The car featured a thicker A-pillar to reinforce the bodywork. On the sides, a pair of vents on the front fenders resembled, in a modern way, those found on the glorious BMW 507. Two scoops on the hood allowed a part of the hot air to escape from the engine bay. The big bumper with a lower apron and wide grille was needed to hide the big radiator and various coolers. The aggressive look of the car was due to its rounded parking lights, named “Angel Eyes” even though they looked from the opposing team. While the E30 M3 was built in a little over 17.000 units, the E46 M3 convertible alone was sold in almost 30.000 units. The 2001 M3 (E46) was the third generation. Its commercial success was so big that the car-maker decided to build offer M3 versions for the following 3-Series vehicles. The first generation of the BMW M3 was a race-purpose car built for streets to receive the FIA approval for racing. as well one of the most popular cars of famous YouTubers such as: Blackpanthaa and KuruHS.The third generation of the M3 was built in a choice of two body styles: coupe and convertible.Įven though the convertible was heavier, its performances were no joke. Kennneth & FeatherWing for cool screenshotsĪnd this car is presented by me to those who have dreamed of owning this car since they were old and as a child while playing nfs mw, carbon, heat or mw 2012 and grew up with this car.
#2001 E46 M3 SPECS LICENSE#
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#2001 E46 M3 SPECS SERIES#
The revised rules forced BMW to pull the M3 GTR from the following American Le Mans Series season. The ALMS rules were changed for the GT class heading into the 2002 season, and required that at least 100 units as well as 1,000 engines be built for a car to qualify. This was based on the fact that the V8 engine in the M3 GTR was not available in any road legal BMW M3.īMW produced 10 road going GTR models for sale after the 2001 ALMS season ended as the rules required that the entered cars must be placed on sale on two continents within twelve months of the season beginning. Porsche claimed during the 2001 ALMS season that BMW had violated the ALMS entry rules and the spirit of Gran Turismo. The new engine gave the BMW M3 GTR a competitive edge over the Porsche 911 GT3-R and allowed the M3 GTR to win seven out of the ten events in the GT category in the 2001 season. The old engine was ditched as BMW's engineers couldn't squeeze any more horsepower out of it. It was developed alongside the BMW V10 engine that was used to power Williams Formula 1 cars during the 2001 F1 season. The car first entered the GT class of the American Le Mans Series in 2000, in which it only took a single victory and was beaten on several occasions by the Porsche 911 GT3-R.Ī newly developed P60B40 V8 engine was quickly placed into the race car before the beginning of the racing 2001 season. It was originally fitted with a 3.2L inline-six engine based on the engine of the standard E46 M3. It competed during the 2001 racing season under both the BMW Motorsport and Team Schnitzer teams, with the car being entered in the GT class of The American Le Mans Championship and the European Le Mans Series. The BMW M3 GTR GT (E46) is a race car developed by BMW based on their M3 E46. Following the success of the previous model, I decided to build something very valuable and important this time that no one has been able to build before:ĭescription 2001 BMW M3 GTR LM "Hero"
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