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2014 BMW M3 and M4 – 431HP and 550Nm

The eagerly awaited 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe have finally been revealed. Both performance cars will make their public debut at the 2014 NAIAS in Detroit, next month.

The most important feature is the engine – a 3.0 liter TwinPower Turbo Inline six-cylinder – 431HP (317 kW) at 5,500RPM and 550Nm (406 lb-ft) at 1,850RPM. The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox as standard. 0-100 km/h in 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) or an optional 280 km/h (174 mph). The acceleration is even better, when fitted with the optional 7-speed ///M DCT – 4.1 seconds to 100 km/h. The new M3 and M4 are able to cover 100 km with just 8.8 liters of fuel in the combined cycle with the manual transmission and 8.3 liter with the DCT.

Other highlights include a modified MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension by using lightweight components. Both cars ride 18” alloy wheels fitted with 255/40 R18 front and 275/40 R18 rear tires, while there is a set of 19” rims available as an option.The manufacturer will also offer ///M carbon ceramic brake system.

BMW M engineers have paid particular attention to the car’s aerodynamic performance, and incorporated the latest Active M Differential amongst numerous other technical highlights. During the development process the engineers worked closely with BMW Motorsport’s professional racing drivers, with extensive testing and set-up work carried out on the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.

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Source: BMW

December 12, 2013

2014 BMW M3 and M4 [leak images]

BMW Blog has published a lot of leak images of the production ready 2014 BMW M3 and M4. The high-performance BMWs look really impressive.The all-new 2014 M3 Sedan boasts complete aerodynamics package, kidney grilles and beefy dual front air intakes. There is also a redesigned front hood featuring a power dome. Other highlights include twin five-spoke grey ///M alloy wheels and gold brake calipers. At the rear, there is a redesigned diffuser and quad sports exhaust system.The 2014 M4 has the same upgrades, but it also has a carbon fiber roof and is a lot more sleeker than its 4-door sibling.The interior of both is virtually the same – sports steering wheel and seats, high-quality leather all over the place and some carbon fiber accents.The most important is the 3.0 liter inline-six TwinPower Turbo engine – 430HP (316 kW) and 500Nm (369 lb-ft). The M3 is expected to weigh less than 1,500 kg (3,300 lbs), so it will be extremely fast.Stay tuned for full details!

December 11, 2013

US Debut For Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car

Artist Jeff Koons presented the North American premiere its own BMW Art Car. The latter is based on the M3 GT2 race car and made its debut at the opening day of Art Basel in Miami Beach.

At the event, the visitors also saw the popular Art BMWs by Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Stella, and Calder. Koons proudly stated that he is happy that his project is there alongside the work of these masterful artists.

The true legend on display in Miami was the legendary “rolling sculpture” created by Andy Warhol. It will be on display in Art Basel’s Collectors Lounge. The pop art icon painted used as a canvas a BMW M1 which raced in the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1979.

As a matter of fact, the BMW Art Car Collection started when French racing driver Hervé Poulain invited his friend Alexander Calder to design his BMW Le Mans 24-hour race car in 1975. And this is how the first BMW Art Car was born. Since then it is a tradition the greatest names in contemporary art to be featured in this collection by the creation of an interpretation of a BMW. As a result there are exactly 17 BMW Art Cars today.

Source: BMW

December 6, 2013

A Subtle LEIB Engineering BMW E93 M3

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At first glance, you might think that there’s nothing out of the ordinary with this compact BMW. You’d even be hard pressed to identify it as an E93 M3, but it is. Not only that, but it has also been through the works of LEIB Engineering – a group of after-market experts based in Germany who have chosen to approach the Bavarian in a very subtle way. Even the wheels were specifically chosen not to impress – 1-series M coupé alloys in sizes 9×19 and 10×19

Of course that elegant discreetness vaporizes once you open the bonnet. The signature orange of the SK II CS compressor system make your eyes bleed. That’s right. LEIB Engineering are working exclusively with G-Power components. In other words, we have a belt ASA T1-523 supercharger, and additional fuel pump, new injector nozzles, colder type of spark plugs and an induction air track made from a blend of carbon fiber and stainless steel. Sports air filters and ECU tweaking also come with the package. What you get then, is a 610 hp V8 with 590 Nm of torque.

There’s a proper sound track as well: a custom made exhaust system which features not only a double 100-cell sports catalytic converter, but also a valve which can be controlled from the steering wheel:

“This allows for the modification of the exhaust sound with a touch of the button, from the sonorous yet non-pervasive rumble up until the virtually unfiltered and ear-splitting V8 roar.” – argue from LEIB

As a final touch, a KW DDC coilover kit has been bolted on and integrated with the M’s iDrive software so that you can fiddle with the settings at any given moment.

