BMW M3 DTM Videos Galore. A Look Into Its Engineering and Testing Process

Jason · 04-14-2012, 03:34 PM

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BMW M3 DTM Videos Galore! A Look Into Its Engineering and Testing Process

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Here's a great look via never seen before footage into the development, engineering, and testing process behind the BMW M3 DTM cars which are set to make their debut at the first 2012 DTM series race at Hockenheimring on April 29th.

Test Driving the BMW M3 DTM

BMW M3 DTM In and Exiting Pit

BMW M3 DTM Aerodynamic Testing

BMW M3 DTM Aerodynamics - Interview

BMW M3 DTM Engine (P66) Test Bench

BMW M3 DTM Gearbox Development

BMW M3 DTM Gearbox - Interview

BMW M3 DTM Seat Fitting

BMW M3 DTM Seat Fitting - Interview

AndyK. · 04-14-2012, 05:54 PM

Damn, what a beauty.

Cal@Sonic MS · 04-14-2012, 05:57 PM

Awesome stuff.

Maz335i · 04-14-2012, 06:27 PM

F32Fleet · 04-14-2012, 06:46 PM

Vadermobile

White person · 04-14-2012, 06:58 PM

ZStig · 04-14-2012, 07:05 PM

I wanna get custom molded seats like that!

M5007 · 04-14-2012, 08:04 PM

Nice

spacemonkey1112 · 04-14-2012, 10:42 PM

damn... those seats put any bucket seats i've seen in person to shame haha

GOLFFRR · 04-14-2012, 11:00 PM

so awesome

VCMpower · 04-14-2012, 11:25 PM

P66 is a musical instrument!

mkoesel · 04-15-2012, 11:17 AM

Aha - so the engine in the P66. Good to know. I wonder if this shares any DNA with the P65 found in the M3 GT2 and Z4 GT3?

johnca · 04-15-2012, 08:12 PM

Amazing Wooow

Island Road · 04-17-2012, 12:53 AM

i love videos like this!

datbimmerdoe · 04-18-2012, 01:12 AM

///M-azin vids!!!

M3_WC · 04-18-2012, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

Aha - so the engine in the P66. Good to know. I wonder if this shares any DNA with the P65 found in the M3 GT2 and Z4 GT3?

New ground up build. Built around DTM specs/regulations.

mkoesel · 04-18-2012, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by M3_WC

New ground up build. Built around DTM specs/regulations.

Yeah, you know I googled it and read that too, on their web page.

So it is apparently it is a new block, heads, everything. Crazy stuff. I wonder if it has the same 98mm bore spacing as other BMW V8s (or maybe not, maybe that is per rules, and that's why the need for a new engine). I also wonder what the bore and stroke are (are they dictated by the rules, or is it up to each OEM to decide?).

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