BMW recreates E46 M3 GTR from Need for Speed: Most Wanted with its iconic blue-and-silver livery The car is based on a genuine M3 GTR from BMW’s racing program with a 450-hp V8 engine Fans can ...

Back in 2003, Car and Driver tested a competition-spec M3 GTR. The big sensation was BMW's decision to switch from a 3.2-liter straight-six to a 4.0-liter V-8, which led to the aforementioned ...

Responding to this, BMW put 10 road-going versions of the M3 GTR on sale. Unfortunately, in 2002 the homologation rules changed, requiring 100 cars and 1000 engines to be built.

Why has it taken so long for the E46 to get its flowers? Perhaps it’s because there have been many “evolutions” of this car ...

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This is the same very BMW M3 GTR that won the 2001 ALMS GT Series. Power comes courtesy of a 4.0-liter naturally-aspirated V8 with 450 hp.

A few real-life tributes and recreations have been made since that game’s 2005 release, but now, BMW has done up an official Most Wanted -style E46 using a real V8-powered M3 GTR race car.

The BMW M3 GTR is now on display at BMW Welt München through January of next year. Take a look at the vehicle in the gallery above.

BMW revealed a custom M3 GTR race car built to match the halo car from the 2005 release of Need for Speed: Most Wanted. The E46-era M3 has a stripped interior with a single racing seat and a full ...