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After the farewell victory for the BMW Z4 GT3 in Spa: More details of the successor, the BMW M6 GT3, released.
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After the BMW Z4 GT3 crowned its final major appearance at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BE) with victory for BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS, the anticipation among BMW Motorsport and its customer teams is now rising ahead of the arrival of the BMW M6 GT3. The new car will take over as the manufacturer’s figurehead on the GT racing scene, and will do battle for victory and titles in many racing series around the world.
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Munich (DE), 5th August 2015. After the BMW Z4 GT3 crowned its
final major appearance at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (BE)
with victory for BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS, the anticipation
among BMW Motorsport and its customer teams is now rising ahead of
the arrival of the BMW M6 GT3. The new car will take over as the
manufacturer’s figurehead on the GT racing scene, and will do battle
for victory and titles in many racing series around the world. The
car features thoroughbred racing technology: the BMW M6 GT3 has
incorporated many findings from BMW Motorsport’s works projects –
while at the same time ensuring reasonable costs for customers.
Just days after the BMW Z4 GT3’s final grand hurrah in the
Belgian region of the Ardennes, new details of the car’s successor
have now been released. The BMW M6 GT3 will once again raise the
bar in terms of performance, while the running costs are
considerably lower than those of its predecessor. Interested
customer teams can purchase the car as of 15th September 2015 for
a net price of 379,000 Euros. On this day, the BMW M6 GT3 will be
presented for the first time in a BMW Motorsport racing design,
without camouflage livery, at the International Motor Show (IAA)
in Frankfurt am Main (DE). The price for North American customers
will be announced at a later stage.
“Confirmation of the price of the BMW M6 GT3, and the
announcement of the official sales launch on 15th September are
further important steps on the road to the first race outing next
year,” said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “We remain
completely on schedule with the development of our new figurehead
on the GT racing scene. The basic work of the past few months is
now followed by a period of fine-tuning. After all, our approach
is to provide our customers with a competitive car from the word
go. Presenting the BMW M6 GT3 in a racing design for the first
time at the IAA in Frankfurt will be a special moment.”
When it comes to performance, the BMW M6 GT3 is
uncompromising: the 4.4-litre V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo
technology, which has only been slightly modified compared to the
production engine, generates up to 585 hp, depending on the
classification. The entire car, including its self-supporting
steel chassis, the welded FIA-approved safety cell, the carbon
fibre crash structure at the front and carbon fibre reinforced
plastic crash element at the rear, weighs less than 1,300
kilograms. The BMW M6 GT3 also sets new benchmarks when it comes
to driveability, ergonomics and safety. It already goes beyond the
GT3 regulations for 2016.
The BMW M6 GT3 is also the most economic GT sports car that
BMW has ever built. For example, the running costs for the power
train on the new car will be roughly 30 per cent lower than those
of the BMW Z4 GT3. As early as when it was being developed, great
importance was placed on ensuring that also the spare parts offer
good value for money.
“At the recent tests I was really impressed with the driveability
of the BMW M6 GT3,” said Andy Priaulx (GB), one of the BMW works
drivers who continuously optimised the car out on the test track.
“It’s really a big step forward compared to the BMW Z4 GT3 – and we
have recently seen in Spa that this car is already operating at a very
high level. The rate of development of the BMW M6 GT3 has been
amazing. Most of all, the reliability of the car already looks more
than promising. The BMW M6 GT3 has real potential – and I simply
cannot wait to race it.”
In the BMW M6 GT3, BMW Motorsport is offering its customers a
sophisticated and competitive racing car, which allows both
amateur and professional drivers to push their boundaries and be competitive.