BMW Brings Iconic M3 GTR From ‘NFS: Most Wanted’ To Life The one-off, which is actually the 2001 ALMS championship-winning race car, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Need for Speed series ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This M3 GTR has been built as a one-off to celebrate 30 years of NFS and, conveniently, the game the M3 GTR is originally from – Need for Speed: Most Wanted – marks its 20 th birthday in 2025.

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. The blue and silver M3 GTR was featured on the cover of ...

I don’t think it’s hard to argue that the Need For Speed: Most Wanted BMW M3 GTR, with its distinctive blue-on-silver slashy stripe livery, is among the most iconic video game cars of all time ...