A visual treat for you this morning as Rahal and Letterman racing unveil their 2009 contender for the American Le Mans Series.
The new M3 has had a power increase taking it to 485bhp, up from the 414 usually produced by the 4.0 V8, we also hear that the chassis has been enhanced to cope with the additional power, although exact details on the tweaks are vague.
Luckily there are a few chaps at BMW HQ who know a thing or two about Formula 1, and used their wind tunnel expertise, along with computational fluid dynamics to hone the rather fantastic carbon fibre bodywork, producing perfect aerodynamics for race conditions.
There's still some work to do on the car before its race debut next year, and British driver Andy Priaulx will be one of the drivers involved with development.
We think this news is all about the pictures regardless of the power it produces, or the success it may, or may not have in ALMS you have to agree that it is a great looking race car.