One of the reasons the M3 GTR holds such a special place in history is its engineering. Unlike the standard E46 M3, which came with an inline-six engine, the GTR featured a race-bred 4.0-liter ...

Initially developed to dominate the American Le Mans Series GT class, the E46 M3 GTR morphed into an outrageous, road-worthy homologation special that starred in the original Need for Speed: Most ...

The E46 M3 GTR was an exception to that rule. See, BMW made a mighty V8 to compete in ALMS GT series racing. But to qualify for the class BMW wanted to race in, a street-legal variant needed to exist.

BMW revealed a custom M3 GTR race car built to match the halo car from the 2005 release of Need for Speed: Most Wanted.; The E46-era M3 has a stripped interior with a single racing seat and a full ...

Article content. BMW recreates E46 M3 GTR from Need for Speed: Most Wanted with its iconic blue-and-silver livery; The car is based on a genuine M3 GTR from BMW’s racing program with a 450-hp V8 ...

Before there was the M3 GTS, there was the GTR. With a 444-hp, flat-crank 4.0L V-8 in place of the street car's I-6, this American Le Mans Series homologation special dominated the series for the ...