Hey, I know that BMW is making a limited number of M3 V8's GTR, but I want to know when it will be released, and the specs it has(hp, torque, weight) if possible.
Regarding the new V8 M3 you can hear a lot of speculations. The first time I heard of the V8 version is now 1.5 years ago. At that time a person from the upper BMW management told me they are not sure if they will bring out a V8 version. A V8 engine was already implemented in a M3. 4 weeks later the V8 plans died.
Now 1.5 years later it is an issue again. You have to know, the management of car manufacturer change their plans daily. The latest infos I have is a release date of beginning of 2003. From my point of view an earlier date makes no sense because BMW doesn't want to make the owners of the current M3 angry (me included, hihi).
BTW, the V8 plans are one thing but the other news for the upcoming M3s are the plans for the modified 6 cylinder M3. At the moment I know of a modified engine coming out end of 2003 (around 380hp). They have to do this because BMW is really not satisfied with the current 3.3 litre engine especially with the torque. Due to the tough schedule it was just a expedient.
The 380hp was my expectation for the current M3. Now I have to wait 2 additional years.
From my point of view 23hp difference between the E36 and the E46 was not what M3 drivers expected. They already had 35hp more between the 3.0 and the 3.2 litre (E36) engine. This was quite good.
You Euros got an additional 23 hp with the new M3, but here in the US it got bumped 93 hp from 240 hp to 333hp. Actually I believe it's a bit more since 1 us hp doesn't equal 1 euro hp.
Just saw a TV test with a Porsche 996 gt2. Im so impressed fastest stockcar on Nordschleife and looked realy funny to drive. I think all cars are allready listed.
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