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05-18-2010, 09:40 AM
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BMW M3 GTS - Click above for high-res image gallery
Hot on the trails of BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw)'s victorious return to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/unexpected-winner-crowned-at-nurburgring-24-hours-spoiler/) this year, rumors have surfaced that an even hotter version of the M3 GTS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/bmw-m3-gts-unveiled/) is on the way. The orange wündermobile was unveiled barely six months ago, complete with 450-horsepower V8, upgraded brakes, rolling stock, suspension and aero package and a stripped interior. But if that's not enough to tickle your fancy, a few supposedly informed fanboys say that Munich is preparing to celebrate - and bid farewell to - the E92 M3 with an even fiercer derivative.
Tentatively dubbed the M3 GTS-R, the ultimate 3 Series is expected to benefit from yet another power upgrade, plus more carbon fiber body panels - all decked in matte black - to further reduce weight and pack even wider wheel arches packing Y-shaped five-spoke rims and blending into fat side sills. There's even word of a streetable implementation of the company's F1-derived KERS regenerative braking system for push-to-pass boost. Sounds tasty; stay tuned for more. Thanks for the tip, Barry!
Gallery: BMW M3 GTS (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m3-gts/low/)
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[Source: M3Post (http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=386887)]Rumormill: BMW preparing even hotter M3 GTS-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/rumormill-bmw-preparing-even-hotter-m3-gts-r/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 18 May 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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BMW M3 GTS - Click above for high-res image gallery
Hot on the trails of BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw)'s victorious return to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/17/unexpected-winner-crowned-at-nurburgring-24-hours-spoiler/) this year, rumors have surfaced that an even hotter version of the M3 GTS (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/bmw-m3-gts-unveiled/) is on the way. The orange wündermobile was unveiled barely six months ago, complete with 450-horsepower V8, upgraded brakes, rolling stock, suspension and aero package and a stripped interior. But if that's not enough to tickle your fancy, a few supposedly informed fanboys say that Munich is preparing to celebrate - and bid farewell to - the E92 M3 with an even fiercer derivative.
Tentatively dubbed the M3 GTS-R, the ultimate 3 Series is expected to benefit from yet another power upgrade, plus more carbon fiber body panels - all decked in matte black - to further reduce weight and pack even wider wheel arches packing Y-shaped five-spoke rims and blending into fat side sills. There's even word of a streetable implementation of the company's F1-derived KERS regenerative braking system for push-to-pass boost. Sounds tasty; stay tuned for more. Thanks for the tip, Barry!
Gallery: BMW M3 GTS (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-m3-gts/low/)
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[Source: M3Post (http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=386887)]Rumormill: BMW preparing even hotter M3 GTS-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/rumormill-bmw-preparing-even-hotter-m3-gts-r/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 18 May 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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