BMW M3 GTS new footage

BMW might not be producing an M3 CSL, but this is something much better. Called the M3 GTS it's a stripped-out 450bhp road-racer designed to take on the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. It's a response to those that thought M Division might have lost its way: 'The BMW M3 GTS which we are currently preparing in our BMW M production workshop is a response to frequently expressed customer wishes', said M Division's CEO Dr Kay Segler at the unveiling. 'This M3 is even hotter: lower weight, more power - including an increase in capacity - and lots of technical details which were only previously available on the tuning market, if at all.' M Division has enlarged the M3's 4.0-litre V8 to 4.4-litres, and together with a lightweight titanium exhaust system, power has gone up from 414bhp to around 450bhp. The other changes you can't see are the revised suspension set-up, which is now adjustable for compression and rebound. And what you won't also see are the rear seats, air-con and sat-nav -- the current M3 already has a carbonfibre roof to cut weight so M Division had to look elsewhere to reduce the kilos. There is also an Alcantara-covered steering wheel, bucket seats (with a six-point harnesses) up front, and lighter-than-glass Macrolon for the rear windows, so despite the addition of a roll cage and a fire extinguisher, the M3 GTS weighs 1490kg, a massive drop from the standard M3's 1675kg kerbweight.