BMW M4 GTS: feestnummer with 500 hp

Posted on 07-10-2015 at 8:07 by Ricardo – 63 Comments”

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the BMW M3, the Germans with a party edition on the market. One that the magic letters GTS carry.

BMW has a M4 Coupe caught and subjected to a weight reduction. The seats, door panels and middentunnel are, for example, of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). Also, the rear seat discharged, resulting in a weight reduction of 25 kg compared to the standard M4 with automatic transmission.

What also contributes are the newly designed hood and the roof, both constructed from carbon. Also the far excellent splitter is of the lightweight material, as well as the spoiler on the same boot. The titanium exhaust is 20% lighter than the standard version. The wheel arches are filled with 666 M-rims in Acid Orange. At the front they measure 19-inch at the rear, they are an inch larger. Sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres provide the contact with the road.

Water injection

Under the huge thick hood is BMW’s familiar 3.0-litre six-cylinder in hiding. As the unveiling of the conceptual model was already indicated this block with water injection. This is the temperature of the mixture in the cylinders is reduced, the ideal combustion temperature. This is the timing of the ignition is more accurate to adjust, and can the compression go up, without pingelgevaar. Video explanation HIERO.

The M4 GTS will kick it up to 500 hp, a surplus of 69 hp compared to the standard M4. The couple sits there with 50 newton meters ahead, and 600 Nm, issued between 4.000 to 5.500 rpm. This sprint the M4 GTS, equipped with a zeventrapsautomaat, in 3,8 seconds to 100 km/h, a decrease of 0.3 second. The top speed is at 305 km/h. You’re extra fast, quiet, BMW assembles standard M Carbon-ceramic brake discs with six pistons on the front brakes and four-piston on the rear brakes.

That snazzy roll cage, zespuntsgordels and fire extinguisher are also part of the Clubsport package. Without additional cost to order. What the M4 GTS will cost is not yet known, however, that the number of copies of this future classic is limited to 700 units.

Lap Nordschleife in 7:28

BMW claims a lap the Green Hell with the F82 M4 GTS in 7:28 minutes to do so, which is considerably faster than the 7:48 of the E92 M3 GTS and the 7:50 from the E46 M3 CSL.

That water injection-horsepower hear roar can on Autojunk.

Gallery: BMW M4 GTS

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