BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition
Missed out on an M4 GTS? Now the same spec is available with stripes!
Interestingly given BMW made only 700 GTS M4s, another 200 DTM cars are being produced. Perhaps BMW needs to recoup some more money on the investment? And maybe there's still some possibility of a saloon version as well... As for spec, it's mechanically identical to a GTS: water-injected straight-six turbo with 500hp, 3.8 seconds to 62mph and 190mph flat out. It also keeps that car's carbon ceramic brakes, manually adjustable dampers and Cup 2 tyres. Thankfully the wheels are no longer orange.
Marking out the DTM, in case you hadn't noticed, is a "distinctive exterior design" inspired by the touring car. It's only offered in Alpine White with "additional foiling" (see the front flics, new front splitter and side skirt attachments) again to make it look like a DTM car. The stripes appear to be compulsory as well - are you brave enough? The interior is as per the GTS a with a half cage, bucket seats and Alcantara wheel.
Now BMW says 200 DTM Champion Editions will be available globally, with a price in Germany of 148,500 euros (£134,000 at today's exchange rate). As soon as there's any word on UK availability we'll let you know!
[M4 GTS pic: Tim Brown]
I sort of "prefer" this version I like some of the stripes, not all though and the naff M badges on the lower portion next to the side skirts look exactly that, naff.
I think it'll be those just affording the car on the basis that they don't have to eat a whole chunk of depreciation and tbh the new increased number isn't going to alter that.
with regards special eds: i personally think it's worth paying the extra for a proper 'skunkworks' edition.
sat in one at FOS and it 'feels' properly special. had i the money, this car would genuinely have me agonise between it and the GT3.
it also means that i'm very unlikely to have rolling up alongside me some 'oink-done-good' ha-ha.
What would they have done with these 200 cars if Mortara's Audi had won the DTM yesterday? Stripes off again I suppose?
Funny how 900 units of an expensive supercar is considered a limited run these days: in comparison they only made 950 Lotus Carltons/Omegas ever and they still couldn't shift what they made!
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