NEW BMW M3 GTS -- Official specs, press releases, photos and video

meevo · 11-09-2009, 01:19 PM

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car...3_gts-car_news

It's coming the the US?

G328i · 11-09-2009, 03:25 PM

OH MY GOD THERES A .5 SECOND VEIW OF A PARKED CAR IN THE BACKROUND OF THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO! THE CAR IS A COMPLETE FAILURE!!!!11111111111111111111111

some of you guys are pathetic

footie · 11-09-2009, 03:52 PM

On reading this link to the Car and Driver article, where did they come up with the 419lb difference?

419lb = 190kg approx yet the actual figure is only 110kg which is roughly 220lb, that's a huge 199lb difference. Piss poor reporting. If this type of misleading factual evidence is common practice from this magazine then I doubt every one of their test results.

southlight · 11-09-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footie

On reading this link to the Car and Driver article, where did they come up with the 419lb difference?

419lb = 190kg approx yet the actual figure is only 110kg which is roughly 220lb, that's a huge 199lb difference. Piss poor reporting. If this type of misleading factual evidence is common practice from this magazine then I doubt every one of their test results.

They mistook DIN for EU weight.

Best regards,
south

RevFreak14 · 11-09-2009, 04:34 PM

Love everything except the wing. Makes it look like one of the million cheap rice burner Honda Civics, Acura Integras, and Mitsubishi Eclipse's you see all over the place. Also............115,000 Euros ?

That's about $171k. Why would anyone buy this car when for about 15,000 more (Euros) you can get an F430 ???? If someone can afford $171k, they can afford $195k for the Ferrari. This is way overpriced.

G328i · 11-09-2009, 04:50 PM

^^ Some mindless posting ITT.

If one were to compare euro regular M3 pricing to M3 GTS pricing, it becomes apparent that the price is significantly lower than 171,000 USD.
Common sense people.

Remonster · 11-09-2009, 07:56 PM

I'm with the guys complaining about the video but only because I wish I could have heard more of the car, from what I could hear it sounds brutal.

On another note, I've driven both and of course it won't be quite as good as the GT3 RS, the regular M3 doesn't hold a handle to a 997 Carrera in terms of pure driving enjoyment on a smooth road so why should you expect a lightened, more hardcore version to be better than a lightened version of the 911?

provenflipper · 11-09-2009, 10:18 PM

I'll take one.. hold the wing on mine.

mdrobc13 · 11-09-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ocgasman

I like the color. Love the wheels. Hate the wing. But Euro 115,000!!!

Nice.. color is sick. but yeah 115,000 Euros? No dayum way. I think however the best thing to come out of this will be certain parts will be retrofitable for the average M3 owner who can get the parts #'s from BMW AG and wants to order them. Maybe just the brakes for me...like the alacantra interior too.

aus · 11-09-2009, 11:19 PM

Doesn't look good for us. Call your dealers and SCREAM you want the car!!

http://www.bimmerfile.com/section/m3-gts/

Or at least a version of the car with lighter weight, wheels, suspension, alcantera interior, and exhaust.
Make the spliter, rear seat delete/half cage, AC/radio delete and wing options.

That way no smog federalizing. BMW needs a Black series or RS line to compete.

330CIZHP · 11-09-2009, 11:56 PM

BMW did its part. They gauged interest in America for a hardcore M3. Like it says, the dealerships did not respond positively and instead want more SAVs.

It is not BMW's fault that American market for cars is messed up in the head!! The fat people want SUVs.

Suddenly I do not have animosity towards BMW anymore for creating the heavy tanks called X6 M and X5 M.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus

Doesn't look good for us. Call your dealers and SCREAM you want the car!!

http://www.bimmerfile.com/section/m3-gts/

Or at least a version of the car with lighter weight, wheels, suspension, alcantera interior, and exhaust.
Make the spliter, rear seat delete/half cage, AC/radio delete and wing options.

That way no smog federalizing. BMW needs a Black series or RS line to compete.

duk · 11-10-2009, 12:59 AM

if they brought all 25 GTS here per yeah, they'd sell em all!

meevo · 11-10-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meevo

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car...3_gts-car_news

It's coming the the US?

bumping myself amidst all the porsche 911 gt3 rambling..

Lemans_Blue_M · 11-10-2009, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meevo

bumping myself amidst all the porsche 911 gt3 rambling..

