Story Title :*: | BMW M3 GTR Specification Feature Price Interior Classified Concept and Comparison |
Description :*: | Auto racing history is replete with examples of clever engineers and racers taking advantage of badly worded rules. The latest example is the car you see here, the BMW M3 GTR, which mopped up the GT3 class in last year's American Le Mans Series, much to the chagrin of archrival Porsche. Regulations for the 2001 Le Mans 24-hour race (and the American Le Mans Series) stated that a car had to be for sale on two continents within twelve months of the rules being issued. Hence, when BMW needed more thrust for its ALMS M3 racer to compete with Porsche, it interpreted the rules to the letter. Out went the M3's six-cylinder engine, to be replaced with a flat-crank V-8 racing engine that had the muscle to whip the Porsches. Later, ten GTRs went on sale for 250,000 euros ($218,000) each. Read more: http://www.cars.currentblips.com/2011/03/bmw-m3-gtr-specification-feature-price.html#ixzz1FkI227GX |
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