BMW took the veils off the M3 30 Years American Edition, a one-off model built to commemorate the M3’s 30th anniversary in the US. This is not to be confused with the limited-production 30 Years M3 the company introduced last year.
The car you’re seeing here is designed by BMW Group Designworks, and built through BMW Individual. It’s based on the M3 Competition Package, which means it gets the hotter 450 hp tune (up 19 hp from the standard M3) from the twin-turbo 3.0 litre straight-six. This one-off comes with the (slower) six-speed manual option, which is good for a 0 to 100 km/h time of 4.0 seconds (the DCT gets there in 3.8 seconds).
On the outside, it’s finished in Frozen Red II Metallic paint, embellished with golden alloy wheels, carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) roof, carbon-fibre rear wing and lightweight M Performance exhaust system with titanium silencers. Also fitted here is a set of adjustable M Performance Sports suspension.
Inside, the theme reeks patriotism with use of tricoloured Merino leather upholstery – it’s the States’ red white and blue, not inspired by Ultraman. The centre armrest and gearstick padding is trimmed with alcantara, complete with M-accented triple stitching, whereas the front seat headrests feature the 30th Anniversary embroidery. The carbon-fibre dash trim and rear windscreen also get the 30th Anniversary stamping.
The car will be displayed at the upcoming SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, after which it will be sold for a yet-to-be-disclosed sum.
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They should just have done an exterior with BMW racing colours (blue and red, on white background) instead. At least it matches the horridly coloured seat covers….
I want to be controversial here. Why would anyone want to shift gear manually when a DCT is 0.2 sec faster !!?
Imagine when U are in a traffic light trying to outrun a fellow M3 who just flick his finger while U change gears using your hand.
That M3 guy with DCT will be laughing all the way without breaking a sweat. The best/worst part is if U are stuck in a traffic, U will be more frustrated isn’t it ?! He he he, cheers …
I feel sorry that your definition of performance car ownership is only limited to winning traffic light drag races.
U don’t have to be sorry dude. It’s just a comment & it’s only an opinion. There is no such thing as absolute right/wrong. If don’t like reading, can always ignore Right !!
My main agenda is to create a reply & I’ve got 2 & for that, I want to thank U. Without me starting a comment, there will be one less comment. U think U can start off better, please go ahead.
Can U imagine an interesting article like this have lass or no comment! Most commentators usually talk kok(me included) to arouse/incite people like U. Otherwise where got comments.
If U take things too seriously in PT.org, U will not enjoy reading half past 6 comments(mostly). Can U seriously tell me how many percentage of comments here are good stuffs & factual ? Have a gud day ahead & that is YOUR choice.
Only real man used 3 pedal
How to tell if U are a REAL man ??!
cause there are some enthusiast that really enjoy shifting manually with a stick and a clutch.