[Auto]First joint appearance of the BMW M4 Coupé and BMW M4 GT3 prototypes during MotoGP

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The day before the MotoGP “BMW M Grand Prix of Styria”, the two vehicles were presented in camouflage specifically designed for this purpose, as their final design will not be revealed until a later date.

 

“I am very pleased to be able to present here the new BMW M4 Coupé and the new BMW M4 GT3 together. As title sponsor of the "BMW M Grand Prix of Styria" and long-term partner of organizer Dorna Sports, I cannot think of a better place to celebrate this special premiere. The BMW M4 Coupé and its racing counterpart, the BMW M4 GT3, are the icons of BMW M GmbH and prime examples of technology transfer from motorsport to series production and vice versa. From the beginning, both vehicles were developed in parallel, so they both have the same genes, ”says Markus Flasch, CEO of BMW M GmbH, who completed the first laps at the Red Bull Ring in the BMW M4 Coupé.

 

                                                           

 

Like the new BMW M3 Saloon, the new BMW M4 Coupé will be available in two versions: a variant with 353 kW / 480 hp and 6-speed manual transmission and a Competition model with 375 kW / 510 hp and an M transmission. 8-speed Steptronic with Drivelogic.

 

From 2022 the BMW M4 GT3 will replace the BMW M6 GT3 as the top-of-the-range model in BMW's racing-customer offering. Since 2016, the BMW M6 GT3 has been part of the BMW M Motorsport vehicle portfolio, already winning the 24 Hours of Spa-Franchorchamps during its debut year, only to surpass this success with a double victory two years later. Before the new BMW M4 Coupé is launched on the road and on the track without camouflage, final intensive tests still need to be carried out. The official world premiere is scheduled for September 2020. But one thing is already certain: one of the MotoGP riders fighting for points and positions a few days after the appearance of the BMW M4 Coupé at the Red Bull Ring, will have the pleasure of driving an icon of BMW M GmbH. Because the winner of the “BMW M Grand Prix of Styria” to be held from August 21 to 23 will be honored with a BMW M4 Coupé.