Driving the BMW E92 M3 GT: A dream come true.
. If I wasn’t in class or sleeping, you’d find me in front of the TV, squeezing out that last tenth on tracks like Maple Valley Raceway, desperate to put my Gamertag on top ofFor most races my choice of car was the same: The No. 79 Jeff Koons BMW M3 GT2 Art Car. My teenage brain was drawn to the car’s flashy exterior, and it helped that I was already a bit of a BMW fanboy . Plus, it was fast.
Getting this close to an M3 GT is a revelation. No video game can do the car justice. Its impossibly low stance, the ultra-wide fenders, the dramatically rearward seating position; the nuances you don’t notice in the video game stand out when you’re in its presence. Inside, you sit just millimeters off the floorpan, surrounded by steel roll cage bars and a seat halo. Your butt sits about a foot farther back than in a roadgoing M3, putting your shoulders roughly in line with the B-pillar.
From the right seat, you notice the vibrations. The M3 GT’s engine, a 4.0-liter V-8 codenamed P65, is bolted directly to the chassis without any damping mounts. While displacement may mirror the street car’s V-8, the parts in the GT’s all-aluminum motor are bespoke. Inside the alloy block sits a forged steel crankshaft, steel connecting rods, and fully skirted forged aluminum pistons, according to.
It doesn’t take long for me to make a fool of myself. The clutch’s short pedal travel and carbon fiber material make it the opposite of progressive. I stall three times in front of the whole BMW factory team before eventually mustering up the skill to get the car moving. Great start.
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