At minimum 8,000Lbs of Downforce at 32Mph, That race car wouldnt stand a chance against these behemoths. @ Fangio Man: Let me guess, the car in that picture is from 1968. Exactly. 2002 BMW M3 GTR specs, performance data, top speed, engine specifications, pictures, updated September 2023. By Gleni Lame Published Sep 12, 2021 The BMW M3 GTR is soo rare that you might not even find one today. via BMW Group Back in the year 2000, when the BMW E46 M3 didn't make the cut in the 12 hours of Sebring in Florida, BMW knew it had to go bigger and better. Aside from the engine, many modifications were made to the body of the car. With a massive V8 in it, the M3 GTR ended up on the heavier side. To counter this, BMW has swapped a number of body panels with carbon fiber. The front and side skirts are completely different and designed to reduce drag. Overall, the Strassenversion of the M3 GTR BMW promised to build ten road-going (strassenversion) units, but it's believed that only six were actually made, half of which were development testbeds. Manufactured alongside the race car in Plant Regensburg, none have come up for sale or auction in recent memory, and its specialized status make the M3 GTR one of those fantasy cars that The BMW M3 GTR E46 , ALMS,2001. An E46 GTR came to life in February 2001, powered by the P60B40 a 3,997 cc V8 producing 493 hp (368 kW; 500 PS). Unlike the straight-six powered M3 versions, which were outpaced by the Porsche 996 GT3, the racing version of the E46 M3 GTR 16 was very successful in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), entered by Schnitzer Motorsport. MRNp4C.