CAR GARAGE | BMW M3 DTM Concept (2012) | Next year, BMW returns to the DTM after two Decades. The car offers an initial impression of what the BMW M3 DTM will look like when it lines up at the start of the 2012 season. However, the vehicle was not the only star of the evening at BMW Welt: BMW Motorsport also Presented the first two drivers to be confirmed as wearing the company colors in the DTM as of next season - Andy Priaulx (GB) and Augusto Farfus (BR ).
The DTM comeback BMW sees return to its roots. Everyone at BMW Motorsport is working hard to Ensure we get off to a Successful start next season. The DTM BMW M3 Concept Car is an Important milestone on our route to the start of the 2012 season. When BMW returns to the DTM next season, it will also mark the comeback of a racing legend: Between 1987 and 1992 the BMW M3 Celebrated no less than 40 wins and over 150 podium finishes in this series.
The BMW M3 DTM is based on the fourth generation of the most sporty car production to emerge from BMW. BMW Motorsport has been developing the DTM version of the car since autumn last year, when the Board of Management of BMW AG Announced the company's return to the DTM.
The DTM regulations stipulate for the 2012 season all cars must use a Certain number of standard components. The result of this work is a spectacular racing car, the which is set to thrill fans DTM. The powerful V8 engine equipped with the air restrict or as detailed in the technical regulations generates approximately 480 bhp.