Source: LEIB Engineering

November 22, 2013

Frozen Black Edition BMW E92 M3 by iND

Two years ago, BMW introduced a very special model. In fact, it was so special that its production was limited up to 20 units, and as some of you might have figured it out – this was the 2011 BMW E92 M3 Frozen Black Edition. The model was distributed only throughout the U.S. market.

Now year is 2013 and the tuners at iND has got the luck to enhance the powerful Frozen Black M3. The standard specifications of this BMW include matte black exterior with gloss black accents, red calipers and 19” GTS alloy wheels.

On the other hand, the standard features in the interior include Novillo leather upholstery, red contrast stitching, carbon fiber trim with leather accents, heated front seats and premium audio system.

The powertrain under the hood of the car is the 4.0 liter naturally aspirated hi-revving V8, which is capable of producing 420 horsepower (309 kW) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque. The unit is coupled to M Double Clutch Transmission (M-DCT), thus an effortless acceleration is ensured. To be more precise, the vehicle accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and has a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

The tuners at iND had the strength to make even better this exclusive model by adding some sophisticated features. First of all, they have taken care for the wheels of the car, which now are the HRE P43SC E9x M3 Satin Black Wheels that come in sizes 19×9.5” at the front and 19×10.5 at the rear.

They have also included Akrapovic EVO with carbon tips, ESS Direct flash and Vorsteiner’s Type II carbon diffuser. The ground control is ensured by E9x M3 camber plates. At the front three were added euro front bumper painted Frozen black, carbon front grilles. The same material can be seen at the side grilles which in addition feature Dark LEDs.

What is left to mention here is the special iND Frozen black key hole cover, the included Macht Schnell 75mm Stud Kit and black chrome Project Kics R40, the RKP GTS front lip in Gloss carbon and the premium BMWPedals.

Source: iND

October 16, 2013

ALPHA-N Performance BT92 based on BMW E92 M3

ALPHA-N Performance has announced their latest project based on the current BMW M3 (the E92). The name of the project is ALPHA-N BT92 and it comes with styling and performance upgrades.

The exterior boasts a complete wide-body kit including new front and rear bumpers, a pair of extended side skirts, widened wheel arches. All components are made from high-grade carbon fiber. ALPHA-N is also constructing new wheel house liners made of Kevlar.

The powerful naturally aspirated S65B40 (4.0 liter V8) has grown up to 4.6 liters thanks to a new through a new crankshaft as well as new pistons and connecting rods. After that, the tuning specialists carefully re-mapped the electronics, so everything will work just perfect. The result is 490HP (360 kW) and 470Nm (348 lb-ft) of torque. This is an increase of 70HP and 70Nm. 0-100 km/h in around 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 315 km/h (196 mph).

The BT92 4.6 rolls a set of enormous S3 19” wheels fitted with Hankook Ventus S1 Evo tires – 255/35 R19 front and 295/35 R19 rear.

A complete coilover kit has been installed for improving the handling and for nice stance, of course. In addition to the installation of an Öhlins Road & Track-running gear, ALPHA-N also performed the precise alignment of same on a wheel load balance.

The interior comes with unifying Recaro Sportster CS sport seats, blue Alcantara for the front and seats as well as the door panels.

Source: ALPHA-N

July 23, 2013

The Last Fourth-Generation BMW M3 Coupe

The production of the two-door BMW M3 Coupe has officially ended ant in fact the orange car you see above is the last one of the series. However, the racing career of the model continues, since the car achieves one victory after another.

In fact, the high-performance sports car won DTM and American Le Mans Series. Now it is ending its career on the “legal” road after more than 40 000 examples have left the factory. Nevertheless, the M3 Convertible powered by a V8 engine will still be in production until September this year.

BMW M3 has a long history in racing which started in 1986. The fourth generation of the iconic model included the innovative technology that resulted in more intense driving, athletic design, hallmark M precision and top-class performance capability. As a matter of fact, up too date have been built 40 000 units of the coupe, 10 000 units of the Sedan and just under 16 000 units of the Convertible.

What is common between the three body variants is their powertrain and chassis technology, which stems directly from motor sport. Under their hood one can find the 4.0-liter V8 engine which has cylinder banks positioned at a 90-degree angle to one another.

