His racing debut of the BMW M6 GT3 will celebrate in the coming season - and yet the new GT sports car at this year's 24 Hours Nürburgring on everyone's lips.
The "special guest" at the M Night, with the fifth M Festival was officially opened for all followers of the strongest character in the world as part of the race weekend. BMW works driver Jörg Müller made the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 for a spectacular stage performance of the powerful sports car.
"The conditions that the BMW M6 Coupé has commanded in the development of us were, of course, sensational," said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "So it makes our engineers in collaboration with colleagues twice, derive at BMW M fun the car for the race track it. We are pleased at any rate immensely to the first race for the BMW M6 GT3 in 2016. I am sure that we will continue to write our success story with this car in motorsport in common. "
Frank van Meel, Managing Director of BMW M GmbH, also underlined the parallels between BMW M and BMW Motorsport and clarified it on the basis of an exciting news. "With the new Competition Package, the engines in the BMW M6 Coupé, the BMW M6 Convertible and the BMW M6 Gran Coupe will make future 600 PS at 700 Nm. Thus, the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h is henceforth in Coupe and Gran Coupe in 3.9 seconds, the Cabriolet in 4.0 seconds possible, "said van Meel. "This innovation illustrates the great potential of our 4.4-liter V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology has. And we draw naturally very happy. "
"The Nürburgring, BMW M and BMW Motorsport simply belong together", Müller said after the first presentation of the car in front of a large audience. "And if one may then come up with this brand new baby on the stage, then you are already incredibly proud. The BMW M6 GT3 will make all fans of BMW M in the future a lot of joy. "
Already on Wednesday had BMW Motorsport customers from around the world at the "Closed Room" event in the BMW M Test Centre Nürburg can get an exclusive look at the BMW M6 GT3 for the first time and got the vehicle of drivers and engineers presented in detail. Particularly interesting were the guests at the 4.4-liter V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology, which has been modified only slightly in the BMW M6 Coupé and used for racing. The high-tech engine with dry sump lubrication makes about 500 hp and impresses with its high torque. "We will do us when overtaking of slow corners definitely easier", Müller explained from the rider.
The BMW M6 GT3 puts it in a weight of less than 1,300 kilograms. Also, the transaxle drive concept, the sequential six-speed racing transmission and the aerodynamically optimized in the BMW wind tunnel body make it clear that BMW Motorsport 2016 sends a real racer at the start. For its operations in endurance racing the BMW M6 GT3 is also trimmed in terms of reliability, efficiency and ease of maintenance for maximum performance. The longer wheelbase also promises a significantly improved handling compared to the current BMW Z4 GT3.
To protect the pilot in the cockpit of the BMW M6 GT3 in the event of an accident as possible, BMW Motorsport has developed and produced the FIA-certified safety cell itself. In addition there are numerous other features, and are the only solely the driver's protection. This includes prescribed in the regulations skylight through which the pilot can be taken off the helmet as needed, as well as the fixed bolted to the body and specially developed by BMW Motorsport safety seat.
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| BMW M6 GT3 - will celebrate in the coming season |
The "special guest" at the M Night, with the fifth M Festival was officially opened for all followers of the strongest character in the world as part of the race weekend. BMW works driver Jörg Müller made the wheel of the BMW M6 GT3 for a spectacular stage performance of the powerful sports car.
"The conditions that the BMW M6 Coupé has commanded in the development of us were, of course, sensational," said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. "So it makes our engineers in collaboration with colleagues twice, derive at BMW M fun the car for the race track it. We are pleased at any rate immensely to the first race for the BMW M6 GT3 in 2016. I am sure that we will continue to write our success story with this car in motorsport in common. "
Frank van Meel, Managing Director of BMW M GmbH, also underlined the parallels between BMW M and BMW Motorsport and clarified it on the basis of an exciting news. "With the new Competition Package, the engines in the BMW M6 Coupé, the BMW M6 Convertible and the BMW M6 Gran Coupe will make future 600 PS at 700 Nm. Thus, the sprint from 0 to 100 km / h is henceforth in Coupe and Gran Coupe in 3.9 seconds, the Cabriolet in 4.0 seconds possible, "said van Meel. "This innovation illustrates the great potential of our 4.4-liter V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology has. And we draw naturally very happy. "
"The Nürburgring, BMW M and BMW Motorsport simply belong together", Müller said after the first presentation of the car in front of a large audience. "And if one may then come up with this brand new baby on the stage, then you are already incredibly proud. The BMW M6 GT3 will make all fans of BMW M in the future a lot of joy. "
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| bmw M6 GT3 - will celebrate in the coming season |
Already on Wednesday had BMW Motorsport customers from around the world at the "Closed Room" event in the BMW M Test Centre Nürburg can get an exclusive look at the BMW M6 GT3 for the first time and got the vehicle of drivers and engineers presented in detail. Particularly interesting were the guests at the 4.4-liter V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology, which has been modified only slightly in the BMW M6 Coupé and used for racing. The high-tech engine with dry sump lubrication makes about 500 hp and impresses with its high torque. "We will do us when overtaking of slow corners definitely easier", Müller explained from the rider.
The BMW M6 GT3 puts it in a weight of less than 1,300 kilograms. Also, the transaxle drive concept, the sequential six-speed racing transmission and the aerodynamically optimized in the BMW wind tunnel body make it clear that BMW Motorsport 2016 sends a real racer at the start. For its operations in endurance racing the BMW M6 GT3 is also trimmed in terms of reliability, efficiency and ease of maintenance for maximum performance. The longer wheelbase also promises a significantly improved handling compared to the current BMW Z4 GT3.
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| bmw M6 GT3 - will celebrate in the coming season |
To protect the pilot in the cockpit of the BMW M6 GT3 in the event of an accident as possible, BMW Motorsport has developed and produced the FIA-certified safety cell itself. In addition there are numerous other features, and are the only solely the driver's protection. This includes prescribed in the regulations skylight through which the pilot can be taken off the helmet as needed, as well as the fixed bolted to the body and specially developed by BMW Motorsport safety seat.
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