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BMW pulled a lot of stunts in the past to get to race their M cars in various motorsport events. The FIA regulations often asked manufacturers to sell a certain model to be able to race it. That’s how plenty of limited-edition cars were launched back in the day.
One of them, in the mid 1990s was the E36 M3 GT, out of which only 356 units were ever made, 50 of them for the UK market (right-hand drive). These cars had some specific features that you couldn’t have on any other BMW.
They were all painted in British Racing Green and had a Mexico Green interior. Yeah, we know, it was a rather weird choice, especially considering the rivalry between Germany and the British and the usual colors BMW uses. To this day, no official reason for picking this combo wasn’t released.
The purpose of offering such a car was so that BMW could enter the FIA-GT class II and IMSA GT races. Therefore, the M3 GT had to have a special look and a different power output than ‘regular’ cars.
It had a new front spoiler, corner splitters, higher rear wings, aluminum doors, forged Motorsport wheels, a stiffer suspension and a revised engine that made 295 BHP and 323 Nm (238 lb-ft) of torque. Being lighter than the standard M3, it had a top speed of 275 km/h (171 mph).
Then came another limited edition model that was even rarer. It was the M3 Evolution Imola Individual or GT2 as it’s more widely known. This one, as you probably guessed, was dressed in Imola Red and had a slightly different look.
The engine specs were unchanged but the cars received a complete Class II body kit that includes a rear spoiler, front splitter and corner spoiler extensions. Other special features were the Nappa leather and Amaretto seats in Imola red used inside the cabin.
One such car is now on sale on eBay. Out of the 200 units ever made for the European market alone, only 50 had the steering wheel on the right side, being shipped over to the UK.
Car number 35 is apparently for sale on eBay, the seller asking £10,995 ($18,841 or €13,927 at today’s rates) for it and claiming it’s impeccable.
Judging from the photos and the complete information he’s providing, he tend to believe him but then we noticed the mileage on the odometer and all sorts of lights started popping up in our heads.
The car has 135,000 miles on the clock. That’s 217,350 kilometers and it’s a huge amount, especially for an M3 that was surely raced on and off the track.
They were all painted in British Racing Green and had a Mexico Green interior. Yeah, we know, it was a rather weird choice, especially considering the rivalry between Germany and the British and the usual colors BMW uses. To this day, no official reason for picking this combo wasn’t released.
The purpose of offering such a car was so that BMW could enter the FIA-GT class II and IMSA GT races. Therefore, the M3 GT had to have a special look and a different power output than ‘regular’ cars.
It had a new front spoiler, corner splitters, higher rear wings, aluminum doors, forged Motorsport wheels, a stiffer suspension and a revised engine that made 295 BHP and 323 Nm (238 lb-ft) of torque. Being lighter than the standard M3, it had a top speed of 275 km/h (171 mph).
Then came another limited edition model that was even rarer. It was the M3 Evolution Imola Individual or GT2 as it’s more widely known. This one, as you probably guessed, was dressed in Imola Red and had a slightly different look.
The engine specs were unchanged but the cars received a complete Class II body kit that includes a rear spoiler, front splitter and corner spoiler extensions. Other special features were the Nappa leather and Amaretto seats in Imola red used inside the cabin.
One such car is now on sale on eBay. Out of the 200 units ever made for the European market alone, only 50 had the steering wheel on the right side, being shipped over to the UK.
Car number 35 is apparently for sale on eBay, the seller asking £10,995 ($18,841 or €13,927 at today’s rates) for it and claiming it’s impeccable.
Judging from the photos and the complete information he’s providing, he tend to believe him but then we noticed the mileage on the odometer and all sorts of lights started popping up in our heads.
The car has 135,000 miles on the clock. That’s 217,350 kilometers and it’s a huge amount, especially for an M3 that was surely raced on and off the track.
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