Check out BMW’s new M4 for the 2017 DTM Season [+video]

BMW Motorsport is back again this year with the BMW M4 DTM for the 2017 DTM season. The M4 have been developed according to the new technical regulations for this new season.

This year sees the BMW M4 DTM with more horsepower, more than 500hp. The BMW M4 DTM doesn’t use the standard S55 3.0L engine on the road going M4, instead, it uses the P66/1 engine. The P66/1 engine is a 4.0L V8 naturally aspirated engine. The new regulations for the 2017 season allow a larger diameter for the air restrictors, through which the engine draws in its combustion air. Having enlarged the air restrictors from 2 x 28 millimetres to 2 x 29 millimetres, the charge cycle was adapted accordingly. This increased the engine performance by about 25 hp to over 500 hp. With the increase in power, the engine requires more cooling and the cooling air intakes towards the front of the car were also modified. A more durable carbon-fibre brake disks are also used to help increase the braking efficiency for a more powerful car.

Marco Wittmann (GER) won the Drivers’ title with this car in both 2014 and 2016. BMW Team RMG also picked up the Teams’ title in 2014, while BMW won the Manufacturers’ Championship in 2015.

“We are very much looking forward to the new DTM season. The many changes are primarily aimed at one thing: even more spectacle for fans at the circuit and watching on screen,” said BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. “I really like the new, more powerful cars. The drivers at the wheel will make even more of a difference in the future, and fans will get even closer to the teams and drivers at the circuit. This combination promises to produce a thrilling season in 2017. Our engineers have worked hard over the past few months to develop a host of detailed new solutions for the BMW M4 DTM, based on the DTM regulations for the 2017 season. I am very proud of this team effort. One of my personal highlights is the new look of the BMW M4 DTM. The blue crosses are a design element that originates from the iconic BMW 3.0 CSL of the 1970s. Any DTM fan will also recognise the blue crosses from the legendary BMW M3 DTM in the 1980s, when they were still stuck on. In 2017, we do this digitally – as is also the case, for example, with the new BMW 7 Series. We are looking forward to the first race weekend in Hockenheim.”

Let’s check out the video below as Marco Wittmann explains what are the differences between the old model and the new model.