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In the year since BMW Motorsport launched the 2010 Z4 GT3, the race car has achieved great success in the GT3 class series, including a ground-breaking win at the Dubai 24 Hours earlier this year. But despite the car’s competitiveness, BMW knew that it still needed a few improvements. So, the Bavarian automaker let loose and built the new and improved 2011 Z4 GT3 racer. According to BMW, the goal for the latest version of the Z4 GT3 racer is to primarily improve its aerodynamic efficiency to make it more competitive against its rivals in the GT3 class. Noticeable improvements done on the new version include an elongated bonnet, a long wheelbase, and the narrow wheel arches. The car was also given a steel body courtesy of the BMW plant in Regensburg, Germany and a safety cell made of sturdy steel tubing that’s welded into the body. Likewise, BMW made good use of carbon fiber reinforced plastics, dressing up the car with the strong yet lightweight material on the front and rear wings, the bonnet, roof, and fenders, among other components. Another difference between the standard road-going Z4 and the racing variant is the powertrain. Whereas the former came with a six-cylinder engine, the latter was given a more powerful 4.4-liter V8 engine mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox. The car is now being sold to racing teams for €315,000, which is about $454,000 based on current exchange rates. .
18 comments: BMW Z4 GT3 hmm. I think that this car would be fuel efficient. However, I wonder what would be output power of this car since there is a limited information given.
 I’m torn between it’s beauty and ferocious look of this car on the tracks. By the way, since when did any tuner modify a Z3? The picture astounds me, cool body kits and spoiler though under the hood resides a real monster.
 Too bad that this one is strictly for racing only. It would be really great if they would offer those same upgrades to the Z4’s road version, that would be quite a great machine.
 Well, since this one is a newer model of the 2010 Z4, we can be pretty sure that this would have at least a similar set of performance numbers. And from what I have read about the previous Z4, this one would be quite outstanding.
 Aesthetically, the car looks great. However,i hope to read the engine performance of the car since it wasn’t mentioned in the article.
 Ok, I am not all that familiar with the Z4. But seeing this picture, it really looks like it can be quite the monster on track. And it seems that the performance numbers agree with that.
 Well, i do believe that design doesn’t matter on the racing cars. However, I do believe that this car will be faster since it has the efficient aerodynamic.
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04.12.2011 @ 01:04