M3/M4 The BMW M3 CRT.

[martinbo]

Magnificent! It depresses me no end that my chances of owning one are zilch.

 

[Zafiro]

Magnificent! It depresses me no end that my chances of owning one are zilch.

There is always E63 AMG for you

 

[Sunny]

So does it make 450HP from the 4L engine or does it use the 4.4L GTS unit?

 

[Betty Swollocks]

420ps 414 hp i think

In metric terms:
420PS which is the same as 420hp.

In imperial terms:
It's 414bhp

 

[Zafiro]

So does it make 450HP from the 4L engine or does it use the 4.4L GTS unit?

Its a tuned engine from GTS. 4,360 cc displacement.

 

[martinbo]

It's the 4.4L unit Sunny.

 

[Zafiro]

Guys here is a video

BMW TV - BMW M3 CRT

 

[LaArtist]

^I think the sound in that video is the V10..

Im hating BMW for doing these short videos..with the M5 and this.. give us MOAAAAR

 

[Zafiro]

Price in Germany will be EUR 130.000.- incl. VAT..


Here is a pressrelese with technical info

BMW M Power World

 

[bum-man]

Interesting technology used for the hood. I guess we should expect some of it to be used on newer regular BMW's as well. It's strange that they would tune the engine more than the GTS track car. Good end to the E90 M3 and I think it will be a much better buy than the GTS if it comes out to around the same price.

 

[wookieecrisp]

Wow! Those red accents make this exterior that much better... more carbon fiber!

 

[LaArtist]

130 is pretty steep... thats like double what the normal M3 cost..

I wonder what the C63 BS will cost..

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I don't understand where 70kg lighter comes from.

It's only 45kg lighter than a M DCT equipped E90 M3 to EU1 standard.

 

[Levi68]

It is 45 kg lighter than standard M3 Sedan. But if on the standard M3 Sedan you add all the options (Navi Pro, High-End-Soundsystem Individual) waht is stars on the M3 CRT, than it is 70 kg lighter.

 

[Mr Robert]

I just can't understand the logic behind putting a high-end sound system and professional navigation in a car where you've just thrown out the heavy comfort seats.

Magnificent! It depresses me no end that my chances of owning one are zilch.

You gits drive on the wrong side of the road, right? Pick up a used E90 M3, manual and with about no extras, in the UK. They cost close to nothing, and build your own!
I think EVO had the same recommendation regarding the GTS in their first review...

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I really don't want to pick holes but BMW just make it so easy. Why include the high end stereo when the car is showcasing weight saving technology? It's a 2.6% weight saving over the standard sedan, yet it costs twice the amount? A bit of extra power, fair enough, but 130,000 Euros!!?

Please can somebody explain what there is to get excited about here?

Anybody could achieve these weight savings by stripping the interior and fitting BMW Performance seats, and fitting an Akrapovic exhaust, and save tens of thousands!!

 

[LaArtist]

^Yes sir..the price is beyond insane..you can buy 2 M3´s almost.. It aint that special

 

[Zafiro]

Tell that to all of them who bought the GTS. You like BMW, you want something exclusive and unique and something faster. Pretty simple but it works. Only 67 will be built for obvious reasons.

 

[Cashmere]

 

[Cashmere]

I really don't want to pick holes but BMW just make it so easy. Why include the high end stereo when the car is showcasing weight saving technology? It's a 2.6% weight saving over the standard sedan, yet it costs twice the amount? A bit of extra power, fair enough, but 130,000 Euros!!? Please can somebody explain what there is to get excited about here?

I understand where you are coming from, but BMW aren't the only ones that follow the same superficial diet routine and then hike up the price.