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2016 BMW M4 GTS
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It will hold its value very well & will be a "future classic".
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BMW M4 GT4 prototype spotted testing with aggressive aero
Development of the aero package for the BMW M4 GT4 racing model has moved from wind tunnel to circuit testing, as confirmed by these new spy pictures.
The pictures show an M4 GTS wearing new, more aggressive aerodynamic features, such as a larger fixed rear wing, a more prominent front spoiler and lower side skirts.
The test mule also has a more complicated rear diffuser, confirming that these modifications have been fitted to generate racing levels of downforce that conform to GT4 regulations.
The M4 GT4 will retain the road car’s twin-turbocharged straight-six engine, but power might be down on that of the 493bhp M4 GTS once regulation restrictors are added.
The racing model will also keep the GTS’s carbonfibre bonnet and doors, while gaining racing modifications, such as an FIA-standard roll cage, racing suspension and less restrictive exhaust set-up.
It’s plausible that BMW will produce a GT4-inspired road model later in the M4’s production lifetime, but at this stage, Autocar sources believe the GTS will remain the range-topping road car.
The M4 GT4 isn’t the first M4 racing car to be built. BMW already fields an M4 in the Germany’s DTM championship, but cars in that series are so extreme that they’re almost completely unrelated to their road-going equivalents. The BMW M4 GT4 is much more closely aligned with the road car.
The new racer will sit above the M235i Racing and below the M6 GT3 in BMW Motorsport's GT car racing line-up. When it arrives in 2018, the M4 GTS is likely to be offered as a customer car to privateer racing teams. It could race in events such as the Nürburgring 24 Hours, competing against the likes of the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 and Porsche Cayman GT4.
The M6 GT3 raced in the top category of the N24 race earlier this year and finished fifth on its debut.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/bmw-m4-gt4-prototype-spotted-testing-aggressive-aero
Development of the aero package for the BMW M4 GT4 racing model has moved from wind tunnel to circuit testing, as confirmed by these new spy pictures.
The pictures show an M4 GTS wearing new, more aggressive aerodynamic features, such as a larger fixed rear wing, a more prominent front spoiler and lower side skirts.
The test mule also has a more complicated rear diffuser, confirming that these modifications have been fitted to generate racing levels of downforce that conform to GT4 regulations.
The M4 GT4 will retain the road car’s twin-turbocharged straight-six engine, but power might be down on that of the 493bhp M4 GTS once regulation restrictors are added.
The racing model will also keep the GTS’s carbonfibre bonnet and doors, while gaining racing modifications, such as an FIA-standard roll cage, racing suspension and less restrictive exhaust set-up.
It’s plausible that BMW will produce a GT4-inspired road model later in the M4’s production lifetime, but at this stage, Autocar sources believe the GTS will remain the range-topping road car.
The M4 GT4 isn’t the first M4 racing car to be built. BMW already fields an M4 in the Germany’s DTM championship, but cars in that series are so extreme that they’re almost completely unrelated to their road-going equivalents. The BMW M4 GT4 is much more closely aligned with the road car.
The new racer will sit above the M235i Racing and below the M6 GT3 in BMW Motorsport's GT car racing line-up. When it arrives in 2018, the M4 GTS is likely to be offered as a customer car to privateer racing teams. It could race in events such as the Nürburgring 24 Hours, competing against the likes of the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 and Porsche Cayman GT4.
The M6 GT3 raced in the top category of the N24 race earlier this year and finished fifth on its debut.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/bmw-m4-gt4-prototype-spotted-testing-aggressive-aero
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In standard trim the car is priced at R2 203 900 but the bad news is that all 23 units allocated to South Africa are spoken for (out of a worldwide build of 700), so you can't buy one unless you're able to convince one of the new owners to part with theirs - presumably at a healthy premium.
Alternatively, there's a new competition package available for the M3 and M4 which adds 14kW, lightweight sports seats, an M Sport exhaust and numerous cosmetic tweaks.
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/latest-launches/driven-at-kyalami-thoroughbred-bmw-m4-gts-2062977
Alternatively, there's a new competition package available for the M3 and M4 which adds 14kW, lightweight sports seats, an M Sport exhaust and numerous cosmetic tweaks.
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/latest-launches/driven-at-kyalami-thoroughbred-bmw-m4-gts-2062977
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The new BMW M4 GTS made its local debut at the SA Festival of Motoring this week, and we managed to snaffle a couple of laps around the recently refurbished Kyalami track.
The hardcore M4 GTS serves up brutal acceleration, impressive grip levels and a spine-tingling soundtrack. But if you were hoping to purchase one of these razor-sharp, lightweight machines in South Africa, we have some bad news for you: they’re all sold (at R2 203 900 a pop).
Yes, the BMW SA managed to grab 23 of the 700 units produced, but each one has already found an owner. In fact, the example we all-too-briefly sampled at Kyalami was actually a customer vehicle.
The BMW M4 GTS employs the Munich-based brand’s familiar six-cylinder in-line turbocharged petrol engine (linked to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission), but adds water injection technology to give the 3,0-litre lump a hefty power boost.
This water injection system raises the engine’s output to 368 kW and increases torque to 600 N.m. The resulting sprint from zero to 100 km/h? Just 3,8 seconds (with top speed limited to 305 km/h).
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/bmw-m4-gts-in-sa-all-23-units-sold-at-r22m-apiece/
The hardcore M4 GTS serves up brutal acceleration, impressive grip levels and a spine-tingling soundtrack. But if you were hoping to purchase one of these razor-sharp, lightweight machines in South Africa, we have some bad news for you: they’re all sold (at R2 203 900 a pop).
Yes, the BMW SA managed to grab 23 of the 700 units produced, but each one has already found an owner. In fact, the example we all-too-briefly sampled at Kyalami was actually a customer vehicle.
The BMW M4 GTS employs the Munich-based brand’s familiar six-cylinder in-line turbocharged petrol engine (linked to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission), but adds water injection technology to give the 3,0-litre lump a hefty power boost.
This water injection system raises the engine’s output to 368 kW and increases torque to 600 N.m. The resulting sprint from zero to 100 km/h? Just 3,8 seconds (with top speed limited to 305 km/h).
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/bmw-m4-gts-in-sa-all-23-units-sold-at-r22m-apiece/
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