BMW M4 And M4 GT3 Teased, Billed As Icons For The Road And Track

The teaser campaign for the 2021 BMW M4 continues as the company has shown the model alongside the upcoming M4 GT3 racer.

Billed as “two icons designed for the road and the racetrack,” the cars were presented on the Red Bull Ring in the run-up to the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria.

Since the cars aren’t ready for their official debut, they have been covered in camouflaged wraps. This hides some styling details, but both models share the massive (and divisive) grille and similar lighting units.

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However, the M4 GT3 is far more extreme as it features a prominent front splitter, a ventilated hood and lightweight windows, as well as a large rear wing and an enormous diffuser.

While the two Bimmers have different missions, both are powered by a straight six-cylinder engine with TwinPower Turbo technology. While the company wasn’t ready to go into specifics about the race car, they have previously confirmed that the road-going model will have a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six with outputs of 473 hp (353 kW / 480 hp) and 503 hp (375 kW / 510 PS) in standard and Competition guise respectively.

The base M4 will be offered with a six-speed manual transmission, while the Competition will have an eight-speed automatic. Furthermore, there will be a choice of rear- or all-wheel drive.

The new M4 will be unveiled in September, while the M4 GT3 will compete in selected races in 2021. The racer will adopt a full schedule in 2022 and replace the M6 GT3 as the “top-of-the-range model in BMW’s customer sport offering.”

In a statement, BMW M CEO Markus Flasch said: “From the outset, both vehicles were developed parallel to each other, so they both have the same genes”, adding that both cars are “prime examples of the technology transfer from motorsport to series production – and back again.”