The beating heart of the car, the 3.2-liter S54 is a great engine-one of the all-time greats in an affordable street car. I've put over 60,000 miles on mine in around four years, and I've experienced the highs and the lows. Just make sure you set the shadow and physics on off for smooth running.The E46 M3 has a great reputation for a reason-it's an excellent car. Original Engine Collabs between me and LoneWyvern (bmw power texts by me) Thanks for AllĪ magician always hides a trump card in his sleeve, and I prepared this rare masterpiece for this day! Only AG1 and AG2 for rear and front lights P60B40 V8 4.0L with 444HP and supercharged Reverse lights and 2D detailed Lights (Head and taillights)
Smoothed color and metallic body! (This car was used at least 4 hidden colors with XML coding).Fully detailed and accurate based on blueprint (i mixed two different blueprints, stock E46 and ELMS M3 GTR).The M3 GTR participated in the race for the following two years and scored a 1-2 victory for the team in 20. However, it made its return to motorsport when the BMW-backed Schnitzer Motorsport team entered two M3 GTRs for the 2003 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race.
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The revised rules forced BMW to pull the M3 GTR from the following American Le Mans Series season. The ALMS rules were changed for the GT class heading into the 2002 season, and required that at least 100 units as well as 1,000 engines be built for a car to qualify. This was based on the fact that the V8 engine in the M3 GTR was not available in any road legal BMW M3.īMW produced 10 road going GTR models for sale after the 2001 ALMS season ended as the rules required that the entered cars must be placed on sale on two continents within twelve months of the season beginning. Porsche claimed during the 2001 ALMS season that BMW had violated the ALMS entry rules and the spirit of Gran Turismo. The new engine gave the BMW M3 GTR a competitive edge over the Porsche 911 GT3-R and allowed the M3 GTR to win seven out of the ten events in the GT category in the 2001 season. The old engine was ditched as BMW's engineers couldn't squeeze any more horsepower out of it. It was developed alongside the BMW V10 engine that was used to power Williams Formula 1 cars during the 2001 F1 season. The car first entered the GT class of the American Le Mans Series in 2000, in which it only took a single victory and was beaten on several occasions by the Porsche 911 GT3-R.Ī newly developed P60B40 V8 engine was quickly placed into the race car before the beginning of the racing 2001 season. It was originally fitted with a 3.2L inline-six engine based on the engine of the standard E46 M3. It competed during the 2001 racing season under both the BMW Motorsport and Team Schnitzer teams, with the car being entered in the GT class of The American Le Mans Championship and the European Le Mans Series. The BMW M3 GTR GT (E46) is a race car developed by BMW based on their M3 E46.
This is the first officially M3 GTR LeMans in sp for the first time ever!ĭescription 2001 BMW M3 GTR GT (E46) LM Prototype by "P.T.G¹" This car is the first cool car that I first created myself and i hope you guys can feel in rush on any tracks!