For the one millionth time...

Nope.

aus · 11-10-2009, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meevo

bumping myself amidst all the porsche 911 gt3 rambling..

Quote:

Originally Posted by aus

Doesn't look good for us. Call your dealers and SCREAM you want the car!!

http://www.bimmerfile.com/section/m3-gts/

See above and what LMB said.

john@wickedparts · 11-10-2009, 02:59 PM

Aka Car Pr0n!

michaeldorian · 11-10-2009, 05:45 PM

The Brabham M3 has a similarly spec 4.4 motor. It makes almost 500 BHP.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241766

mkaresh · 11-11-2009, 09:41 AM

Happy to see the curb weight. Any chance we'll see similar savings among mainstream fare?

footie · 11-11-2009, 11:02 AM

http://www.evo.co.uk/videos/planetev...he_gt3_rs.html

Exhaust/engine notes don't come much better than this.

Voltigeur · 11-11-2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocgasman

I like the color. Love the wheels. Hate the wing. But Euro 115,000!!!

Agreed. Man, been dreamin' of an Inka coloured M for a while.

oneginee · 11-12-2009, 02:09 AM

I have driven a porsche 4S it's a great car but I would prefer a stock M3. I am tall and don't like the cramped space inside the porsche and was a little underwhelmed by it all given its price.

jworms · 11-12-2009, 03:40 AM

back on topic...i hear the GTS is rumored to have run a 7:40 'ring laptime, with one person mentioning 7:38. ruh roh.

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RevFreak14 First Lieutenant 14 Rep 397 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Love everything except the wing. Makes it look like one of the million cheap rice burner Honda Civics, Acura Integras, and Mitsubishi Eclipse's you see all over the place. Also............115,000 Euros ? That's about $171k. Why would anyone buy this car when for about 15,000 more (Euros) you can get an F430 ???? If someone can afford $171k, they can afford $195k for the Ferrari. This is way overpriced.
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G328i Access to any Bimmer 23 Rep 136 Posts Drives: 2015 328i MSport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Rockland NY iTrader: (0)	^^ Some mindless posting ITT. If one were to compare euro regular M3 pricing to M3 GTS pricing, it becomes apparent that the price is significantly lower than 171,000 USD. Common sense people. __________________ 2015 MR 328i ZMP 6MT 2013 JB Z428si 6MT 2010 R56 Mini Cooper S 2008 BSM 328i ZSP 6MT
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Remonster Lieutenant Colonel 824 Rep 1,584 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I'm with the guys complaining about the video but only because I wish I could have heard more of the car, from what I could hear it sounds brutal. On another note, I've driven both and of course it won't be quite as good as the GT3 RS, the regular M3 doesn't hold a handle to a 997 Carrera in terms of pure driving enjoyment on a smooth road so why should you expect a lightened, more hardcore version to be better than a lightened version of the 911?
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11-09-2009, 11:19 PM	#340
aus Major General 890 Rep 9,031 Posts Drives: Odysse Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA iTrader: (10)	Doesn't look good for us. Call your dealers and SCREAM you want the car!! http://www.bimmerfile.com/section/m3-gts/ Or at least a version of the car with lighter weight, wheels, suspension, alcantera interior, and exhaust. Make the spliter, rear seat delete/half cage, AC/radio delete and wing options. That way no smog federalizing. BMW needs a Black series or RS line to compete. __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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michaeldorian Major 237 Rep 1,125 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Currently North Carolina iTrader: (0)	The Brabham M3 has a similarly spec 4.4 motor. It makes almost 500 BHP. http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241766 __________________
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mkaresh Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 2000 Lexus GS 400 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Happy to see the curb weight. Any chance we'll see similar savings among mainstream fare?
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11-11-2009, 11:02 AM	#349
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11-12-2009, 02:09 AM	#351
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11-12-2009, 03:40 AM	#352
jworms Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 99 E36 M3, 07 328i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	back on topic...i hear the GTS is rumored to have run a 7:40 'ring laptime, with one person mentioning 7:38. ruh roh. __________________ 1999 Estoril M3 5Spd 1/4 mile: 13.343@104.22mph; 8.61 in 1/8; 2.040 60' Best 1/8 mile: 8.32@83.05mph; 1.813 60' Current dyno numbers: 242rwhp 232rwtq
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