From the road to the racetrack: First joint appearance of the prototypes BMW M4 Coupe and BMW M4 GT3 during the MotoGP ™.
20.08.2020 press release
World premiere at the Red Bull Ring: For the first time, the BMW M GmbH presented its two icons designed for the road and the racetrack side-by-side, the prototypes of the new BMW M4 Coupe (combined fuel consumption: 10.9 – 10 , 5 l / 100 km *; combined CO2 emissions: 249 – 239 g / km *, preliminary figures) and the new BMW M4 GT3.
Munich. World premiere at the Red Bull Ring: For the first time, the BMW M GmbH presented its two icons designed for the road and the racetrack side-by-side, the prototypes of the new BMW M4 Coupe (combined fuel consumption: 10.9 – 10 , 5 l / 100 km *; combined CO2 emissions: 249 – 239 g / km *, preliminary figures) and the new BMW M4 GT3. During the run-up to the MotoGP “BMW M Grand Prix of Styria”, the two cars were presented in a camouflage look designed specifically for this purpose, as their final design will not be revealed until a later date.
“I am very happy that we can present both the new BMW M4 Coupe and the new BMW M4 GT3 here together. As the title sponsor of the ‘BMW M Grand Prix of Styria’ and long-term partner of MotoGP organizer Dorna Sports, I can not think of a better place to hold this special premiere. The BMW M4 Coupe and its motorsport counterpart BMW M4 GT3 are the icons of the BMW M GmbH and prime examples of the technology transport from motorsport to series production – and back again. From the beginning, both cars were developed in parallel, so they both have the same genes, “says Markus Flasch, CEO of BMW M GmbH, who even made the first rounds at the Red Bull Ring in the BMW M4 Coupe completed.
Like the new BMW M3 Sedan and all other current high-performance cars from the BMW M GmbH, the new BMW M4 Coupe will be available in two performance versions: Except a variant with 353 kW / 480 hp and
a 6-speed manual transmission, a Competition model with 375 kW / 510 hp and an 8-speed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic will also be available in each case.
The core component shared by all BMW M4s is the newly developed straight six-cylinder engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology and a high-revolution concept. From the beginning, the high-performance power plant was developed on the basis of performance characteristics taken directly from motorsport. Not only will the BMW M Customer Racing Teams, who install the BMW M4 GT3 in various GT series worldwide, benefit from this. It also raises the standard of driving pleasure for BMW M4 traffic cars to a new level.
For Philipp Eng, the person who drove the BMW M4 GT3, the ride across the Austrian circuit was a welcome foretaste of the year ahead: “I can not wait to get the BMW M4 GT3 on the starting grid,” says the Austrian who will participate in the DTM with the ZF BMW M4 DTM. “The BMW M4 GT3 will take part in its first race next year and will be able to prove how it performs under competitive conditions. I’m sure it has what it takes to continue the long and successful tradition of BMW M cars. ”
From 2022 and following selected racing events in 2021, the BMW M4 GT3 will definitely replace the BMW M6 GT3 as the top model in BMW’s customer sport. Since 2016, the BMW M6 GT3 has been part of the BMW M Motorsport car portfolio, the Spa-Franchorchamps have been winning for 24 hours in their debut year, only to overcome this success with a double victory two years later.
However, before the new BMW M4 Coupe is actually released on the road and the race track without special camouflage design, intensive tests still need to be performed. The official world premiere is scheduled for September 2020. But one thing is for sure: One of the MotoGP pilots fighting for points and placements, just a few days after the appearance of the BMW M4 Coupe on the Red Bull Ring, will enjoy driving an icon of the BMW M GmbH. As the winner of the “BMW M Grand Prix of Styria” will be held from 21 to 23 August, it will be hot with an exclusive BMW M4 Coupe of the model generation 2021.
