Limited BMW M3 Lime Rock Park Edition Coupe Announced (Updated with Video)

[conradb]

Originally Posted by signes

Just when you thought BMW couldn't further dilute the term "special edition"... And naming after LRP of all places?

This is exactly what I'm saying. There is barely anything here to call special at all. If there were some special performance parts, weights savings, or something out of the ordinary I might care.

You know there will be 200 idiots lined up to buy this thing in a heartbeat. Shows you who cares more about looks rather than performance.

[fuddman]

Originally Posted by conradb

You know there will be 200 idiots lined up to buy this thing in a heartbeat. Shows you who cares more about looks rather than performance.

This idiot just lined up.
Wish me luck, anyway!!

[car_fan]

Originally Posted by mapezzul

There are no more EDs for M3s at all not just this model.

It's really tough in the US to offer anything special bc of the need to crash test for different seats, the need for EPA for different engine etc. BMW is at the mercy of those things and if they offered 200 of these at $125,000 with different seats how many people would buy it?

There are no plug and play brakes for the E92 for fitment that I am aware of from the factory (GTS brakes aren't). Can't do the CRT hood (crash testing) so what can be done? Limited editions like this.

Out of all of them this is by far the most enthusiast oriented- it is in not a single package with no options this can be built as you'd like and it comes with all the M Performance parts from the factory- the exhaust is almost $5k installed, add the install and parts of the rest of the stuff and this is actually a value and it is Factory.

I agree its a decent value, at least on the premise they go for MSRP...But you know dealers are out there writing up their "inflated" LRP/Limited Edition, etc.. addendum's as we speak

[WULFFZA]

Originally Posted by Technic

Fire Orange is about $5800.

I saw it on a window sticker here in NJ yesterday, $5,000.

post #30
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=711039&page=2

[Technic]

Originally Posted by WULFFZA

I saw it on a window sticker here in NJ yesterday, $5,000.

post #30
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=711039&page=2

Last year it was $5,800...

[understeer]

Originally Posted by WULFFZA

I don't get the association with Lime Rock? At least make it lime green then!

Expect to see another special edition before the year is over though.

BMW has a long associsation with Lime Rock. They are a major sponsor and provide the Lime Rock Pace Cars and the cars that are driven by the staff.

[aajami]

Originally Posted by ferrari6891

sooo...I've lost track of all the special/performance editions they have released so far.

Edition - UK, Canada
Competition Edition - US
M Performance Edition - UK
Lime Rock Edition - US
Track Edition - Netherlands
25th Anniversary Frozen Edition - South Africa
Tiger Edition - China
Fire Orange Edition - Japan
Pure Edition - Australia
Pure Edition II - Australia
GTS - Europe
CRT - Europe
Pickup - Germany

[aajami]

Originally Posted by mdosu

so in other words, this is a non-customizable, standard equipped, fire orange M3, with a plaque a new steering wheel.

This car is almost as customizable as any that you can order from a dealer.

Alas, it has no plaque. So, again, you can build this car verbatim from BMW for just about the same price.

[Duck360198]

Yeah...pretty lame. However, if it were called the Mid Ohio Edition we might be talking about a whole different story.

[positiveions]

ehhh. it's for those that want a "special edition". But nothing special about it.

[mapezzul]

Originally Posted by WULFFZA

I don't get the association with Lime Rock? At least make it lime green then!

As mentioned you can just build one yourself and then get yourself a plaque made - 201 of 200!:

If you take a base E92 M3 price of $60,100 (excl sales tax, destination and gas guzzler tax), Individual paint $5,000, Competition pack $2,500, Carbon leather trim $500, carbon front lips $750, carbon rear spoiler $550, M Performance exhaust $4,000, so far we're at $73K. So as a package its a little cheaper, but you could likely negotiate a better deal on an individually specced car than 1 of 200.

Expect to see another special edition before the year is over though.

Lime Rock is BMWNA's "home track"- They are a huge sponsor there and have a storied history as well.

Add in the install for all those parts- makes it even more if you DIY.

I'm not so sure you will be seeing anything better than this one though...

[BMWPower06]

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[Talk2meg00se]

Love that Skip picked the MT.

(coz he's a REAL man haha)

[astris]

"Iconel/titanium exhaust muffler." I can't even imagine the pricetag.

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by astris

"Iconel/titanium exhaust." I can't even imagine the pricetag of an Oem Iconel titanium muffler.

OEM Performance Exhuast..,.

[WULFFZA]

Originally Posted by mapezzul

Lime Rock is BMWNA's "home track"- They are a huge sponsor there and have a storied history as well.

Add in the install for all those parts- makes it even more if you DIY.

I'm not so sure you will be seeing anything better than this one though...

I guess I knew that, I made a maiden voyage to Lime Rock for my first trip in my current car and took pics in front of the welcome banner. What I want to understand is the association with orange and Lime Rock, is there one?
It's a hunch that there will be more than one special edition, not necessarily a better package, just something different. Personally I'd like this to be a Mid-Ohio edition and I'd have to commemorate my first CCA Oktoberfest with it! (white please, contrasting stitching and other doodads they put on the LRE.

[ATSR]

Originally Posted by Trevor .:R

^^^ This guy with his 128i... No sir BMW is fine, your just upset you drive a car thats not the ultimate driving experience, go test drive some Ms dont worry BMW is doing great.

Well, to give you some info, the only reason I have a 128i is because I'm back in school for my masters degree and I wanted a trouble free car during this time. I paid for it cash by the way.

Also, this is my sixth BMW and once I finish my masters next April I will be in the market for a $50-$60K car, so I'm definitely not upset AT ALL.

I'll probably just get a used 997 instead of anything that BMW is currently offering.

[Frosty]

well said Map ~

Originally Posted by mapezzul

There are no more EDs for M3s at all not just this model.

It's really tough in the US to offer anything special bc of the need to crash test for different seats, the need for EPA for different engine etc. BMW is at the mercy of those things and if they offered 200 of these at $125,000 with different seats how many people would buy it?

There are no plug and play brakes for the E92 for fitment that I am aware of from the factory (GTS brakes aren't). Can't do the CRT hood (crash testing) so what can be done? Limited editions like this.

Out of all of them this is by far the most enthusiast oriented- it is in not a single package with no options this can be built as you'd like and it comes with all the M Performance parts from the factory- the exhaust is almost $5k installed, add the install and parts of the rest of the stuff and this is actually a value and it is Factory.

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by Wiles

I guess they will have a hard time selling 200 of these.

I doubt that....

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by aajami

Edition - UK, Canada
Competition Edition - US
M Performance Edition - UK
Lime Rock Edition - US
Tiger Edition - China
Fire Orange Edition - Japan
GTS - Europe
CRT - Europe
Pickup - Germany

HA HA HA!

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by aajami

Edition - UK, Canada
Competition Edition - US
M Performance Edition - UK
Lime Rock Edition - US
Track Edition - Netherlands
25th Anniversary Frozen Edition - South Africa
Tiger Edition - China
Fire Orange Edition - Japan
GTS - Europe
CRT - Europe
Pickup - Germany

Edition edition?

[understeer]

Originally Posted by Talk2meg00se

Love that Skip picked the MT.

(coz he's a REAL man haha)

Skip drives an E93 M3 with a DCT