BMW, EA bring the hero car BMW M3 GTR from NFS Most Wanted to life
Do you remember the video game Need For Speed: Most Wanted, released in 2005?
Whether you realize it or not, the iconic image of the BMW M3 GTR has haunted us for almost 20 years, and now that model has been brought to life by BMW!
In collaboration with Electronic Arts, BMW has recreated the legendary M3 GTR and will showcase it at the BMW Welt Museum in Munich from November 27, 2024, to January 6, 2025.
The M3 GTR for NFS: Most Wanted is a real racing machine based on the M3 GTR E46, number #42, which was driven by Jörg Müller and J.J. Lehto for the BMW Motorsport team in 2001. It features a livery reminiscent of the hero car from the video game.
For racing purposes, BMW developed a V8 4.0-liter engine (code P60B40) capable of generating 444 hp.
The homologation laws in effect at the time led BMW to produce 10 units of the M3 GTR Strassenversion— the road-legal version.
With the same engine, the BMW M3 GTR Strassenversion delivered reduced power of 380 hp and was paired with a more conventional manual transmission.
This M3 GTR race car later inspired the design of the livery seen on the BMW GTR in NFS: Most Wanted, which became popular among video game fans in 2005.
You can actually ‘drive’ this machine by updating the Need For Speed: Unbound Vol. 9 game, which also features several new vehicle models, including the BMW S1000RR motorcycle.
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