The last few years BMW raced on tracks all over the world with their Z4 GT3. Under the hood of this monster, the 4.4 liter V8 of the E92 M3 GTS doesn't only produce enough M power, it also produces the best sound in most of the endurances racing classes. A mix of the sound of the E30 M3 and E46 M3 CLS combined with a hammering V8. Optical, the Z4 GT3 looks like a brutal version of the standard Z4 which looks quite tame. It's a shame that BMW never built a street legal version and more powerful version like the GT3.
But let's forget about the Z4, that's not BMW's most popular model anymore and next to that no M model has a naturally aspirated engine anymore. The racing monsters have to reflect the reality on the tracks and that's why BMW comes up with the M6 GT3, still powered by an 4.4 liter V8 but now based on the engine of the street legal M5, M6 and BMW SUVs with an M badge.
The car will weigh slightly more than the current Z4 GT3 but will also have some more power and of course more torque. Next to that, BMW claims that the 'running costs' of this new model are lower than before. When you want to compete with Audis, Mercedes', Ferraris, McLarens, Aston Martins or Lamborghinis in for example the 'Blanc Pain Endurance Series' that's of course possible. At least, when you pay BMW at least 379.000 euros.
