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      04-29-2016, 03:32 PM   #1
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DTM's new safety car is a BMW M4 GTS

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So the M4 GTS is the new DTM safety car. Kind of cool that they just threw on some light system and a few stickers to the original car and it's ready to roll.

http://www.bmw-motorsport.com/en/car...tm-motogp.html

BMW Motorsport not only fields eight BMW M4 DTMs in the 2016 DTM season, but is also represented by a lead car, based on the production model of the BMW M4: the BMW M4 GTS leads the 24 DTM racing cars as official DTM Safety Car around the circuits on the race calendar safely and with great aplomb.

The demands on such a lead car at the most popular international touring car series are high. According to the DTM rules “the DTM safety car is designed and adapted for high-performance driving on race circuits and is powerful enough to maintain the speeds at which other vehicles also participating in the event can be driven without an adverse effect on their racing capabilities.” In other words: the DTM safety car must be capable of setting a speed at which DTM drivers are able to keep, inter alia, the tyres and brake systems of their racing cars within an ideal temperature range.

The BMW M4 GTS already fulfils these requirements in the production version. Under its bonnet it boasts the award-winning, 3.0-litre engine taken from the BMW M3/M4. Thanks to innovative water injection technology, it was possible to increase engine power output by 51 kW/69 hp to 368 kW/500 hp. Maximum torque was increased from 550 Nm to 600 Nm. Hence, the BMW M4 GTS (ECE kerb weight: 1,585 kg, power to weight ratio: 3.0 kg/hp), which was consistently developed according to the lightweight construction principle, is the most agile, radical and best-handling model in the series. It sprints from a standstill to the 100 km/h mark in a mere 3.8 seconds, reaching a top speed of 305 km/h (limited).

Moreover, the mandatory safety features for the DTM safety car are already fitted: in the form of the optional Clubsport Package – available for the BMW M4 GTS at no extra cost – including an Acid Orange roll bar located behind the front seats, 6-point seat belts especially adapted for racing and a fire extinguisher. Therefore, to render the car suitable for DTM racetracks, it was only necessary to install the specific safety car light system with an LED light bar on the roof, LED flashers in the distinctively designed front apron as well the flash mode function for the LED headlamps. Clearly visible “DTM Safety Car” stickers and a radio installation for interference-free communication between the safety car crew and the race control were also added.



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      04-30-2016, 11:35 AM   #2
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      04-30-2016, 11:42 AM   #3
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Nice! I wish this pace car had the carbon fiber wheels
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      04-30-2016, 11:53 AM   #4
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weird how theres no m performance adverts or m colours
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Once Audi delivers stiff competition, I'm hoping BMW will up the ante for the M3 CP in 2018 and let the GTS tech cascade down...
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      04-30-2016, 12:33 PM   #6
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Wow this car totally pops in white ..
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      04-30-2016, 01:17 PM   #7
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Once Audi delivers stiff competition, I'm hoping BMW will up the ante for the M3 CP in 2018 and let the GTS tech cascade down...
The next M4 is the CSL so upping the ante for the M4 CP is about what it's going to be.
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Great news!

Thanks for sharing.
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      04-30-2016, 02:04 PM   #9
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weird how theres no m performance adverts or m colours
There's still the M-Power windshield banner. But you're right, much more subdued than the previous Safety build.
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The proper safety car!
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      04-30-2016, 03:03 PM   #11
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very nice looking,
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Have to echo the same sentiments & say it's interesting to see it without the M colorway
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Looks great!
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Nice! I wish this pace car had the carbon fiber wheels
Agreed. If you are going to be the pace car for the season, you might as well showcase your pinnacle products. I mean, it's practically a rolling billboard.
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There's still the M-Power windshield banner. But you're right, much more subdued than the previous Safety build.
Jepp, the ///M-power sticker is the one they have used on their actual DTM racers lately, so I guess its natural that it's chosen on this too. And its likely that one of the bigger sponsors has had a saying in selection of livery as well.
Anyway, season starts next weekend, so lets hope we'll see more to it then, (without hoping for any serious accidents).
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      05-01-2016, 08:12 PM   #16
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Looks good. I can't think of any other car or make that is better suited for this role than M4.
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There's still the M-Power windshield banner. But you're right, much more subdued than the previous Safety build.
The Mercedes C63 Black Edition Safety Car was very understated as well.
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I dig the color combo, white, black and orange!
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