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. BMW brings the legendary Need for Speed: Most Wanted E46 M3 GTR to life at M Festival 2025, complete with its iconic blue.
It was a PlayStation 2 designed as a sports car. The console was showcased by EA in 2006 to market their then-latest Need for Speed title, Most Wanted. And today, it stands as one of the rarest video game consoles out there.
The console was transported to a miniature of the car that appears on the cover of NFS Most Wanted, a custom version of the BMW M3 GTR. And with a great detail: the DVD player is hidden under the hood of the miniature. BMW and Electronic Arts have partnered to recreate a video game icon-the M3 GTR from 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
The car joins the latest installment in the racing franchise, 2022's. 24K likes, 49 comments - motorchive on March 8, 2025: "The 1/1 need for speed most wanted bmw e46 m3 gtr playstation 2 console This one-of-a-kind collector item was made by spiritplayers for electronic arts games, to promote the new racing game at the 2006 games convention in Leipzig. It came bundled with 2 controllers, a copy of the need for speed most wanted ps2 game, a remote control, and 2.
It's - Just when you thought the PlayStation 2 couldn't get any cooler, this actually existed - a fully functional PS2 console built inside a diecast BMW M3 GTR from Need for Speed: Most Wanted. 🎮🚗 Created in 2006 by the German modding team Spiritplayers, this one-of-a-kind masterpiece wasn't just fan art. The M3 GTR for NFS: Most Wanted is a real racing machine based on the M3 GTR E46, number #42, which was driven by Jörg Müller and J.J.
Lehto for the BMW Motorsport team in 2001. It features a livery reminiscent of the hero car from the video game. For racing purposes, BMW developed a V8 4.0-liter engine (code P60B40) capable of generating 444 hp.
Discover the rare and unique PlayStation 2 Need for Speed Most Wanted console featuring the iconic BMW M3 GTR. Join the hunt for this gaming history piece! #tiktokgaming #needforspeed #ps2 #nostalgia #consolecollection. Fortunately, Jaqueline Traxler (Jacky), BMW Group's Digital Marketing Specialist and my contact for the day, had managed to delay the car's entry just enough for me to park my hire car under BMW's headquarters and run inside.
When the M3 GTR appeared, my jaw dropped.