BMW M4 GT3 breaks cover and it’s looking for a fight

Are you fond of having a beer after work and then driving home? You should note that once South Africa’s new drunk-driving laws come into effect this month, you won’t be allowed behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after even one drink. Insurers say they have the right to refuse to pay accident claims if the driver’s blood alcohol level is over the legal limit.

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BMW Motorsport has unleashed its new, cutting-edge BMW M4

GT3 customer racing car based on the recently launched 2021 M4 Competition Coupe. Behind the car’s polarising grille, under the slender bonnet, beats a P58 3.0-litre, in-line, six-cylinder M Twinpower turbocharged engine that’s capable of producing around 440kw of power and 900Nm of torque.

If you want one to go racing on the weekends, it will set you back a cool R7232009.00 (excluding shipping, of course) if you place orders today.

If you would like a more bespoke vehicle, a Competition Package adds R750491 to the base price.

The Comp Pack, however, includes additional headlights, backlit door numbers, an advanced tyre pressure monitoring system with eight sensors, spring and brake pedal travel measurement systems, Bosch CAS-M rear-view camera radar system, an additional set of lightweight racing rims and one day of training on the

M4 GT3 simulator.

In North America, the BMW M4 GT3 will be eligible to compete in the GT Daytona and GT Daytona Pro classes of the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, as well as the GT class of the SRO Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and SRO GT America powered by AWS series.

The first international race outing for the new BMW M4 GT3 will be on June 26 at round four of this season’s Nurbu rgring close space (NLS).