2006 BMW Z4 M Coupe Racing Kit

[Danny]

http://www.fast-autos.net/vehicles/BMW/2006/Z4_M_Coupe_Racing_Kit/

Source: BMW


On the occasion of the Automobilsalon, Prof Dr Burkhard Göschel, BMW Group Board Member Purchasing and Development, introduced a new racing car for customer motor racing. The Motorsport Version of the BMW Z4 M Coupé, which has already made a big impression as a production model, is the first two-seater BMW Motorsport offers for customer teams. When it came to the development, BMW faced a huge challenge: The car had to have what is needed to race successfully on the world's most demanding and spectacular racetrack, the Nürburgring's famous Nordschleife. The new motorsport coupé can be used by private BMW customer teams in the German Endurance Championship and in the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race.

The power unit of the beefy coupe is a BMW Motorsport designed 3.2-litre in-line 6-cylinder engine delivering about 400bhp, with the suspension area in particular benefiting from the knowledge gained from the successful BMW M3 GTR project.

With its varied component ranges, BMW Motorsport and BMW Racing Parts Distribution offer customer teams a new technology platform for use in many miscellaneous international racing and club sport series, with the Nordschleife enthusiasts not being the only interested party, as the brawny coupe also represents the perfect car for use in the Belgian Belcar series and other, non-European, endurance series.

Specifications
General Information
Vehicle Type:
2-door coupe,
race car
Price:
$200,000
Fuel Mileage:
Unavailable
Drivetrain
Configuration:
Front Engine/RWD
Engine:
Inline-6
Displacement:
3246 cc
Horsepower:
400 bhp @ 8200 rpm
Torque:
295 lb-ft @ 5750 rpm
Max RPM:
8400 rpm
Transmission:
6-Speed Sequential
Dimensions
Weight:
2640 lbs
Height:
Unavailable
Length:
Unavailable
Width:
Unavailable
Wheelbase:
Unavailable
Track (f/r):
Unavailable
Performance
0-60 mph:
Unavailable
0-100 mph:
Unavailable
¼ mile:
Unavailable
Top Speed:
Unavailable
Lateral acceleration:
Unavailable
Braking 60-0 mph:
Unavailable

 

[joseph dobson]

very nice! Looks amazing, can't wait to see some video's of it going round the track!

 

[Dave A]

I read about this car last week in AUTOCAR magazine, nice looking for a race car.

 

[Sting]

Really need to see a rear view of the car, because its in my opinion that the rear is the letdown of the Z4. The kit does make the car look more aggro which I like, but I'll hold of judgment until I see the back of the car.

 

[Dave A]

ength: 4415 mm
Width: 1880 mm
Wheelbase: 2493 mm
Front & Rear Overhang: 865 mm/774mm
Rear Wing Width: 1504 mm
Front & Rear Ground Clearance: 80 mm/90 mm
Front & Rear Tyres: Michelin 27/65-18, 28/71-18
Front Brake: Grey cast iron disc dia. 380 mm / 6 pot fixed calliper
Rear Brake: Grey cast iron disc dia. 320 mm / 4 pot fixed calliper
Drive Line: sequential 6-speed gearbox, sintered clutch
Engine Layout: six cylinder in line
Cylinder Capacity: 3246 cc
Bore x Stroke: 87 x 91 mm
Compression Ratio: 12,5:1
Max. Power: approx. 400 PS at 8200 rpm
Max. Torque: approx. 400 Nm at approx. 5750 rpm
Max. Revolutions per minute: 8400 rpm
Cylinder block: one-piece construction
Crankshaft: forged steel part
Piston: forged slipper skirt piston
Con-rod: Steel
Cylinder head: Aluminium, four valves per cylinder
Valve train: Two chain driven overhead camshafts with variable valve timing
Intake System: Six single throttle valves, Carbon fibre Air box with resonance induction optimised inlet pipes
Exhaust System: Multiple pipe manifold with silencer and catalytic converter
Lubricating System: Wet Sump Lubrication
Cooling System: Water / Air cooler
Flywheel: Steel
Fuel System: Inlet-Pipe Injection, one Injector per Cylinder, 5 bar injection pressure
Fuel: 5-star lead-free petrol, ROZ min=98
Fuel Tank Volume: 120 litres
Minimum Weight: 1200 kg in Nürburgring Specification

Engine Management System: BMW Motorsport ECU406 with two powerful microprocessors, Ethernet Interface and four CAN busses; Cylinder selective optimized Injection and Ignition; Pit-Speed-Limiter; Quick-Shift; Engine Log Book; Electronic Throttle Control; VANOS Control; Race ABS; Traction Control.