It produces output of 414 hp (305 kW) and generates peak torque of 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) and revs to a maximum 8,400 rpm. Numerous construction details, such as the electronically controlled individual throttle butterflies, ion current knock control and dynamically optimized oil supply, were taken straight from motor racing.

Furthermore, a lightweight chassis was specifically developed for the M3. It included a front axle secured to the body by an aluminum stiffening plate and a five-link rear axle with hollow-tube anti-roll bar and forged aluminum axle control arms. In addition they were complemented by a rack-and-pinion steering system with M-specific Servotronic and the variable M differential lock.

As a standard the fourth-generation BMW M3 was fitted with a high-performance compound braking system and optionally one could chose three-mode Electronic Damper Control system and M DCT with Drivelogic. The intelligent lightweight construction of the model played a crucial role in addition to the aluminum hood and plastic fenders and carbon roof in lowering the weight of the car.

Several special editions of the coupe were offered in United States, including the Frozen Grey, Frozen Black and Frozen Silver Editions as well as Frozen Red, Frozen While and Frozen Blue Editions. However, on the top was the Lime Rock Park Edition which was finished in Fire Orange, which honored the M3’s home track in the US and celebrated nearly 20 years of racing success.

Source: BMW

July 9, 2013

G-Power BMW M3 GTS SK II Sporty Drive TU Supercharger

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G-Power has announced their latest project based on the extremely fast BMW E92 M3 GTS. It received both styling and performance modifications and as we well know, G-Power always bets on the performance.

The E92 M3 GTS received a full supercharger system – GTS SK II “Sporty Drive”, which boosts the engine to 650HP (478 kW) at 7,800RPM and 630Nm (467 lb-ft) of torque at 3,900RPM. This is an increase of 200HP and 190Nm. 0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 11.8 seconds. The top speed is 323 km/h (201 mph). The price for the complete G-POWER SK II „Sporty Drive“ TU supercharger system plus installation is €23,500.

The braking system is also improved – 6-piston calipers at the front with 396 mm Ceramic-Carbon brake discs and 4-piston calipers at the rear. In addition the G-POWER ceramic braking system reduces the unsprung mass by 50%, compared to a system with steel brake discs. Accordingly the cornering and road handling is improved significantly. The price for the complete set is whopping €26,238.

The wheel/tire set includes G-POWER 20” SILVERSTONE CS wheels fitted with 255/30 ZR 20 on the front and 295/25 ZR 20 on the rear axle – Michelin tires. The price is €7,437.

Source: G-Power

June 4, 2013

Leib BMW M3 GT 500 Delivers 470 Horsepower

Leib BMW M3 GT 500 is a tuning worth the attention. The performance specialists at Leib Engineering have presented their first project vehicle which is the perfect balance between the fast club sport racing element and the element of the representative “Boulevard-Beau“.

In other words the BMW looks stunningly beautiful, because the tuners gave it high-grade finishing through a OEM carbon fiber parts. They in turn contrast the alpine white paintwork. In particular, the carbon flaps are positioned under the front spoiler, the side-view mirror and the tear-off edge are also made of carbon.

Another highlight in this transformed car is the new in-house valve exhaust system which is made of high-grade steel and which covers a 100-cell HJS catalyzer, an X-pipe with middle silencers and an end muffler with vacuum-controlled Pierburg valves. The sound of the system is controlled through the M-key.

To go even further into detials, the performance boost equals circa 27.5 horsepower achieved through the optimization of the engine software in such a way that altogether, a good 470 hp (345 kW) is sent in the direction of the drive train – Suction Tuning par excellence.

The additional power is balanced through the instalation of Brembo GT braking system, whose red six-piston fixed saddles on the front axle hold perforated 380×32-millimeter discs firmly in their grip. The four-piston saddles on perforated 320×28-millimeter brake discs act on the rear.

Moreover, the Leib BMW M3 GT 500 runs on BMW M220 forged alloy wheels of size 8.5×19 and 9.5×19 inches for the front and the rear respectively. They were matched with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup semi-slicks in sizes 235/35R19 and 265/30R19.

On the other hand the ABS software was especially designed for motor sport application with semi-slicks, in such a way that even shorter breaking distance can now be achieved. The dual clutch transmission system oprates with even shorter shifting times after a software update.

What is more, the electronic system of the KW DDC ECU chassis suspension was tuned by Leib Engineering. The result is that now the electronic damper control system of the high-tech coilover suspension can controlled through the original EDC key or M key.

