This is the same very BMW M3 GTR that won the 2001 ALMS GT Series. ... This is no road-going E46 M3 either, and it’s the #42 BMW E46 M3 GTR that was raced by Jörg Müller and J.J. Lehto in 2001.

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 ...

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 ...