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G-POWER BMW E92 M3 GT2 R

G-Power has introduced the most powerful street legal BMW E92 M3. After the introducing of the M3 GT2 S, which had “just” 600HP, the tuning specialists decided that is not enough and boosted the beast even more.

The power is coming from a modified 4.6 liter supercharged V8 engine with 720HP (530 kW) at 8,100 RPM and 700Nm (516 lb-ft) at 5,900 RPM. This is an increase of whopping 300HP and 300Nm over the stock. Furthermore, the tuned M3 GT2 R has gone through a strict diet, so the curb weight is just 1,500 kg (3,306 lbs). 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 9.5 seconds and a top speed of over 330 km/h (205 mph). Other upgrades include a titanium exhaust system made specifically for G-POWER ensuring minimum back pressure.

The exterior received a full carbon body kit including front skirt, all four wings and rear skirt. There is also a multi-part carbon rear spoiler improving the down force. The carbon fiber G-POWER hood also contributes to reduced weight.

The G-Power M3 GT2 R rolls a set of enormous 20” Silverstone RS forged wheels wrapped around in Michelin Pilot Cup tires – 245/30 ZR 20 at the front axle and 315/25 ZR 20 at the rear. For perfect stance and improved handling, G-Power has installed new coilover suspension. The stopping power is guaranteed by G-Power’s 6-piston brake calipers with 396mm rotors for front wheels and 4-piston calipers with 380mm rotors for rear axle.

The interior comes with carbon fiber racing bucket seats (each12 kg lighter than the stock), removed rear seats and a FIA-compliant rollcage.

Now the pricing:

G-POWER Supercharger System M3 SK III „Sporty Drive“ – €41,650 plus installation
Carbon fiber body kit – €30,000
Carbon Fiber Front Hood – €3,600
Alloy Wheels + Tires – €12,000
Front and Rear Carbon Ceramic Brakes – €26,240
Complete car M3 GT2 R – €195,310

Source: G-Power

July 23, 2013

BMW E92 M3 ESS VT2-700 vs: RS6 Sportmile R1K, GT-R AMS Alpha 12+,Porsche 911 Turbo and Panamera Turbo

A mighty BMW E92 M3 ESS VT2-700 with 700HP made several drag starts versus Audi RS6 Sportmile R1K with 1000HP,Porsche 911 Turbo Mk.1 DT 1200 with 1200HP, Nissan GT-R AMS Alpha 12+ with 1500HP and a Porsche Panamera Turbo S Stage 1 with 700HP.

The first start is versus the Panamera, which managed to set personal absolute Record on 1 mile and ¼ mile, but still it lost. The M3 crossed the finish line in 29.036 seconds with a terminal speed of 279.5 km/h.

The BMW won the second start, too. It is versus a 911 Turbo, which obviously had some problems. Still, the tuned M3 set personal records on ¼ mile – 11.704 seconds and 1 mile – 28.911 seconds with terminal speed of 281 km/h.

The third start was doomed, tuned RS6 has over 250HP more than the BMW. What is more, this particular Audi is the winner of 2^nd place in Gran Turismo class 2013. The RS6 Sportmile R1K set absolute speed record of all-time in the class – 321 km/h; Personal absolute record – 27.016 seconds nd absolute speed record for Audi RS6.

The last start is versus one of the fastest street legal cars in the world – Nissan GT-R Mk.2 AMS Alpha 12+. It stopped the clock on 9.447 seconds with 260.11 km/h at ¼ mile; 22.538 seconds and 382.16 km/h on 1 mile. This GT-R driven by Juriy M. is winner of 1^st place in Super Sport Class 2013; Winner 1^st place in Top Speed Class 2013 and some other records.

Enjoy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgH6l-b-Nw

Source: Dragtimesinfo

July 12, 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

BMW E46 M3 CSL – 10th Anniversary [video]

BMW has published a new video to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of the famous E46 M3 CSL. The sports car is designed to be the ultimate driving machine… and it is!

Essentially, this is the lightweight version of the E46 M3 with some additional power, of course. The interior is a little stripped, there is a lighter rear window and some other lightweight components like a carbon fiber reinforced plastic roof, center console and trunk.

The curb weight is pretty decent 1,385 kg (3,054 lbs), which is over 110kg (243 lbs) less than a standard E46 M3. Remember that the CSL also comes with 19” alloy wheels with performance tires and improved braking and traction.

The heart of E46 M3 CSL is a 3.2 liter naturally aspirated I-6 with 360HP (265 kW) at 7,900RPM and 370Nm (270 lb-ft) of torque at 4,900RPM. The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 308 km/h (191 mph). ¼ mile in 13.0 seconds with 170 km/h (106 mph). A lap around Nurburgring is done within 7 minutes and 50 seconds.

Totally 1,383 units were produced.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1ID6Zd6Q0

Source: BMW

June 11, 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

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

G-Power BMW E92 M3 RS Aero Package

G-Power has presented their aerodynamics enhancement program for BMW E92 M3.

The “RS” project is completely made from carbon fiber, making the M3 lighter and therefore faster. At the same time the G-POWER “RS” Carbon parts increases the aerodynamic downforce and thus provides for even faster cornering speeds.

The Aero Package includes a new front spoiler, boot lid including tear-off edge, a new hood, custom rear wing or the stock M3 GTS rear wing. The weight reduction from the bonnet and the boot lid is 10,7 kg.