At last, the interior has been also „touched“. Throughout the cabin one can see fine alcantara, in fact the BMW Performance seats and the steering wheel were all wrapped with this material.

Source: Leib Engineering

March 27, 2013

BMW E92 M3 in Saphir Metallic Matt PWF

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Print Tech Premium Wrapping has presented their latest project in Facebook. The foiling specialists began working on this BMW E92 M3 – yesterday and here is the result. It now carries complete saphir metallic matt foil. The colour suits to the sports car just perfectly and obviously PTPW did their job.

No other upgrades were made to the Bimmer. No words about the price of foiling the whole car, but it won’t be cheap. As far as we know, foiling is more expensive than the paint.

In case you forgot about the performance, the E92 M3 is powered by a S65B40 – 4.0 litre V8 with 420HP (309 kW) at 8,300RPM and 400Nm (295 lb-ft) at 3,900RPM. 0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) – electronically limited.

The price for original BMW E92 M3 starts at € 72 900.
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Source: Print Tech Premium Wrapping via Facebook

January 29, 2013

RS-Racingteam Makes a Motorsport BMW M3

RS-Racingteam BMW RS-M3 brings more adrenaline for the senses. The Bavarian racing standing under the label RS-M3 is a coupe of a special sort.

The transformed BMW is now capable of producing 450 hp (331 kW) at 8.300 U/min due to the four litres of cylinder capacity (3.999 cm³). In addition the maximum torque is rated at 431 Nm (318 lb-ft) at 4.100 U/min. The top speed here is 299 km/h.

This means that the car is capable of accelerating from standstill to 100 km/h in only 4,6 seconds and reaches the 200 km/h-barrier in 14,7 seconds. One of the reasons for these astounding results is the fact that the vehicle is now 190 Kg lighter than the standard counterpart.

What is more, the interior of the BMW M3 includes a completely welded DMSB-certified safety cell of WIECHERS Sport. This offers excellent protection for the occupants and enhances the body of the vehicle.

Additionally, there were added two certified hard shell seats and 6-Punkt-point belt. Brake pads and air flow from motorsport, as well as steel flex brake lines provide adequate delay in adrenaline of speed.

Another highlight that adds to the aerodynamism of the car is ATSSuperlight forged wheels in size 10×19 inch all around matched with sport tires. The exclusively manufactured chassis of RS-Racingteam BMW RS-M3 is made by the Bilstein Company.

Source: Miranda Media

January 18, 2013

Manhart BMW M3 E92 MH3 V8 R Biturbo Convertible Produces 655 Horsepower

Manhart BMW M3 E92 MH3 V8 R Biturbo Convertible is the next exciting project that the specialists from Manhart Racing have prepared for us today. The performance professionals, based in Wuppertal, Germany, achieved the goal to create the quickest and most powerful convertible.

What helped them achieve this aim is the 4.4 litre V8 twin-turbo engine from the X6 M, fitted with a large carbon-fibre cover. Additionally, they developed software, which increased engine’s performance up to the breath-taking 655 horsepower. What is more, the maximum torque was increased to the phenomenal 975 Nm (720 lb-ft).

The powerful engine of this BMW was mated to a six-speed sports automatic transmission from the X6 M. The latter was also fitted with a differential lock for optimal traction.

Of course, as the previous tuning, Manhart Racing has removed the electronic Vmax limiter, and now the German machine can reach a maximum top speed of 320 km/h. Furthermore, in order to get rid of the engine exhaust fumes, there were installed stainless steel downpipes, as well as an Akrapovic Evolution Titanium exhaust system with a 200 cpsi sports catalytic converter system and four 90 mm tail pipes.

Moreover, the MH3 V8 R Biturbo has been equipped with a robust MHR braking system with four-piston calliper brake pads and 396 mm brake discs (taken from the X6 M, with the discs being retrospectively drilled) on the front axle and 374 mm brake discs on the rear axle.

The transformation was continued on the outside too. MHR carbon-fibre elements were added here and they give the vehicle the look of a sports car: GTR air intakes, the mirror caps and the diffuser can be noted effortlessly. In addition, BMW performance carbon flaps have been installed and MHR decorative strips have been applied.

The BMW now races down the streets on an extra-light MHR Concave One Ultra-light forged wheels of impressive size: the 9×20 inch and 12×20 inch wheels fit perfectly with the high-performance tyres of size 255/30ZR20 up front and 305/25ZR20 at the back, respectively. Here is also important to mention the MHR suspension system (by KW V3) with in-house adjustment.

Source: Mahnart Racing

November 29, 2012

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