Energy Management: Distribution and Control of the electric energy through the BMW Motorsport POWER400 Control Unit; Networking of all Sensors and Actuators through a CAN Bus.

Electric loom: Weight optimised

Ignition coils: Six high performance pencil-type ignition coils with integrated ignition driver.

Sparkplugs: NGK high performance Sparkplugs

Instruments: Free programmable LCD Display with integrated shift lights

Steering-wheel: multiple function Steering-wheel with Quick-Release mechanism and display control
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[Kylehnat]

The rear wing looks ludicrously oversized from that angle. Maybe it's actually an airplane

 

[Dave A]

I think it's because it's the closest part of the car to the camera, at a guess I'd say it's one of thoes wings that extends further back than the rear of the car, but I can't find a pic of the car other than that one that gives a good indication to that.

 

[Sting]

Holy Sweet erm...... jelly babies.....

The back of the car looks really nice, and yeah that wing does look oversized, but I love it! lol

 

[Kylehnat]

I think it's because it's the closest part of the car to the camera, at a guess I'd say it's one of thoes wings that extends further back than the rear of the car, but I can't find a pic of the car other than that one that gives a good indication to that.

Yeah, it might be forced perspective, becuase it looks fine from the front.

 

[ND4SPD]

Looks beefy.

 

[Delphic Reason]

Looks good... I'm glad BMW fixed the taillights when they brought out the latest incarnation of the Z4... For a race car, it sure looks understated... Good stuff...

 

[fangorn_forest]

I want to have that car's babies. It is teh sexxAYYY!!

Edit: Check the new Avatar.

 

[Vonie]

Holy crap! That thing is awesome, it's so damn wide.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Yeah - gotta love anything with a wide-body kit on.

This car is nice!

Should be a very good racecar - plenty of power, but not so much that it's silly.

I like it a lot.

 

[Slicks]

Wow... That looks positvely hot!!! Although I will say that 400 horsepower seems like a bit of a letdown for all the bodywork done... I'd say 450 would be more acceptable. No torque from that powerplant... 400 hp/295 lb ft of torque.

 

[Wolfe]

👍

 

[Kylehnat]

Wow... That looks positvely hot!!! Although I will say that 400 horsepower seems like a bit of a letdown for all the bodywork done... I'd say 450 would be more acceptable. No torque from that powerplant... 400 hp/295 lb ft of torque.

Formula One cars make do with less than 300 lb-ft of torque. So if this Bimmer revs to 17,000 rpm, it should be okay .

 

[Wolfe]

Expecting torque from a 400hp naturally-aspirated 3.3L straight-six is asking for a bit much, anyway.

 

[Robin]

wow, it really does look amazing..... can't wait to see it in action

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

One of the best looking kits for the car I have ever seen. I love the back with the recessed lights, and the front gives it this "happy guppy of death" look to it. With the weight and size, the powerplant should do alright, any words on when we'll be seeing this in on the track and in action?

 

[Onikaze]

Hmmm, Batmobile 2.0?

I likey.

 

[amp88]

I really like the look of this, but I don't like the road version at all.

 

[YSSMAN]

So are we going to be seeing the Z4 "GTR" in competition here in the US, and if so, which class will it be competing in? I'd love to see it get beat up by the CTS-V or Z06, but BMW may have a stellar performer here...

 

[Wolfe]

I'd love to see it get beat up by the CTS-V or Z06...

You would, wouldn't you... Aren't those two already having enough trouble with Audi in the Speed World Challenge?

 

[L8 Apex]

You would, wouldn't you... Aren't those two already having enough trouble with Audi in the Speed World Challenge?

Audi sat out all of last year's GT Championship, and I haven't heard anything about them coming back this year, either. But yeah, seriously, I think one of those bad boys would be very competetive with the Caddys, Vipers, Vettes and Porsches. Paging Tom Milner... 💡

 

[Wolfe]

Aww. I haven't been keeping up with the Speed World Challenge...every time I turn on SPEED, it's NASCAR or some hot-rod-building show.

 

[Driftster]

Wow that top pic makes it look like a Porsche..

not bad at all