Besides the weight reduction and boosting the down-force, the engine received the SK III Sporty Drive supercharger kit and the engine displacement is now 4.6 liters. The result is 720HP (529 kW).

Source: G-Power

January 21, 2013

BMW E92 M3 DTM Champion Edition – Price €99,000

BMW M GmbH is celebrating returning to the DTM with E92 M3 DTM Champion Edition. This happens after almost 20 years away, and the results in its comeback year exceeded all expectations. Canadian driver Bruno Spengler won the drivers’ title, BMW Team Schnitzer finished in top spot in the team standings, and BMW claimed the manufacturers’ honours.

This special-edition model is available exclusively in Frozen Black metallic, while the carbon flaps and gurney, various dark chrome elements, matt black wheels and sections of the race car’s livery also betray its close links with the triumphant BMW M3 DTM. The theme is continued by the BMW M stripe design over the CFRP roof and boot lid, BMW M logo to the rear of the front wheel arches and decals in the rear side windows.

The interior boasts door sill strips replicate Spengler’s helmet design and the carbon-fibre interior trim strip bears the newly crowned champion’s signature and the car’s serial number. The special-edition model also contains various exclusive interior additions, such as the Alcantara steering wheel, handbrake lever embroidered with “M Power” lettering, and extended black Novillo leather trim with features in contrasting Palladium Silver.

The sports car is powered by the famous 4.0 liter hi-revving V8 – 420HP (309 kW) and 400Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque. It is connected to an M DCT (M Double Clutch Transmission). 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph) – electronically limited.

The special edition M3 will hit the market in February, 2013. Only 54 units will be built and the pricing starts at €99,000.

Source: BMW

December 6, 2012

BMW M3 GT2 Art Car at Norwegian cliff [HD video]

BMW actually brought a real M3 GT2 art car on the cliffs of Preikestolen in Norway. The car was airlifted after two days waiting for weather that would allow them to put the specially painted car by Jeff Koons.

There is no real reason for this strange photoshoot, but the photographer gathered all the visitors on the cliff around the car and done the pictures.

BMW M3 GT2 is a high-performance sports car created specially for racing at events like 24 Le Mans. It is powered by naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V8 with maximum output of 500bhp. The chassis is upgraded as well as the brakes and last, but not least, the whole car is much lighter. The performance is stunning – 0 to 160 kph in 3.4 seconds. For the 24 Le Mans race, the car is going to be labeled with the logos of Castrol, Crowne Plaza, Dunlop, Randstad, Sympatex, LuK, H&R, BBS and NGK for the race on the “Circuit de la Sarthe”.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX7GRfshLw0

Source: FASTLAPracing via Youtube

September 7, 2012

How to crash BMW E46 M3 in few seconds? [HD video]

Here is a short lesson, how to crash a nice BMW E46 M3. There are few steps, which you need to do and everything will be “OK”.

First, turn off the traction control (Dynamic Stability Control in E46 M3). Second, you have to find a hard course with a lot of curves and third just let a kid to drive it. This combination will guarantee you in the end … or the beginning of the day a crashed BMW E46 M3. Check also the strange driving position!

Hopefully nobody is hurt in the video, but the car, however is a total loss.

Indeed, E46 M3 is a very fast car and of course very difficult to drive. It is powered by a naturally aspirated six-cylinder 3.2 liter engine delivering 333HP (248 kW) and 355Nm (262 lb-ft) of torque in its US variant. 0-100 km/h in less than 5 seconds, ¼ mile in 13 seconds flat and a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).

So, the next time you decide to step on the gas pedal to the floor on such car just remind this video!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZVrnd9V7sk

Source: mischieftelevision via Youtube

August 21, 2012

BMW E92 M3 Crash [HD video]

Rear wheel drive and V8 in front is very bad combination, especially when the road conditions are severe. This is about to learn the driver of BMW E92 M3 in the video below. After fast overtaking of another vehicle on the right, the BMW runs into a large patch of water, causing the car to spin and hit the center divider. Although the BMW has an intelligent Dynamic Stability Control safety system, it can’t help wreckless drivers, who drive with over 100 mph on wet roads.

Despite the severity of the accident, thank God everybody in the BMW is OK and no one is seriously injured.

This accident is a perfect example why we should drive cautiously when the road conditions are not good, especially if we drive a powerful car capable of doing 100 mph in several seconds.

Check out the video below to see how € 72 900 car becomes a pile of metal in a second.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnKE-f7y_Ao

Source: ChasesAndCrashes via Youtube

August 8, 2012

G-POWER BMW M3 E92 with 720HP

G-Power has announced their latest project again based on BMW M3 E92. This time the sports coupe comes with whopping 720HP thanks to a full engine conversion plus supercharger.

G-Power BMW M3 E92 is powered by a 4.6 liter V8 with supercharger system “Sporty Drive” SKIII. There is also a full titanium exhaust system with carbon tipps with a 23kg weight reduction compared to stock exhaust.

The tuned vehicle also comes with G-POWER coilover suspension CLUBSPORT to minimize the lateral inclination while driving curves. The stance is improved as well as the handling.

The car stands on enormous 20” Silverstone Diamond wheels fitted with Michelin tires for perfect traction.

According to G-Power, this is one of their best conversions and they are more than proud of it.

“Displacement enhancement from 4.0l to 4.6l, 720HP and a lot of fun for our customer!”