BMW M3 Gets $100K Le Mans Racer Treatment
Want the look of a GT2-class M3 GT but canΆt afford the real thing? Then German tuning company CLP Automotive has you covered with this convincing body kit. Including all of the M3 GTΆs various fins, flares, vents, and bulges, this kit gives you everything you need to turn your run-of-the-mill BMW M3 into a replica of Le MansΆ reigning GT-class champ.
A set of wide-body fender flares are added to accommodate the 19-inch replica BBS wheels, which measure nine inches wide in the front and a whopping 12 inches in the rear. This gives the car that race-ready stance, but to make you feel like youΆre qualifying for the main event at the Circuit de la Sarthe every day when you drive to work, CLP demonstrates fanatical detail by including all the racerΆs decals and aero bits in the kit as well.
With your M3 now sporting all the M stickers and sponsor decals of the M3 GT, thereΆs little left to distinguish it from the genuine article. The racing-spec fixed rear wing combined with a heavy-duty front splitter and unique rear bumper complete the look, making it appear as if it was plucked right off the grid of a Le Mans Series race.
But what good is looking like a race car if you donΆt have the performance to back it up? On that front, CLP has you covered as well. Beneath that vent-laden hood lies an engine tuned to roughly 600 hp with the help of forced induction. For handling, CLP replaces the already capable suspension developed by BMWΆs M Division with a system from Bilstein. After reading about all of this upgraded hardware and custom-made bodywork, youΆre probably starting to add up the bill in your head. WeΆll save you the trouble and spell it out for you. The total cost of the conversion comes to 69,000 euros (roughly $96,800) on top of the price of the M3 itself.
That may sound like a lot for whatΆs essentially just a body kit and power boost, but when you consider that buying a real M3 GT will probably set you back several times that amount, itΆs not such a bad price.
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