racing in the 2001 season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), which briefly allowed manufacturers to use race cars with. BMW M3 GTR [E46] An E46 GTR came to life in February 2001, powered by the P60B40 a 3,997 cc V8 producing 444 hp (368 kW; 450 PS). Unlike the straight-six powered M3 versions, which were outpaced by the Porsche 996 GT3, the racing version of the E46 M3 GTR 53 was very successful in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), entered by Schnitzer Motorsport.As a result of these races, BMW Motorsport.
El BMW M3 GTR de 2001 es uno de los capítulos más destacados de la historia de BMW. Historia que en 2016 cumple precisamente 100 años desde su fundación y también 15 desde que la marca. 51GT3 Racing Car Model Database, BMW E46 M3 GTR Model specs, photos, events, racers, lap results, etc.
El BMW M3 GTR de Need for Speed ya es un coche de verdad
The story begins back in 2000 with the launch of BMW's E46 M3. BMW and racing go hand-in-hand, so naturally, the E46 M3 featured heavily within the various European racing series, yielding immediate success. For the first time BMW M3 GTR E46 was lit up 15 years ago during the American race Le Mans Racing.
He was able to win literally one race during the whole time. There are 35 BMW M3.
