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BMW has begun testing the BMW M Hybrid V8, the name of the brand's WEC Hypercar Class entrant that BMW will...

BMW will shortly begin an intensive period of testing for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2023 in the IMSA GTP class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The project had already reached a key milestone before the rollout: the...

Hardcore BMW M4 GT3 is ready to slay the racetrack By Phuti Mpyane - 10 June 2021 The M4 GT3 is the competitive cousin of the M4 Competition that recently went on sale in SA.  Picture: SUPPLIED BMW Motorsport has revealed the stunning new BMW M4 GT3 customer race car based on the 2021 M4 Competition Coupe. As staggering as its looks is its output of 440kW, making it the most powerful straight-six engine BMW has installed in a racing car since the days of the BMW M1 Group 5, ...

BMW Back in August, we got confirmation that the M4 GT3 would sport the controversial grille that has since grown on us, and we have to admit: this thing looks awesome. The exterior of the GT3 shares the production cars grille size. The roof also features two longitudinal fins like its road-going sibling. The most notable difference however is the rear end. "The racing car is 3 inches wider on each side, but we have carried over the rear lights from the production car and the rear contour o...

BMW In the video, Marcus Engelke, Project Manager Drivetrain BMW M4, and Ulrich Schulz, Head of Drivetrain Design at BMW Motorsport make it clear that the straight-six engine was developed from the outset to be used for both track and road use. "510 hp, 650 Newton meters (479 lb-ft) - this is the most powerful straight-six engine weve ever fitted in a production car," says Engelke, while Schulz adds that at 590 hp and 516 lb-ft, this is the most powerful straight-six engine BMW has installe...